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EU member states awarded a record 25.2GW of new solar PV capacity through auctions in 2025, according to SolarPower Europe.

The selling price of several solar PV module technology types in Europe has increased between January and February of this year.

As TOPCon manufacturing expands globally, producers are facing different cost, safety and supply-chain realities – creating an opportunity to rethink technology platforms and prepare for next-generation tandem architectures.

A roundup of European solar stories, with developments from Sonnedix, Helleniq, Nuveen Infrastructure and Nord/LB.

Trinasolar has launched two new series of i-TOPCON solar PV modules, the Vertex S+ G3 range and the Vertex N G3 series.

Enery has closed a €460 million (US$534 million) syndicated green project financing for a 761MWp solar, 1GWh-plus BESS project in Romania.

The EU’s “Industrial Accelerator Act” (IAA) for key domestic manufacturing sectors has been met with mixed reactions by the continent’s solar industry.

The European Commission is inviting proposals for ground-mounted solar projects under the latest round of its cross-border tender programme.

Greenvolt and Reel have signed a partnership to deliver balancing and optimisation services for the Høegholm solar-plus-storage project.

Solar racking producer Schletter Group has completed construction on a 96MWp solar PV project in northern Italy.