Europe

Polish Independent power producer (IPP) R.Power has formed a joint venture with French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group to develop more than 1GWp solar PV projects in Romania.

Edison Energy has revealed that the average price of power purchase agreements across Europe and the US has fallen from Q1 to Q2 2023.

With solar-plus-storage project development increasing across the globe, PV Tech looked at its current challenges and advantages.

Greenvolt Power has sold two renewable power projects to Polish electric utility Energa Wytwarzanie, with a total solar capacity of 32MW.

French energy major TotalEnergies has fully acquired independent power producer (IPP) Total Eren, increasing its operating income and tapping into the opportunities in multiple foreign markets.

Trina Solar will continue the shift from producing p-type to n-type products, while it aims to base its manufacturing and operations purely on renewable energy by 2030. 

Offshore floating solar company SeaVolt has announced to install its first floating solar energy test platform in the Belgian North Sea.

On Wednesday 19 July, The European Parliament (EP) has approved by 55 votes in favour and 15 against reforming the EU Electricity Market Design.

Electrification cable manufacturer Nexans has been awarded a €1.43 billion (US$1.59 billion) contract for a portion of the EuroAsia Interconnector subsea cable, connecting Greece and Cyprus.

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has secured €128 million (US$143 million) to finance 216MW of solar PV in Spain.