Europe

Sonnedix has received authorisation from Spain’s CNMC to operate as a licensed electricity trading and supply company in the country.

Data loss in PV project design can lead to inaccurate energy modelling and underperforming solar projects. Maksim Markevich examines how the industry can avoid these blind spots.

Oxford PV and Fraunhofer ISE have unveiled a module prototype that combines tandem perovskite-silicon and matrix shingle interconnection.

Solar PV solutions provider Nextpower has launched its redesigned NX Gemini two-in-portrait (2P) solar tracker.

European inverter manufacturing capacity has now surpassed 100GW, according to figures from PV Tech Market Research.

The deployment of renewable energy capacity in Spain has driven a decoupling from volatile global gas prices, resulting in a 19% reduction in consumer electricity bills.

Enphase Energy has launched its IQ9N Microinverter, which uses gallium nitride (GaN) technology, for the European residential solar sector.

SmartHelio, the Swiss solar predictive analytics specialists, has secured new investment from the technology funder quantumEDGE Ventures to develop its technology and expand into new markets.

Fraunhofer ISE has increased the performance of its III-V germanium solar module from 34.2% to 34.4% using shingle-matrix technology.

UAE state-owned renewables developer Masdar has acquired a 49.99% stake in a 705MW operational renewables portfolio in Spain from oil major Repsol.