Europe

Solar dominated employment in the renewable energy sector in 2024, accounting for over 40% of the global renewables workforce, the most of any sector.

Portuguese utility EDP has begun operations on a hybrid solar and hydropower project in Portugal, the first of its kind in the country.

Parts of China saw Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI) reach 20% more than the long-term average (LTA) figures in 2025.

Don Cowan and Mahyar Mohammadnezhad of Kiwa PI Berlin explain the importance of upstream diligence in ensuring long-term PV performance.

BRUC has raised €474 million (US$554 million) to facilitate the addition of BESS to an 858MW Spanish solar portfolio.

Germany has installed 16.2GW of solar PV in 2025, according to an analysis by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) based on the energy-charts.info data platform.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has launched a new renewables manufacturing subsidy programme.

As the year comes to an end, we bring you a recap of the most-read Premium stories that have been published throughout 2025.

As the year comes to an end, we bring you a recap of the most-read stories throughout 2025, with the US taking most of the spotlight.

Fortis Energy has begun the construction phase of the 75MW Ersekë solar PV project in Albania, which is co-located with a BESS.