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The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) will build a pilot solar cell line in Germany to support US manufacturer Talon PV’s efforts to establish solar cell capacity in the US.

SMA Solar has forecast financial losses and further restructuring measures in 2025, as it responds to falling sales and a “challenging” market for residential and commercial renewable energy installations.

Iberdrola has commissioned the 316MW Ciudad Rodrigo solar project in Salamanca, Spain, the company’s second solar plant in the province.

The UK’s new Labour government took power last summer, promising a renewable energy revolution, with solar playing a lead role.

Solar Organic Centro España is planning to build a 10GW solar module and battery manufacturing facility in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha.

The first half of 2025 has been the strongest year for UK solar energy generation on record, according to a new report think tank Ember.

Independent power producer RP Global is building a 50MWp solar project in Harbke, Germany.

Solargis' Marcel Suri reports on the mixing of datasets in solar project planning to artificially enhance financial attractiveness.

Norwegian energy company Statkraft has sold its Netherlands solar portfolio of 120MWp to Dutch renewable energy supplier Greenchoice.

Investment in utility-scale solar fell by 19% in the first half of 2025, as global investment in all renewable energy projects grew by 10%.