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Growing risk appetite is ‘very rational’ in solar investment, says Santander

January 30, 2025
Ahead of the Solar Finance & Investment Europe event, Bart White of Santander spoke to PV Tech about banks and solar investment.
The record was achieved on a 9cm2 solar cell. Image: CEA/Cherpin.

3Sun, French research lab CEA achieve 30.8% tandem perovskite silicon solar cell efficiency

January 30, 2025
The new record was achieved on a 9cm2 tandem perovskite silicon solar cell compared to most records achieved on 1cm2 cells.
Image: Michael Förtsch on Unsplash

EU PPA market defined by falling prices, corporate demand and political shifts

January 30, 2025
Two reports published today show the political and corporate factors which have affected Europe's PPA market over 2024.
SolarPower Europe's headquarters are in Brussels. Image: SolarPower Europe

JA Solar UFLPA factory ‘ceased production in 2018’, SSI claims after investigation

January 29, 2025
The SSI has now reinstated JA Solar’s membership “with immediate effect” after an investigation, in contrast with the US government.
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Wacker cites ‘excess capacity in China’ for 2024 profit slump

January 29, 2025
In its preliminary Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results, Wacker expects its polysilicon earnings to contract by 39%.
Image: Tosyali Holding

Tosyali Holding to build 1.2GW self-consumption Turkish PV plant

January 28, 2025
Tosyali Holding has signed agreements to develop the first phase of a 1.2GW solar power plant to power its operations in Turkey.
The Evaluate 2.0 programme in action.

‘Better granularity’: Solargis on the launch of its Evaluate 2.0 programme

January 24, 2025
Slovakian software provider Solargis has launched Evaluate 2.0, the second generation of its 3D PV power plant designer.
Rooftop solar installation.
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Ensuring Europe’s solar workforce is fit for purpose

January 23, 2025
Figures suggest that the European solar sector is seeing unprecedented levels of employment but the rate of new job creation is slowing.
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European PPA deals surge at end of 2024

January 23, 2025
December 2024 saw 2GW of power purchase agreements contracted in Europe, making it the second strongest month of the year for off-take deals.
Solar panels in a field somewhere in Europe

Solar PV overtakes coal in EU power sector

January 23, 2025
The report from clean energy think tank Ember showed solar PV accounting for 11% of EU electricity while coal fell to historic lows of 10%.

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