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PV Talk: Rutger Schlattmann, chair of the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics, discusses why fostering innovation through cross-border cooperation is at the heart of efforts to rebuild Europe’s PV manufacturing sector.

Slovakian software provider Solargis has launched Evaluate 2.0, the second generation of its 3D PV power plant designer.

Figures suggest that the European solar sector is seeing unprecedented levels of employment but the rate of new job creation is slowing.

December 2024 saw 2GW of power purchase agreements contracted in Europe, making it the second strongest month of the year for off-take deals.

The report from clean energy think tank Ember showed solar PV accounting for 11% of EU electricity while coal fell to historic lows of 10%.

Belectric is set to build what it says will be both the largest PV project in the Netherlands and that the company has built in Europe.

TSE has raised €100 million (US$104.5 million) to support the development of seven new solar projects, with a combined capacity of 120MW.

The majority of American and Chinese companies are “prepared” for global supply chain disruption following the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Plenitude has acquired a 49% stake in the 300MW Sandrini solar-plus-storage portfolio in California from EDP Renewables North America.

A lack of grid infrastructure is a key challenge in Eastern Europe, and was discussed at Large Scale Solar Central Eastern Europe 2024.