Subscribe To Premium
Premium Subscription

Europe

The measures apply to projects sell output on the merchant market. Image: Iberdrola.

Europe ‘fully embracing’ solar with 11GW deployed in 2018

February 20, 2019
The European Union solar market grew by 36% in 2018 and very strong demand for PV in Europe is expected in the next two years, said trade group SolarPower Europe.
beletric-solarkraftwerk1

ROUND-UP: Innogy’s new subsidy-free duo, Terra Solar in planning victory, Better Energy’s 125MW PPA

February 18, 2019
Innogy to build 57MWp in fresh capacity in Canada's Alberta, Terra Solar’s Waterford project survives council pushback, Better Energy lands corporate deal in Denmark with fashion group Bestseller.
Benedikt_Ortmann

BayWa r.e. bets big on Spain with Madrid opening

February 18, 2019
Firm walks PV Tech through plans to hit 1GW-plus in Spanish PV capacity within years, as well as its next steps in Portugal, Italy, Greece
Screen_Shot_2019-02-15_at_15.22.44

Shell to acquire battery firm sonnen

February 15, 2019
Shell is to acquire German battery storage manufacturer sonnen in a bid to accelerate its home energy services position.
Krasnodar

Hevel in 190MW double PV push in Russia, Kazakhstan

February 15, 2019
Group lands deal to build 100MW worth of plants in southern Russia, securing a €56.2 million loan to develop a further 90MW in projects in Kazakhstan.
EBRD

EBRD, BSTDB finance new 57MW PV project in Ukraine

February 15, 2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) are set to finance a new solar plant set to be developed in the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine.
Italy_solar_-_JohnSeb

ERG enters Italian PV top five with 51.4MW dual buy

February 14, 2019
Firm hits 140MW PV capacity mark in the country by acquiring two SunPower-equipped plants through purchase of Andromeda PV's owner.
Baleares

New Balearic climate law mandates PV build out

February 13, 2019
Rooftop PV to become mandatory across large parking sites and new buildings by 2020 to help Spanish archipelago become 100% renewable by 2050.
DCIM100MEDIADJI_0268.JPG

PV poised for global parity tipping point by 2030

February 12, 2019
Germany and Spain to catch up the fastest amid boom set to multiply solar generation by 60 between 2015 and 2050, McKinsey finds.
India_sets_US100bn_PV_investment_goal_for_2022_source_karnataka_tata

Solar shines brightest for renewables-keen investors

February 11, 2019
Octopus survey finds grid-scale plants are most sought-after asset class for institutional financiers, with Australian names the most enthusiastic.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Most Read

INDIA ROUND-UP: Reliance’s solar cell plant set for Q3, Solex new modules for extreme conditions and Juniper powers 43MW PV project

News

EU solar growth to slide in 2025, first time in over a decade

News

Engie buys 70MW portfolio of distributed PV projects in Pennsylvania

News

Nautilus, Greenprint Capital enter US$275 million tax equity deal to build 130MW US community solar

News

bp exits 26GW wind, solar and green hydrogen project in Western Australia

News

New York Energy Plan targets 35GW solar PV, 9.4GW BESS by 2040

News

Upcoming Events

Intersolar Mexico

Media Partners, Solar Media Events
September 2, 2025
Mexico City, Mexico

Large Scale Solar Southern Europe 2025

Solar Media Events
September 16, 2025
Athens, Greece

Green Hydrogen Summit USA 2025

Solar Media Events
September 30, 2025
Seattle, USA

EV Infrastructure & Energy Summit

Solar Media Events
October 1, 2025
London, UK

The Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards 2025

Solar Media Events
October 2, 2025
London,UK
PV Tech is part of the Informa Markets Division of Informa PLC
This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726.
Copyright © 2025. All rights reserved. Informa Markets, a trading division of Informa PLC.