Europe

Smartflex, a three-year project part-funded by the EU, which began in April aimed at making it possible for architects to create custom BIPV modules, has reached a number of milestones in its progress including the development of a pilot production line.

Italy’s proposed retroactive cuts on its solar feed-in tariff are a form of theft, according to Photon Energy.

German industrial group BayWa is to acquire the struggling American PV developer Martifer Solar USA.

German based renewables operator, Capital Stage has finalised an agreement with developer, Solairedirect to acquire two solar parks in the southwest of France.

A European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling confirming countries have no obligation to underwrite one another’s renewable energy clears the way for Germany’s energy reforms, the country's vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has claimed.

According to the latest report from solar market analyst, NPD Solarbuzz the UK has installed 1.47GW so far in 2014.

Major PV equipment supplier, Meyer Burger has officially confirmed the recent deal, exclusively revealed by PV Tech to supply plastic mouldings engineering firm, Hanplast with a complete turnkey ‘SmartWire’ module assembly line. Financial details were not disclosed.

PV energy provider Canadian Solar has agreed a 12.6MW module deal with a consortium of Turkish companies.

Germany-based PV module manufacturer and project developer, Solarwatt has acquired two operation centres of bankrupt PV project developer CentroSolar to further boost its European expansion plans. Financial details were not disclosed.

The EU and Germany are at loggerheads over the latter’s proposed changes to its 'energiewende' (EEG) reforms.