Europe

Finnish energy company Ilmatar has plans to develop a 350MWp solar PV project in Grums, central Sweden and two other projects in Finland.

Finnish utility Fortum has begun development on an 80MW solar PV plant in Finland’s Virolahti municipality in the Southeast of the country bordering Russia. It will be Fortum’s first solar PV project in its home country.

Alight plans to build a 64MW solar farm in Sweden, which will be the solar facility with the country's largest capacity upon its completion.

French utility EDF Renewables has opened its first floating solar (FPV) plant in a hydro reservoir facility in the French Alps.

Industrial group Soltech has signed an agreement with Norwegian PV developer Solgrid to construct a 300MW solar portfolio in Sweden.

The Ports of Stockholm will build six new rooftop solar cells at its facilities in the city, adding 550MWh of power generation to the ports.

Renewable energy technology company Fred. Olsen 1848 has launched a product to help floating solar PV handle wave loads.

Europe will surpass its 30GW solar PV manufacturing target by 2025 if the right industry and policy conditions are met, according to a report by the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA).

TrinaTracker's CEO speaks with PV Tech about the company's markets and forecasts for the tracking sector.

Chinese solar cell manufacturer Aiko Solar has signed a 1.3GW supply agreement with German solar and energy storage wholesaler Memodo at Intersolar.