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Many of the mechanisms used to manage the finances of the solar sector have not kept pace with the rate of capacity additions.

“As the market develops, there’s more sophisticated views of the market,” said Aldevinas Burokas at Solar Finance & Investment Europe 2025.

Europe will see “moderate” electricity demand increase in the coming years, despite the global growth of data centres and AI.

Involving asset managers in the entire lifecycle of a solar project could be the most effective way to maximise the value of their assets.

Investment in pan-European solar portfolios have become ‘narrow and deep’ rather than ‘broad and shallow’, according to speakers at SFIEU 2025.

Long-term solar project finance will need to be more reliant on flexible financing mechanisms, such as securitisation.

Growing hybridisation and co-location of renewable power projects and storage facilities could strengthen revenue in Europe’s power sector.

The gap between the largest and smallest markets in the European renewable energy sector have narrowed in recent years.

Economic trends and the US election have changed the conditions for investment in the European solar sector, say SFIEU panellists.

Ahead of the Solar Finance & Investment Europe event, Bart White of Santander spoke to PV Tech about banks and solar investment.