europe

Avangrid has cancelled a proposed merger with US utility PNM following two years of delays in the approval process.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €400 million (US$437 million) to support the solar and battery storage development plans of Greek renewables developer Mytilineos.

The Emeren Group has purchased a development portfolio of solar projects in Spain from Negratin Global Services.

As 2023 comes to an end, PV Tech examines the rising interest in agrivoltaics, the practice of pairing solar PV deployments and farming.

As 2023 comes to an end, PV Tech is reviewing the year in solar, reflecting on some of the biggest stories and trends of the last 12 months.

Swissolar expects 1.5GW of new solar capacity to be installed in Switzerland in 2023, an increase of almost 40% over the prior year.

Sabanci Renewables has raised US$185 million in tax equity funding to complete the financing of its Cutlass Solar II project.

French renewable power company Voltalia has commissioned a 140MW solar project in southern Albania, said to be the country’s largest to date.

The European Commission has granted €65 million to 17 renewable technology projects, including a solar agrivoltaics project in France.

While an abundance of Chinese modules could help meet climate change targets, such a reliance could leave many countries delicately balanced.