Europe

EDP has continued its renewables drive in Poland with the acquisition of distributed solar PV installer Zielona Energia.

Perovskite-on-silicon PV modules are more environmentally advantageous than conventional silicon heterojunction (HJT) modules over a 25-year lifetime, according to a study from researchers in Germany.

Energy major bp has signed a memorandum of understanding with German conglomerate thyssenkrupp focused on the supply of low-carbon hydrogen and renewable power in steel production.

Renewables advisory firm Pexapark has secured €8 million (US$8.08 million) in a second round of Series B funding as it plots further expansion.

GoodWe’s HT1500V series of utility-scale solar inverters comes with a range of features designed specifically to solve many issues faced by today’s project designers and developers.

Huawei and Sungrow have maintained their leadership of the solar inverter market for the seventh year in a row, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Mitsubishi Corporation has completed the acquisition of remaining shares of renewables trading firm ElectroRoute.

German solar developer and EPC contractor juwi is joining forces with wind project developer Windwärts Energie.

More than 2GW of solar has won contracts in the UK’s latest renewables auction clearing at a strike price of £53.40/MWh (US$64.19/MWh).

Researchers at EPFL’s Photovoltaics and Thin Film Electronics Laboratory and CSEM’s Sustainable Energy Centre have claimed an efficiency of over 30% for perovskite-on-silicon-tandem solar cells, establishing “two world records”.