Europe

In this year’s ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID) testing, engineering advisory and test services provider Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), has noticed that 40% of modules tested have returned with a red-flag result.

Solar PV is expected to generate 20% of global power across midday peaks on the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, up from 16% in 2023.

SolarEdge has unveiled new inverters, and a new operations and management (O&M) platform, at Intersolar Europe 2024.

Kontron has launched a subsidiary for the solar sector, as it looks to improve cybersecurity performance across the solar industry.

PV Tech speaks to Autowell about some of its successes in recent years, and how it plans to expand its footprint into new markets.

A study exploring the feasibility of resurrecting PV manufacturing in Germany and Europe more widely has identified an eight-cent-per-watt cost gap between modules produced in China and those produced locally.

EIT InnoEnergy has launched the European Solar Academy to help train 65,000 people to work in the European PV sector.

Installed solar PV capacity in Germany is expected to stabilise at 22GW per year from 2026 onwards, according to a report from the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar).

EU inverter companies' market share is shrinking due to a lack of domestic support policies and fierce competition from China.

Today at the Intersolar trade show in Munich, PV Tech Premium sat down with Bill Mulligan, CEO of Singapore-headquartered solar manufacturer Maxeon.