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The European Commission. Credit: Glyn Lowe via Flickr.

China begins investigation into EU’s investment barrier for solar PV

July 12, 2024
China started conducting a trade and investment barrier investigation on the measures used in the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FAR).
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BKW inks PPA to offer Nestlé power for its German operations

July 12, 2024
Swiss Utility BKW Energie AG has sign a power purchase agreement with food and beverage company Nestlé in Germany.
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IRENA: 14% year-on-year growth in renewable power capacity additions, 16.4% needed to meet 2030 targets

July 12, 2024
IRENA has found that the world’s renewable power capacity will need to increase by 16.4%, year-on-year, to meet the world’s climate targets.
Iberdrola's hybrid solar-wind project located in Castille and Leon, Spain. Credit: Iberdrola

Iberdrola signs PPA with Burger King, supplies power from 553MW solar PV plant in Spain

July 11, 2024
Iberdrola has signed a power purchase agreement with fast food chain Burger King to supply power from part of a 553MW solar PV plant. 
The 95MW Almódovar solar PV park is located in Andalucia, southern Spain

BayWa r.e. sells 95MW Spanish solar PV project to Encavis AG

July 11, 2024
German renewables company BayWa r.e has sold a 95MW solar PV plant in Spain to independent power producer Encavis Asset Management.
SPE said enhanced cybersecurity requirements should be introduced for components such as inverters. Image: BayWa r.e.

Calls for enhanced cybersecurity measures for European solar

July 11, 2024
Credit: SolarPower Europe

Europe received 43% of Chinese PV exports in Jan-May 2024

July 11, 2024
Europe imported around 33GW of solar PV modules from China in the first four months of 2024, representing 43% of total Chinese module exports, according to US energy analyst Clean Energy Associates (CEA).
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A new concept in floating solar trackers

July 11, 2024
Simon Yuen takes a close look at Soltec’s floating solar tracker, which the company says is based on naval design principles.
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Recurrent Energy inks solar PV PPA for 115MWp project in Spain

July 10, 2024
The PPA will allow GKN Automotive to source power from Recurrent Energy's Rey I solar PV project located in Seville, Spain.
The 811 acres project will include more than 190,000 solar PV panels and is scheduled to open by mid-2026.

US generates most power from solar among G7 countries

July 10, 2024
The US generated 236.12TWh of power last year, while in Germany over 12% of power was produced by solar, the highest among all G7 countries.

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