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German solar energy research institute ISC Konstanz has appointed Dr Gerhard Mathiak as its head of its module department.

Solar power saved the European Union €20 billion (US$22 billion) in gas imports between 1 March and 15 July, according to SolarPower Europe.

Qualitas Energy has secured a €53 million (US$63 million) non-recourse financing package for a 117MWp greenfield solar PV portfolio in Poland.

German solar and wind developer SoWiTec has announced insolvency due to excessive debt.

David Moser of Becquerel Institute Italia talks about the complex challenges that AI brings to the PV value chain.

The Turkish government has launched a new tender seeking 900MW of new solar PV capacity and 1.5GW of new wind capacity.

TotalEnergies has divested all 170MW of its distributed solar capacity in Europe, as it plans to “refocus” on utility-scale projects.

The EU’s decision to ban funding for solar PV and energy storage projects lacks clarity, according to SolarPower Europe.

Metlen has acquired a 40% stake in a SPV owned by Tsakos Group to develop a 251.9MW solar-plus-storage project in central Greece.

Speaking to PV Tech Premium, Renewabl CEO JP Cerda discusses how hourly matching is reshaping Europe’s corporate solar PPA market.