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Meyer Burger has called an emergency general meeting to approve final funding for its Colorado and Arizona manufacturing plants.

Italy added 5.23GW of new solar PV capacity in 2023, according to trade body Italia Solare, the highest annual total since 2011.

EDP Renewables has commissioned its second solar-plus-wind hybrid project in Portugal, which boasts a generation capacity of 43.8MW.

Figures from US research firm Rystad Energy suggest that the world will need to invest US$3.1 trillion into grid infrastructure before 2030.

Europe has a significant opportunity for innovation in cell and wafer production technology, according to the CEO of German wafer producer NexWafe.

Enerparc has secured bridge financing for a 325MW solar portfolio in Germany, which will include co-located battery storage projects.

Global corporate PPA volumes for solar and wind increased to a record of 46GW in 2023 driven by substantial growth in EMEA.

Headlines in the media in recent weeks and months regarding the plight of the European PV industry have not made for pleasant reading. However, the situation is far from bleak for companies and research institutes across Europe today.

Estonian independent power producer (IPP) Sunly has secured €65.9 million (US$71 million) towards the development and construction of 98MW worth of solar PV projects in Poland.

RWE and PPC will build a new 450MWp solar project in Greece, which will bring the capacity of the companies’ portfolio in Greece to 940MWp.