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European Energy has reached financial close on €234.1 million (US$270 million) for its 225MW agrivoltaic project in Vizzini, Sicily, Italy.

The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has approved the operating rules for the FER X decree with a 10GW allocation to solar PV.

IPP Sonnedix has closed a €730 million (US$841 million) financing for the refinancing, optimisation, and construction of renewable energy assets across Southern Europe.

Italian solar manufacturer FuturaSun has launched a range of “anti-soiling” PV modules which it claims can improve energy yield and reduce losses.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has commissioned a 243MW solar PV plant in Italy, the country’s largest in operation.

Patrizio Donati, co-founder, Terrawatt, talks about Italy's €23 billion FER X scheme and its impact on renewable energy deployment.

The EC has approved a €23 billion (US$26.5 billion) support scheme to deploy more than 37.15GW of renewable energy capacity in Italy.

Independent power producer Sonnedix has reached financial close on a 102MW solar PV portfolio in Spain and Italy.

Danish IPP European Energy has started constructing a 225.5MW agrivoltaic solar PV project in Sicily, which it claims will be the “largest” such project in Italy.

PV Talk: Cristiano Spillati of Italian renewables developer Limes Renewable Energy discusses the dynamics shaping the evolution of European solar.