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Manufacturer says ongoing improvements in module tech come at perfect time for Europe's subsidy-free drive.

Perovskite solar cell developer, Oxford PV has secured £34 million in new funding for a 200MW heterojunction (HJT) solar cell line from Meyer Burger to start production of perovskite - silicon tandem cells in 2020.

Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JinkoSolar has set its sights on PV module shipments globally in 2019 reaching between 14GW to 15GW, which would be a new industry record for a module manufacturer after setting a new shipment benchmark of 11.4GW in 2018.

OMV and Verbund will deploy two-site 16MW installation northeast of capital Vienna, a 60,000-panel project set to become operational in late 2020.

Sigma 204MW project in Cádiz province comes amid 794MW new renewable push by group, which already owns 260MW Valdesolar scheme.

France and the Netherlands put forward new renewable support measures and lay out how far they are willing to go subsidising PV, wind and others.

Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JinkoSolar is expanding production capacity of high-efficiency products to meet demand as the company is almost fully allocated for 2019.

Voltalia’s 143MW new trio will supply state rail group SNCF under 25-year PPA, billed as 'unprecedented' in nascent subsidy-free market.

Land and subsidy restrictions for PV and wind could see country fall short of 65% renewable target by 2030 despite record generation levels, ZSW and BDEW warn.

Wood Mackenzie: Continent will grow to install annual 20GW within three years but shift to auctions and merchant exposure will see profitability come under pressure.