Europe

French renewable company Rubis Photosol has announced a plan to develop a 200MWp solar PV project in France.

Renewables are set to contribute 80% of new power capacity to 2030 in the stated policies scenario (STEPS), with solar PV alone accounting for more than half of it, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Tech and delivery giant Amazon has added over 1GW of solar PV and wind capacity to its operations in Europe so far in 2023.

PV Tech sat down with Alastair Mounsey, Regional Sales Director at JA Solar, to talk about the transition to n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cells and modules, the state of the European solar market and what will define a successful PV manufacturer in the coming years.

Polish renewables developer R.Power has secured a €75 million (US$79.5 million) investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

The new ESG standard is based on existing international standards. For companies active in the solar value chain, the new standard creates a “one-stop-shop to independently validate ESG commitment at production sites”.

Spanish independent power producer Opdenergy has secured US$252 million for two solar projects with a combined capacity of 260MWdc.

Solar inverter producer SolarEdge's revenue in the third quarter of 2023 is expected to be about 20% lower than consensus due to cancellations and pushouts of existing backlog from European distributors.

PV Tech sat down with Singapore-headquartered solar module manufacturer REC Solar at the Solar & Storage Live 2023 event in Birmingham, UK, to discuss n-type production, its European plans and why price isn’t everything when it comes to solar.

A report from the University of Exeter has concluded that the world has reached “a global irreversible solar tipping point”.