Europe

German solar energy research institute ISC Konstanz has appointed Dr Gerhard Mathiak as its head of its module department.

Solar power saved the European Union €20 billion (US$22 billion) in gas imports between 1 March and 15 July, according to SolarPower Europe.

Qualitas Energy has secured a €53 million (US$63 million) non-recourse financing package for a 117MWp greenfield solar PV portfolio in Poland.

Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

German solar and wind developer SoWiTec has announced insolvency due to excessive debt.

For the first month ever, solar PV has made up 25% of monthly electricity generation across the European Union in June 2026.

David Moser of Becquerel Institute Italia talks about the complex challenges that AI brings to the PV value chain.

The Turkish government has launched a new tender seeking 900MW of new solar PV capacity and 1.5GW of new wind capacity.

Dylan Middleton and Ruiqi Hua of JA discuss the importance of traceability, decarbonisation and circularity in PV module manufacturing.

TotalEnergies has divested all 170MW of its distributed solar capacity in Europe, as it plans to “refocus” on utility-scale projects.