Europe

LevelTen energy has published its latest report into renewable energy PPA prices, with the average European PPA price falling by 27%.

Balcony installations have been growing in Germany since the government streamlined the registration process in April.

The EU and the US are leading efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of PV manufacturing through targeted import tariffs. As well as supporting decarbonisation efforts, such policies could also promote geographic diversification in the solar supply chain and greater supply resilience, writes Michael Parr of the Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance.

Soltec has launched 4x4, a new foundation option for its SFOne range of trackers that aims to improve the flexibility of the range.

Recent PV pricing volatility has prompted Platts, part of S&P Global Commodities, to launch a new module spot market tracker for the US, Asia and Europe.

Shaun Xiong, general manager of Anker's Europe storage business, discusses the company’s background, priorities and plans for the future.

Germany has been consistently adding over 1GW of solar PV capacity every month since March 2023, and has passed a total of 90GW capacity.

Total global corporate funding for solar on the other hand is down year-on-year, according to Mercom Capital Group.

North America is expected to be the major market for solar trackers in the upcoming years driven by increased installations in the US.

French renewable energy firm GreenYellow has signed an agreement with supermarket giant Carrefour to install over 350MW of solar canopies above the latter’s car parks across France.