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The combination of grid shortages and massive recent expansion has put European solar developers in a “critical” position, according to the CEO of veteran German solar EPC and developer, Belectric.

A report by think-tank ECNO has blamed grid bottlenecks, permitting delays and flexibility limitations for a slowdown in the EU’s renewables growth.

A new EU-funded project has launched, aimed at strengthening Europe’s capabilities in silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing.

Italian solar manufacturer FuturaSun has launched a range of “anti-soiling” PV modules which it claims can improve energy yield and reduce losses.

German solar PV generation has continued to grow in the first half of 2026, reaching a new all-time high of 43.2TWh.

German solar energy research institute ISC Konstanz has launched five new publicly funded research projects covering the full PV value chain.

Canadian independent power producer (IPP) Boralex and its Swiss investor partner, Energy Infrastructure Partners, have secured €1.45 billion (US$1.65 billion) in financing to support Boralex's renewable energy business in France.

Researchers from HZB and Humboldt-Universität in Berlin have achieved a record 25.5% conversion efficiency in a CIGS-perovskite tandem PV cell.

The delays caused by the decision-making process required to deploy C&I solar projects are a key obstacle to installing C&I projects.

German energy firm RWE and Greek power supplier PPC have completed construction on a 930MW portfolio of solar PV projects in northern Greece.