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The global solar market will continue to slow in 2025 after 2024 saw the total capacity growth rate decrease by over 50%, according to a report from SolarPower Europe (SPE).

Continued supply strain has sent module prices on an upward trend in Europe during the month of April, according to the latest pv.index report from solar trading platform sun.store.

While other technologies exist, c-Si solar PV technology is the leading candidate for large-scale energy production, writes Radovan Kopecek.

The biodiversity benefits of a solar farm can help garner support. Tom Kenning looks at the scientific understanding of PV’s ecological impact.

Tom Kenning investigates the scale of local opposition to solar projects and the measures developers are employing to win back support.

Spanish energy utility giant Iberdrola has reported huge profits of over €2 billion in the first quarter of 2025.

Reassessing the role distributed solar operators have to play in minimising cybersecurity risks is key to Europe's solar cybersecurity.

Fraunhofer ISE has developed a solar cell which uses “one-tenth” of the amount of silver as a standard cell.

Swiss renewable power developer Axpo and EDF Renewables Hellas have signed a power purchase agreement (PPAs) for 102MW of solar capacity.

Austria has announced a 'Made in Europe' bonus of 20% to government funding for PV and storage projects that use components made in Europe.