Europe

PV Talk: SolarEdge general manager of Europe Christian Carraro on the "niche applications" of which European solar can take advantage.

The European Commission has launched its Clean Industrial Deal, which aims to deliver €100 billion for clean energy manufacturing.

The Serbian Ministry of Energy and Mining has awarded tenders for ten solar and wind projects with a total capacity of 645MW.

Germany-based renewables developer Uniper has started the construction phase on several solar PV projects in Hungary, Germany and the UK.

Offtakers signed 25 power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Europe in January 2025, for a total of 790MW of electricity generation capacity.

The tripartite deal between UAE's Masdar, Eni and the Albanian power and grid companies was signed this week in Rome.

The company increased its shareholding from 49% to 65% through an agreed capital increase and assumes the role of majority shareholder.

A high breakage rate in thin PV module glass is a vulnerability that is not yet widely understood due to inadequate testing regimes, according to the IEA PVPS.

Inaccurate energy yield predictions can lead to financial miscalculations, suboptimal designs and unexpected underperformance of PV plants.

The ESMC has called for more comprehensive support measures for European solar manufacturing following a leak from the European Commission.