Europe

The European Council (EC) and Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement to raise its renewable energy share target to 42.5% by 2030.

Solar developer Emeren, formerly known as ReneSola Power, has targeted to reach a 4GW pipeline of solar and storage projects by the end of 2023.

The project is estimated to generate about 41GWh of clean energy annually.

Solar O&M solutions provider Ecoppia has agreed to deploy robotic models at PV sites developed by Matrix Renewables. 

IRENA believed that yearly investments must more than quadruple to over US$5 trillion to stay on the 1.5°C pathway.

Lithuania-headquartered solar PV manufacturer Solitek has expanded its operations into Italy with a 600MW module assembly plant in Benevento.

French independent power producer Girasole Energies has raised €96 million (US$103 million) to support and accelerate its growth in France.

In general, solar panels mounted over vegetation demonstrate surface temperature drops compared to arrays mounted over bare ground due to evapotranspiration from vegetation.

Investment group Foresight Solar Fund has secured a pipeline of 467MW development-stage solar PV projects in Spain.

Italian renewable energy group Enel Green Power has started construction of a 170MW agrivoltaics solar PV plant in Italy.