Europe

While other technologies exist, c-Si solar PV technology is the leading candidate for large-scale energy production, writes Radovan Kopecek.

The biodiversity benefits of a solar farm can help garner support. Tom Kenning looks at the scientific understanding of PV’s ecological impact.

Tom Kenning investigates the scale of local opposition to solar projects and the measures developers are employing to win back support.

The European Commission (EC) has allocated €52 million to nine renewable energy projects as part of its cross-border auction process.

The Q2 2025 edition (Volume 42) of our downstream solar PV journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download.

The ESMC has called for a restriction of remote access to PV inverters in Europe from ‘high-risk’ manufacturers, mainly those in China.

Spanish energy utility giant Iberdrola has reported huge profits of over €2 billion in the first quarter of 2025.

Reassessing the role distributed solar operators have to play in minimising cybersecurity risks is key to Europe's solar cybersecurity.

Fraunhofer ISE has developed a solar cell which uses “one-tenth” of the amount of silver as a standard cell.

Beleaguered Norwegian silicon producer REC Silicon has received a buyout offer from its largest shareholder, Hanwha Corporation.