Europe

Developers installed close to 5GW of solar PV capacity last year after removal of controversial subsidy cap.

A brief round-up of project updates from around the world, including news from Asian C&I specialist Cleantech Solar, solar operator Sonnedix and renewables giant BayWa r.e.

Spanish utility Endesa is planning to develop 23 green hydrogen projects in Spain that will be powered by almost 2GW of solar and wind capacity.

LONGi has formally launched its new 66-cell type Hi-Mo 4 monofacial module, taking aim at distributed solar markets around the globe.

Polish PV installer Edison Energia aims to procure 200MWp worth of solar PV modules for future installations.

Intersolar Europe, the continent’s largest solar PV exhibition, has been postponed by six weeks.

Ahead of the Solar Finance and Investment Europe conference this week, organised by PV Tech publisher Solar Media, Gransolar Group managing partner and co-founder Ivan Higueras spoke to PV Tech about how utility-scale solar development has changed in recent years and the prominent role vanadium redox flow batteries could play in the future.

Cero Generation, intended to be among the biggest solar development companies in Europe, has been launched by Australian giant Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG).

The results of Spain’s auction this week for 3GW of renewables capacity have been widely welcomed by the country’s solar sector, but calls have been made to tweak future auctions to support smaller-scale projects as well as encourage the participation of bids with energy storage.

Renewables group signs power purchase agreement (PPA) for what it claims is Poland’s first subsidy-free solar park.