Europe

Spanish solar tracker producer PV Hardware (PVH) has begun to implement a new manufacturing process which it says can “reduce the installation time of solar projects by more than 40%.”

Increased renewables capacity and higher earnings from international electricity generation have driven up German utility RWE's financial results for 2023.

Scatec posted record-high revenues and construction figures over 2023 which it said was facilitated by lower module and BESS prices.

German chemical group Wacker Chemie has posted the financial results of 2023 with its polysilicon business falling by 61% due production-related reasons.

Ecoener has announced a plan to build a 350MW renewables portfolio in Greece, which includes a 50MW solar PV plant.

Alantra – a renewables asset manager – and solar developer Solarig have secured €213 million (US$232 million) to support the construction of seven solar PV projects with a total 306MWp of generation capacity.

With ESG regulations more present than ever, these frameworks are an opportunity to build an energy sector that is more sustainable.

Germany's BSW has announced a proposal to restore and strengthen the entire value chain of the European solar production industry.

3Sun, the solar module manufacturing subsidiary of Italian utility Enel has secured €560 million (US$612 million) in financing for its heterojunction module assembly plant in Sicily, Italy.

Recurrent Energy, the solar project development subsidiary of global solar manufacturer Canadian Solar, has secured a US$500 million equity investment from Blackrock, the world's largest asset manager.