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The European Patent Office (EPO) has revoked a patent for a key solar cell manufacturing process, which has been hailed as “good news” for European solar PV manufacturing.

Transelectrica has published new rules for the Romanian grid, setting out time frames for auctions involving new energy generation projects.

The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) and the Copper Mark have signed an agreement to pursue “responsible production and sourcing of copper across the solar energy value chain”.

Module shipment and pricing patterns in Europe bear resemblance to last year’s oversupply, which resulted in substantial losses for many industry players, writes Filip Kierzkowski

RES is to provide O&M services for 300MW of Matrix Renewables solar PV projects, while Axpo has completed a 200MW solar facility in León.

PowerField has completed construction of seven solar PV projects in the Netherlands with a combined capacity of 170MW.

Zelestra has signed a PPA with technology giant Microsoft to sell power generated at a 95.7MW solar PV portfolio.

PV Talk: RES Group's Ksenia Dray discusses how European solar developers are reshaping strategies to maintain project viability in challenging market conditions.

BNZ has started commercial operations at a portfolio of solar PV projects in Spain with a combined capacity of 150MW.

A modestly sized solar PV project in central Germany might have just ushered in a new era of renewables’ relationship with the grid.