Europe

HoloSolis has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Fraunhofer ISE to support setup of its PV production line in France.

German independent power producer Encavis has signed a framework agreement with German PV developer Innovar Solar to build 160MW of solar PV in Germany.

Greek fossil fuels company HELLENiQ has signed a deal to purchase 180MW solar PV portfolio in its home country from the Greek arm of UK-based renewables developer Lightsource.

An IRENA report into the cost of producing power has found that the levelised cost of electricity in the solar PV sector fell by 3% in 2022.

French energy provider Voltalia has begun full operations at its five-project solar PV cluster in Portugal.

TeraPlast has received €1.1 million from the EU via the national government to build a 4.56MWp PV plant in northern Romania.

Solar PV has led the European Union’s growth in renewable energy generation during the first half of 2023, up 13% from H1 2022.

Renewables developer European Energy is to build a 65MW solar PV farm in the municipality of Anyksciai, Lithuania.

EDP Renewables plans to begin commercial operations at a new 45MW solar project in Poland using existing renewable grid infrastructure.

RWE has started construction at a new solar PV project at its Hambach lignite mine, which will have a capacity of 8.4MWac.