Europe

Under the agreement, Velto Renewables and Kenergy will co-develop early-stage solar power projects in Spain.

PV Tech spoke to Isabel Rodriguez, managing director at Glennmont Partners, about the challenges for the European solar supply chain.

Parliament’s decision has been met with both approval and some trepidation by representatives in the European solar industry. It will now pass to negotiations with the European Council to clarify its specifics.

This was the company's first sale in Spain and included the project rights of solar projects located in Andalusia and Castilla la Mancha.

Cero Generation's Pontinia project has ten-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Heineken and Philips.

Thin-film manufacturer First Solar is well placed to weather any downturn in PV manufacturing going into 2024.

Norwegian energy company Statkraft has acquired Spanish renewables developer Enerfin for an estimated €1.8 billion (US$1.9 billion).

PV Tech Power contributor John Lubbock examines the challenges of reforming the UK’s electricity market in the face of the increased rollout of renewables in the country.

Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies will lay off about 22% of its global workforce as it decided to entirely phase out its Maxeon 6 interdigitated back contact (IBC) modules as well as other operational realignment.

Developing, sourcing, building and maintaining solar PV projects routinely runs into the millions of dollars of long-term investment, and the impacts of serious theft on a solar asset owner can result in lost revenues, lost energy generation and sometimes lost insurance and ability to operate.