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Europe’s solar industry has welcomed moves by EU energy ministers to agree a way forward on electricity market design.

Lightsource bp has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with the Fashion Pact as fashion companies look to decarbonise their operations.

Finlay Colville was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award yesterday evening at the Solar and Storage Live awards ceremony.

EU committees have adopted a draft regulation banning solar products with forced labour in their supply chains from entering the EU.

The statement comes off the back of a report from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) analysing the potential and challenges for AgriPV in the European market.

Financing for the solar sector grew 55% in the first nine months of 2023 compared with the equivalent period last year.

Tokyu Land and Renewable Japan have agreed to own and operate 1GW of renewable capacity in southern Europe.

The EU will now meet 42.5% of its energy demand with renewables by 2030, up from the 40% originally included in the REPowerEU scheme.

KGAL has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement with Edison to sell power generated from the former’s 150MW Tuscania solar project in Italy.

Voltalia has published its financial results for the first half of 2023, which include a 44% growth in turnover in energy sales.