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Czechia recorded a significant increase in installed solar capacity last year with about 970MWp of capacity added to the grid, according to the Czech Solar Association.

RENA Technologies has received orders for what it described as “several gigawatts” of solar production capacity in 2023.

UK-based renewable energy developer SSE Renewables has acquired a 400MW solar portfolio in Poland.

“Every year, we see more attention from our customers, for whom this is becoming more at the top of their minds. Usually in PV, it’s been volume price and spec of the product. But now it's also how do we make that product, besides pure performance,” says Cemil Seber, VP of global marketing at REC Solar.

The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has written an open letter to the EU calling for “robust regulation” of forced labour in the solar supply chain.

Solar PV systems generated about 59.9TWh of electricity in 2023, up by about 1% year-on-year, according to a Fraunhofer ISE study.

Major Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi has signed an agreement with solar company Nofar Energy Nofar Energy Romania to supply 576MW of PV modules.

Europe has to find a balance between a rapid need to scale up PV manufacturing capacity and innovation to remain competitive, according to a report from The European Technology & Innovation Platforms for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV).

Sonia Dunlop and Alyssa Pek of the Global Solar Council reflect on how solar's inclusion in the COP28 agreement can spur the industry to new growth.

Global renewables capacity will reach 7.3TW by 2028 under existing policies and market conditions, according to the IEA.