Europe

Swissolar expects 1.5GW of new solar capacity to be installed in Switzerland in 2023, an increase of almost 40% over the prior year.

Neoen has been awarded four solar projects with a total capacity of 104.4MWp from the French government’s Energy Regulation Commission (CRE).

French renewable power company Voltalia has commissioned a 140MW solar project in southern Albania, said to be the country’s largest to date.

The European Commission has granted €65 million to 17 renewable technology projects, including a solar agrivoltaics project in France.

The European Commission has called on Europe’s governments to “enhance their efforts” to accelerate the energy transition.

The money will support the development and operation & maintenance (O&M) of 67MW worth of solar PV projects.

Countries beyond China will need to invest US$700 billion to develop their renewables production capacity, according to Rystad Energy.

The European Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to reform the EU’s electricity market design.

European energy company MET Group has inaugurated its 50MW Puerto Real 3 solar PV project in the Cadiz region of Andalusia, southern Spain.

Jietai Solar speaks with PV Tech about the launch of its new TOPCon solar cell product and its focus on global expansion.