Europe

The policy environment for solar PV in Europe needs to be balanced between the interests of developers and other industry parties, according to speakers at today’s Large Scale Solar Europe conference in Lisbon.

Bifacial technology has become increasingly widely adopted and is estimated to account for 40% of all new deployments by 2028.

Spain has installed 5.6GW of ground-mounted capacity in 2023, up 28% from 2022, according to the country’s transmission system operator, Red Eléctrica.

Trina Solar has signed an agreement with renewables wholesaler CCL Energy Group to supply 1.2GW of i-TOPCon modules to Europe.

Chinese-owned solar PV manufacturer Astronergy has delivered 125MW worth of solar PV modules to Polish engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Solartech.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has planned to invest €15.5 billion (US$17 billion) in renewables by 2026 and commission 6GW of solar PV and onshore wind by 2027.

The G12R series silicon wafers, at 2382x1134mm, boast new cell technology that is both self-developed and self-produced.

French inverter manufacturer Imeon Energy has developed an inverter which is claimed to have conversion efficiency of 99%.

Italian grid operator Terna has planned to invest €16.5 billion (US$18 billion) in the next five years to strengthen and expand Italy’s transmission grid.

Independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix has inked a framework agreement with European engineering and construction companies Eiffage.