Europe

Demand for new solar projects and the falling cost of manufacturing could present an opportunity for European developers, such as Holosolis.

Germany has awarded 512MW of capacity to solar-plus-storage projects in its most recent Innovation Auction.

Interest in co-locating solar PV with energy storage is increasing in Southern Europe, as grid curtailments and negative or near zero prices for solar PV become more frequent.

Spanish renewable power developer Zelestra has added €225 million (US$242.1 million) in loan financing to its funding streams.

Carbon has announced plans for its next facility, a research and development (R&D) and training facility in Istres, southern France.

Stelios Psomas, policy advisor at HELAPCO looks at the current state of the solar PV market in Greece and what role energy storage plays.

PV Tech Premium interviewed Meyer Burger CEO Gunter Erfurt about the company's decision to leave Europe and set up shop in the US.

Chinese module manufacturer Trina Solar has signed a collaboration agreement with IES-UPM to drive innovation in the solar industry.

Eurelectric reports that, in the first half of the year, renewable energy accounted for more than half of Europe's power supply.

Swedish thin film solar manufacturer Midsummer has secured roughly €8 million (US$8.6 million) to support the development of its 50MW copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film cell manufacturing plant in Italy.