Europe

Kontron has launched a subsidiary for the solar sector, as it looks to improve cybersecurity performance across the solar industry.

PV Tech speaks to Autowell about some of its successes in recent years, and how it plans to expand its footprint into new markets.

A study exploring the feasibility of resurrecting PV manufacturing in Germany and Europe more widely has identified an eight-cent-per-watt cost gap between modules produced in China and those produced locally.

EIT InnoEnergy has launched the European Solar Academy to help train 65,000 people to work in the European PV sector.

Installed solar PV capacity in Germany is expected to stabilise at 22GW per year from 2026 onwards, according to a report from the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar).

EU inverter companies' market share is shrinking due to a lack of domestic support policies and fierce competition from China.

Today at the Intersolar trade show in Munich, PV Tech Premium sat down with Bill Mulligan, CEO of Singapore-headquartered solar manufacturer Maxeon.

Ensuring effective legislation, but not getting bogged down in bureaucracy, could make or break the EU’s Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which is set to come into effect in 2026.

The smarter E Award has five categories in total, including photovoltaics, energy storage, e-mobility, smart integrated energy and outstanding projects.

At SNEC 2024, PV Tech spoke with Dennis Shi, president of Sunman Energy, about his views on markets offering great potential and financing.