Europe

A “toxic inventory” of modules has been building up in Europe because market growth has been slower than expected, according to S&P Global.

Germany’s auction for solar installations on buildings and noise barriers has awarded contracts to 88 bids with a cumulative capacity of 191MW.

The European Commission has opened this year’s Innovation Fund with a budget of €4 billion to support the development of decarbonisation technologies.

Europe's PV industry must take full advantage of the Green Deal to reassert its leading position, according to NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija.

France has submitted its updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) with an increased target for solar PV of up to 60GW by 2030.

The EU's Green Deal offers the European PV industry the opportunity to become a leading force again, writes NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija.

Under the agreement, Velto Renewables and Kenergy will co-develop early-stage solar power projects in Spain.

PV Tech spoke to Isabel Rodriguez, managing director at Glennmont Partners, about the challenges for the European solar supply chain.

Parliament’s decision has been met with both approval and some trepidation by representatives in the European solar industry. It will now pass to negotiations with the European Council to clarify its specifics.

This was the company's first sale in Spain and included the project rights of solar projects located in Andalusia and Castilla la Mancha.