Europe

Solar PV developer Chint Solar will develop almost 200MWp of solar PV projects in Hungary expected to be commissioned in 2024.

Data from Gogla showed that the global off-grid solar sector had a record investment of US$746 million in 2022, increasing by US$289 million or 63% year-on-year.

A record growth from solar and wind power, increased its global electricity to 12% in 2022, however, other clean energy resources have dropped for the first time since 2011, according to energy thinktank Ember.

PV manufacturer Huasun has signed a 1.5GW module supply deal with Bulgarian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Inercom to run through to the end of 2025.

Solitek targets the agriPV and industrial markets in Italy to set itself aside from Chinese manufacturers with its bifacial glass-to-glass modules.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has submitted proposal for 1.6GW PV module assembly plant to the European Commission’s (EC) Innovation Fund.

The PPA can provide secured long-term visibility of cash flows to the company, according to NextEnergy Solar Fund.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed two agreements for the development of renewables in the country.

Panellists during last month’s Large Scale Solar Europe event, hosted by PV Tech publisher Solar Media in Lisbon, discussed the issue of grid modernisation in Europe and how it affects the growth of solar PV across several European Union members.

Bisol said this 22kW project aims to meet the increasing energy needs of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station.