Europe

Maxeon Solar Technologies has shut down a PV module manufacturing plant in France, citing a challenging price environment.

Portuguese utility EDP Renewables (EDPR) has completed the acquisition of a 70% stake in German solar developer Kronos Solar Projects.

Around 35GW of PV manufacturing in Europe is at risk of being mothballed as elevated power prices damage the continent’s efforts to build a solar supply chain, research from Rystad Energy suggests.

Bruce Huber, CEO at Alexa Capital, explores how high levels of inflation impacts solar PV project revenues and costs.

A patchwork implementation of the EU’s power revenue cap could stall renewables development and dent investment, according to LevelTen Energy, a power purchase agreement marketplace operator.

The rise in solar and wind generation met over three-quarters of the global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2022, according to a report from think tank Ember.

The European solar industry has launched a supply chain assurance scheme to develop confidence in how and where PV products are manufactured.

Heterojunction cell and module manufacturer Meyer Burger is planning to raise funds to accelerate its expansion as it enters the utility-scale segment.

Romanian oil company OMV Petrom and state-owned utility Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) will build 450MW of solar PV in Romania.

Researchers have claimed a record 30.1% conversion efficiency for four-terminal perovskite-silicon PV tandem cells.