Europe

H&M will source 95% of Hultsfred Solar Farm’s 100 GWh annual output via long-term PPA

Discussions are underway to potentially broaden the agreement into strategic initiatives, reinforcing Europe’s solar industry

Iberdrola’s agrivoltaic project in Spain; Jaguar Land Rover powers up 18 MW solar farm; Ingeteam partners with Iberdrola for Spanish projects.

July solar additions brought Germany’s cumulative installed capacity to 109 GW by month-end: Bundesnetzagentur

Growth slowed with weaker residential and C&I demand, despite utility-scale gains, says Italia Solare

Partnership aims to advance BIPV innovation and scale EU solar manufacturing

Bundesnetzagentur: Strong demand in Germany’s tender for ground-mounted solar leads to oversubscription

Activ8 Solar Energies acquires Low Carbon Energy; Green Genius raises €64 million & DRI €60 million for solar; Mocean Energy & SolarDuck enter partnership.

Romania’s solar CfD awards exceed quota with competitive tariffs and larger project capacities

EU excels in some clean technologies, but solar PV faces weak manufacturing competitiveness despite strong innovation

Germany debates ending small PV subsidies for new systems, sparking industry warnings over adoption

Ignitis commissions 72.5 MW in Latvia; LCF secures funds for 42 Italian solar projects; Meyer Burger seeks extension for annual report.

UK government eyes biggest CfD round yet; extends support to solar PV

Solární Asociace blames permitting delays, subsidy cuts, and policy hurdles for the decline to 357 MW

Vatican advances its solar-agriculture project with Italy, targeting 2050 net-zero goal

Power markets analytics firm predicts RESS 5 auction to underperform unless auction caps are revised upward

MITECO seeks to develop domestic manufacturing capabilities for energy security and economic competitiveness

EBRD backs 50 MW Albanian solar plant; Voltalia wins 2 Irish contracts; 3rd VPPA seals over 100 MW solar deal in Spain; UK’s 1st solar link to datacenter; Enpal spins off metering point business; IF23 ...

The EU solar market is set to shrink for the 1st time since 2015 due to a decline in the residential rooftop solar segment and weak CPPA momentum, says SolarPower Europe