Europe

Ground-mounted PV is Germany's most cost-effective power generation technology, according to Fraunhofer ISE.

RWE Supply & Trading and the Salzgitter Group have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 180MW Boitzenburger Land solar park.

Distributed solar PV, and hybrid PV, systems can play a key role in providing grid balancing mechanisms, according to the IEA.

Grid infrastructure has emerged as a key stumbling block in Europe’s transition to a cleaner energy system, says Chris Rosslowe of Ember.

The company filed two complaints in the Munich and Hamburg local divisions of the UPC, regarding tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell patent infringements.

Acciona Energía has been awarded a 12-year contract for difference (CfD) to develop the 189MW Promina solar PV projec.

This new partnership aims to expand renewables in the region, with the solar PV projects located primarily in Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony.

Orlen Wind 3 has acquired a solar portfolio in Poland, where expansion work is currently underway to expand the capacity to 280MW.

JP Casey reports on recent developments in Western Europe, where past and future elections are creating waves.

Verbund has acquired a 110MV solar portfolio in Lazio, central Italy, from Ke-Reninvestment, a subsidiary of Turkish investor Kinesis Enerji.