Europe

Fierce competition and the emergence of technologies such as TOPCon have led to an uptick in the prevalence of patent infringement lawsuits between PV companies. Tom Kenning reports.

EDP is piloting a robotic construction solution on a 122MW Spanish project, which it hopes will significantly slash the project’s build time.

Between August and September, the average price of a power purchase agreement (PPA) signed in Europe fell, according to Pexapark.

A German government-funded project has developed a new methodology for predicting the lifetime of inverters used in solar, battery and other energy systems.

Alight Energy and 3Flash have announced plans to build a 120MW solar project in the Finnish town of Loviisa.

The average global LCOE for fixed-axis solar PV systems in 2024 reached US$66/MWh, ranging from US$28/MWh to US$117/MWh.

2023 was a 'record year' for solar installations, dominated by China which is 'well above the sum of all other markets globally', the IEA said.

Jinko Solar and Sungrow aim to go public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany, which has attracted widespread attention.

The growing number of solar power plants makes them an increasingly tempting target for cybercriminals. William Noto of cybersecurity firm Claroty looks at the main areas of vulnerability and how the industry can best prepare itself against the growing threat.

Located in Salamanca, Castille y León, the project will be amongst the largest in the autonomous region, once completed, according to Plenitude.