Europe

Swansea University has developed an 'innovative freeware tool' to assess the effectiveness of different solar panel materials and colours.

Solar Steel and Solarig have signed a deal that will see the former supply 62MW of trackers to the latter’s upcoming project in Seville.

Swedish energy consultancy AFRY has been chosen to provide engineering services for the revamping and repowering of 35 PV projects in Italy.

In the fourth round the Irish Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS 4), approximately 1,334 MW of onshore renewable electricity won support.

Three new Eastern European countries hit 1GW of solar in 2023, but many are struggling to maintain the tempo after the 2022 energy crisis.

The Kiwa Group has published a report into PV module testing, which includes recommendations for a number of pass/fail module testing metrics.

One of the ways for the country to increase its installed renewable energy capacity will be through the launch of tenders.

Voltalia has published its financial results for the first half of 2024, which include a 28% increase in turnover compared to H1 2023.

The modules themselves comprise 72 of Oxford PV’s perovskite-on-silicon cells with a conversion efficiency of 24.5%.

Once operational, the project will be the largest of its kind in Europe, according to the renewables developer.