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JP Casey reports on recent developments in Western Europe, where past and future elections are creating waves.

According to Energie Commune, Belgium installed 1.8GW of new solar capacity in 2023, and pushing its total operating solar portfolio to 9.9GW.

Offshore floating solar company SeaVolt has announced to install its first floating solar energy test platform in the Belgian North Sea.

RWE and floating solar company SolarDuck have partnered to explore the commercialisation of SolarDuck’s offshore floating solar PV (FPV) technology by trailing its potential in harsh environments in the North Sea.

The European Union (EU) should set higher solar PV deployment targets and speed up the energy transition to phase out its energy dependency on Russia as soon as possible, according to five member states of the bloc.

Dutch energy firm Eneco is aiming to ramp up its solar energy portfolio in both the Netherlands and Belgium as part of an updated strategy aimed at accelerating the energy transition.

JAKS MoU to buy 49.5MW Vietnam solar project, ReneSola provides 5.4MW of mono PERC modules to Helexia in Belgium, SECI delays PV manufacturing-linked tender again, Renewables to help Iran water scarcity.

‘Europe’s largest’ energy storage pilot project at an industrial site, combining 2MWp of rooftop solar with a total of 4.2MWh of energy storage across a lithium-ion battery system and two flow batteries has been inaugurated in Belgium.

Global furniture retail group IKEA is extending the sale of solar modules into its Belgian stores from January 2018.