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Market dynamics and growing concerns over Europe’s grid bottlenecks were key topics at this year’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe summit.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is planning to provide dedicated support to European solar inverter manufacturers amid a call for greater energy security and strategic autonomy.

Global electricity demand is set to grow 2.5 times as fast as overall energy demand by 2030, ushering in what the International Energy Agency (IEA) has dubbed the “Age of Electricity”.

Chinese solar PV manufacturer Aiko Solar will license a raft of solar cell technology patents from Singapore-based manufacturer Maxeon.

Sunwafe has selected Spanish engineering firm Tresca Ingenieria for the development of its 20GW ingot/wafer manufacturing facility in Spain.

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European energy has gone from an overreliance on Russia to an overreliance on China.

Optimising existing grid capacity could be the most viable solution to Europe’s long-standing grid capacity challenges.

'The market is evolving,' said Daniel Machuca on the topic of traditional financing models and their suitability for use in modern renewables.

Resilience against supply chain risks in Europe comes in the form of early action, a panel at Solar Finance and Investment Europe agreed.

Integrating more private investment into Europe’s grid infrastructure will be a necessity if the continent's bottlenecks are to be overcome.