Europe

Kiwa Group on why the integration of three PV inspection and QA businesses signposts the way forward for solar reliability testing.

The Sun Investment Group (SIG) has secured a debt facility to support its development of 1.97GW of new solar capacity in Poland.

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SNCF Energie for a 139MW solar PV plant in central France.

The Austrian government has introduced a “made in Europe” subsidy bonus for European photovoltaic components.

The researchers adds that building a solar cell manufacturing plant in locations with less water availability will be feasible in the future.

With energy independence becoming more important across the globe, Anker has developed the SOLIX energy storage system.

Solar equipment provider Mondragon Assembly has secured a contract with Greek PV module manufacturer Brite Solar for the development of a 150MW semi-transparent agrivoltaics module line in Greece.

Kiwa PVEL's experts explain the record Top Performer in this year's Scorecard, and the surge in failures at the manufacturer and BOM levels.

The harsh conditions of desert regions can undermine the performance of modules, although the impact of which is not adequately addressed.