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PV manufacturer Meyer Burger has decided to close its module assembly plant in Germany and focus on its footprint in the US.

RENA Technologies has received orders for what it described as “several gigawatts” of solar production capacity in 2023.

Solar PV systems generated about 59.9TWh of electricity in 2023, up by about 1% year-on-year, according to a Fraunhofer ISE study.

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

RWE has updated its “growing green” renewables investment plan, and aims to expand its green portfolio by 65GW between 2024 and 2030.

Germany’s auction for solar installations on buildings and noise barriers has awarded contracts to 88 bids with a cumulative capacity of 191MW.

France has submitted its updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) with an increased target for solar PV of up to 60GW by 2030.

Hamburg-based energy startup 1Komma5° has planned to set up a 5GW tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) module assembly plant in Germany.

Germany’s latest innovation auction has awarded 32 solar-plus-storage projects with a cumulative capacity of 408MW.

The German government is considering the possibility of imposing trade barriers on Chinese-imported solar modules and components to Europe, according to Reuters.