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ReneSola entered into a letter of intent (LOI) to sell its 55MW of solar projects in Poland to Chroma Impact Investment, a global investor in renewable energy that focuses on large-scale solar, B2B and storage projects.

British developer Solarcentury has sold an 80% stake in the 300MW Talayuela project in Spain.

French developer and independent power producer (IPP) Neoen will look to raise in excess of €620 million when it floats on the Paris stock exchange.

The Danish Green Investment Bank has provided €16 million of funding for two projects in Denmark with a combined capacity of 32MW.

Risen Energy will develop up to 300MW of PV capacity in Spain for a cryptocurrency miner.

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.