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Vattenfall has started construction at its 79MW Tützpatz agrivoltaic project, which will be Germany's largest agrivoltaic project.

German independent power producer Encavis has signed a framework agreement with German PV developer Innovar Solar to build 160MW of solar PV in Germany.

Bulgarian-headquartered solar engineering company SUNOTEC has begun construction on a 1.1GW portfolio of projects across Germany.

Three German solar PV companies have partnered to invest €2 billion (US$2.2 billion) to build a vertically integrated manufacturing capacity.

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has unveiled its intention to build a fifth US manufacturing facility, adding 3.5GW annual capacity in 2026.

Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall has acquired German solar developer Solizer and its PV portfolio of 4GW of projects in Germany.

German renewables developer MaxSolar has secured a €410 million (US$460 million) financing facility to support 2GW of solar PV and co-located storage projects in the next five years.

PV Tech met with Senior VP Guy Rong at Intersolar Europe 2023 to discuss the company’s products, technology, vision and future ambitions. 

PV Tech caught up with Aiko Solar at Intersolar Europe 2023 to speak about it aim to target the residential and C&I European markets with its All Back Contact (ABC) products.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has signed three European power purchase agreements (PPA) with Vodafone to supply it with 410GWh of annual solar power across Spain, Portugal and Germany.