Europe

PV Tech Power 41 is out now and tackles the “hope and hype” of perovskite PV, a technology inching ever closer to commercialisation.

A transatlantic interconnection between Europe and North America could provide both grids more security and efficiency, according to a report from think tank Ember.

European solar manufacturing boasts a low carbon footprint, and falling material requirements, says SolarPower Europe.

Dubbed “MaNiTU”, the Fraunhofer project aimed to identify the most sustainable path for the market launch of tandem solar cells with perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells in the lead.

The standard aims to trace silicon from quartz mining to solar module production and implement management and broader ESG measures.

PV Talk: Guy Turner describes the EU Emissions Trading Scheme as, in effect, a subsidy scheme that is driven by the market.

Consisting of three utility-scale solar projects in the central region of Lazio, the projects are expected to be operational by 2026.

The EBRD has signed a memorandum of understanding with Romania to support the rollout of new renewable power auctions in the country.

EDP Renewables has commissioned a 103MW solar portfolio in Italy, pushing its European solar portfolio over 700MW of operating capacity.

Recurrent Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with an unnamed US tech company for a solar project in northern Spain.