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Eleven German associations oppose proposed solar prosumer grid fees, warning they could deter investment and slow expansion.

The refinancing deal will allow MaxSolar to build a portfolio of around 1.3GW of renewable energy capacity.

Germany’s vertical bifacial PV specialist Next2Sun has filed for the initiation of insolvency proceedings under self-administration for parts of the company.

Germany is on course to produce over 600,000 tonnes of solar PV waste material by 2030, potentially worth billions in aluminium and silver.

The German government has awarded contracts to 480MW worth of solar-plus-storage capacity in its latest public "innovation" tender.

SMA has opened a new Gigawatt Factory in Niestetal, Germany, expanding its manufacturing capacity for utility-scale energy technologies.

Zelestra has signed a PPA with German steel manufacturer Salzgitter Flachstahl for a new solar-plus-storage portfolio in Germany.

Over 90% of solar industry professionals report a growing project deployment pipeline in 2026, but new projects that are abandoned before completion now account for almost half of all project pipelines.

Hamburg-based solar PV construction firm Pvwerk has filed for reconstruction just days after its sister company, Enerparc, announced insolvency.

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