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Renewable energy sources provided 44.7% of the EU’s electricity consumption in 2023, according to data from Eurostat, the European Commission’s statistical office.

The European Council has adopted the EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act as the EU looks to bolster its clean energy manufacturing industries.

A €2.2 billion (US$2.3 billion) scheme to support investment into decarbonising industrial processes in Germany has been approved by the European Commission (EC).

The European Commission has launched investigations into two Chinese consortia over their bids for involvement in a Romanian solar project.

The policy environment for solar PV in Europe needs to be balanced between the interests of developers and other industry parties, according to speakers at today’s Large Scale Solar Europe conference in Lisbon.

PV Tech Premium spoke with the ESMC following the announcement of a 'solar pledge' to support European PV manufacturers.

The EU has confirmed that it will pursue ways to support the European solar manufacturing industry, following discussions today (4t March) between the European Commission and solar industry representatives.

The European Commission has targeted a 90% share of EU electricity consumption by 2040 to come from renewables – mostly solar and wind – and complemented by nuclear energy, according to a leaked draft first obtained by French media Contexte.

The statement came on the same day that European solar manufacturing stalwart Meyer Burger announced plans to abandon its module assembly plant in Germany because of the lack of support afforded to manufacturers in Europe.

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