Europe

As 2023 comes to an end, PV Tech is reviewing the year in solar, reflecting on some of the biggest stories and trends of the last 12 months.

CEO Jan Jacob Boom-Wichers talks about Holosolis' expansion plan, technologies and collaborations with other companies.

EU energy ministers have agreed to extend three emergency regulations including accelerating the deployment of renewable energy.

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.