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UK solar distributor Midsummer Energy says its sales figures have doubled in the last year on the back of negotiating key supply partnerships.

A new organisation aimed at representing the entire PV manufacturing value chain in Europe, from materials and module manufacturers to equipment providers and institutions, is being planned for launch in 2019.

The MIP is no longer with us but some European manufacturers did manage to outlive it. Happily, a culture of innovation and a political will to support the sector could breathe new life into it.

Germany has launched its second combined onshore wind and solar power tender.

ACCIONA Energía has started construction on a 57MW PV installation in Dymerka, northern Ukraine, that will see the company invest approximately US$64 million in the site.

Dutch energy company Nuon has signed off on a deal to acquire three PV projects in the Netherlands from Powerfield for an undisclosed sum.

The majority of member states have reportedly stuck to their original position in March 2017 calling for the trade measures to run out as soon as possible.

Major PV inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology has once again reiterated sales and earnings guidance for 2018, after reporting first half year results but has become increasingly bearish on the global solar market, while its solar product order backlog takes a dive.

Spanish developer Dhamma Energy will build an 87.5MW solar farm on the site of a former NATO airbase.

France has approved 103 large-scale solar projects totalling 720MW in the latest phase of its 3GW deployment plans.