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Rooftop solar installation in Germany.

Solar to lead EU power generation growth in 2024

February 6, 2024
EU's solar power generation is expected to increase by 50TWh this year thanks to increased capacity installations, according to Rystad Energy.
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Germany’s latest PV auction ends 3.5 times oversubscribed

January 31, 2024
Germany’s latest solar PV auction for ground-mounted capacity has ended three and half times oversubscribed with nearly 5.5GW of bidding capacity submitted.
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Significant solar and wind business growth drives up RWE FY 2023 results

January 29, 2024
Increased renewables capacity and higher earnings from international electricity generation have driven up German utility RWE's financial results for 2023.
Goldbeck Solar's plant in Sunera, Germany. Credit: Goldbeck Solar

BSW: Solar met 12% of Germany’s total energy demand in 2023

January 24, 2024
Germany commissioned more than one million new solar power projects in 2023, according to the Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW).
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Octopus Energy acquires 143MW solar PV portfolio in Germany

January 23, 2024
UK-based energy group Octopus Energy has acquired its first solar PV portfolio of 142.8MW projects in Germany.
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RWE commences operation of 3.2MW demonstration agrivoltaics project in Germany

January 22, 2024
A 3.2MW solar agrivoltaics (agriPV) project operated by German utility RWE for demonstration has started supplying electricity to the grid.
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Meyer Burger to close module assembly plant in Germany due to lack of sufficient measures in Europe

January 17, 2024
PV manufacturer Meyer Burger has decided to close its module assembly plant in Germany and focus on its footprint in the US.
RENA Technologies received orders worth more than €20 million (US$21.8 million) between April 2022 and March 2023 from India. Image: RENA Technologies

RENA receives “several gigawatts” of orders for solar equipment from the US and India

January 16, 2024
RENA Technologies has received orders for what it described as “several gigawatts” of solar production capacity in 2023.
Encavis has plans to build 160MW of new solar capacity in Germany. Image: Encavis

Fraunhofer ISE: solar PV in Germany generated 60TWh electricity last year

January 15, 2024
Solar PV systems generated about 59.9TWh of electricity in 2023, up by about 1% year-on-year, according to a Fraunhofer ISE study.
An Axpo project in Germany.

Germany added 14GW of new solar capacity in 2023

January 2, 2024
Germany added around 14GW of solar capacity in 2023, with the residential segment accounting for about half of the new additions.

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