National Energy and Climate Plan

The German Bundesnetzagentur has published the results of a renewables auction, which saw tenders granted for 264MW of rooftop solar capacity.

Italy added 5.23GW of new solar PV capacity in 2023, according to trade body Italia Solare, the highest annual total since 2011.

Under a new set of PPAs, Statkraft will purchase power from Better Energy’s Krapkowice solar power plant for ten years.

The recommendation suggests a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared to the levels in 1990.

French land management firm Veolia has launched a project to build 300MW of solar capacity on its landfill sites in France.

Ecoener has announced a plan to build a 350MW renewables portfolio in Greece, which includes a 50MW solar PV plant.

Germany commissioned more than one million new solar power projects in 2023, according to the Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW).

Wind energy supplied 25% of the consumption in Portugal, followed by hydropower (23%), solar PV (7%), and biomass (6%).

The European Commission has called on Europe’s governments to “enhance their efforts” to accelerate the energy transition.

A new report from SolarPower Europe demonstrates that Europe is on track to install a record 56GW of new solar capacity in 2023.