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Ahead of Large Scale Solar Southern Europe next week in Athens, Greece, PV Tech spoke with some of the panellists present at the event about the solar Greek market, including its challenges (curtailment, grid), policy support, and new technologies (agriPV, FPV, or green hydrogen).

Green hydrogen production could give solar PV deployment a boost in Southern Europe, writes Aurora Energy Research research lead expert of Southeastern Europe Panos Kefalas.

PV Tech spoke with Alejandra Pérez-Plá, regional manager – Mediterranean at financial advisory firm Global Capital Finance about challenges related to land acquisition for utility-scale solar PV projects in Southern Europe, how to manage these issues and grid modernisation.

UAE state-owned renewable energy developer Masdar has reached an agreement to buy 67% stake in Greece's Terna Energy.

Solar equipment provider Mondragon Assembly has secured a contract with Greek PV module manufacturer Brite Solar for the development of a 150MW semi-transparent agrivoltaics module line in Greece.

Aurora Energy Research's Panos Kefalas examines Southeastern Europe's energy landscape, including grid infrastructure and co-location.

Solar developer Lightsource bp has secured €315.34 million (US$337.5 million) for a 560MWp solar PV project in Greece.

The European Commission has approved a €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) Greek state aid measure to support two solar-plus-storage projects.

Greek renewables developer Mytilineos has signed a 210MW solar PV long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with packaging manufacturer Karatzis in Greece.

RWE and PPC will build a new 450MWp solar project in Greece, which will bring the capacity of the companies’ portfolio in Greece to 940MWp.