Europe

With Germany working on its goal of producing 80% of electricity consumption covered by renewable energy in 2030 as set out in the EEG 2023, it has announced plans to provide a new contract model to enlist local communities in the energy transition.

As agrivoltaics projects grow in popularity, PV Tech Premium gives a look at four countries - Germany, the US, France and Australia - and Africa that have embraced the technology.

Motor Oil Renewable Energy has acquired a majority stake in holding company Unagi S.A. with a 1.9GW solar portfolio.

European Energy (EE) has received a construction permit for a 250MW PV plant in Catania, Sicily. The company said that the installation will be the largest in Italy upon completion.

Enefit Green has reached final investment decision on the 74MW Sopi solar PV project in Estonia, into which it will invest approximately €44 million (US$47 million).

Norwegian energy company Statkraft has announced a plan to develop and operate 2GW of solar and wind capacity in Germany.

The global floating solar (FPV) market will surpass 6GW by 2031, with China, India and Southeast Asia set to deploy the lion’s share.

Perovskite solar cell researchers Oxford PV have claimed a new world record for commercial solar cell efficiency, recording a 28.6% efficiency on a 258.15 cm2 perovskite tandem cell independently certified by Fraunhofer ISE.

Energy trader Axpo Deutschland has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with silicon wafer manufacturer Siltronic.

Global solar energy investment will surpass oil for the first time in 2023 as PV leads the charge in a projected 24% increase in clean energy investment compared with 2021.