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The financial difficulties of one of Europe’s best-known downstream solar companies highlight the faultlines running through the continent’s PV and energy storage business.

The three EU Parliament rapporteurs on the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act are calling for increased European content in solar modules and other net-zero products.

Solar PV will play a major role in global demand for critical minerals in the coming decades, according to a report from the International Energy Agency Photovoltaics Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS).

Solar installations grew slightly in Europe in the first half of 2026 compared to last year, according to new figures from SolarPower Europe.

Glint Solar has launched a ‘land screening’ program that allows users to assess land across several US states for solar project suitability.

Renewables investment platform Qualitas Energy has bought independent power producer (IPP) Cero Generation’s 5.8GW European solar PV and battery energy storage project portfolio.

Enerparc AG, one of Europe’s best-known solar project developers, has initiated insolvency proceedings in a Hamburg court.

Solar PV module prices broadly fell in Europe in August 2026, as demand dipped below its historic average, according to sun.store's monthly PV Index.

Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry, according to a group of industry and research bodies.

PV Tech Premium speaks to IEEFA's Jonathan Bruegel about how renewable PPAs have become a key part of European energy resilience.