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Matjaž Grošelj offers well-founded insights into the PV markets of Eastern Europe.

Matjaž Grošelj of K2 Slovenia: “We face strong competition”

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Covering 19 countries, 15 language regions and varied PV regulations, the sales manager for Central and Eastern Europe and his team of 10 handle a vast 2,500 km territory. In this interview, he shares how they make it work.

Lining up for power-purchase-agreements – demand is growing rapidly in Poland.

Poland's renewable energy trading market soars

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A new report reveals rapid growth in renewable energy trading in Poland, creating a wealth of opportunities for project developers, buyers and sellers.

A new market is gaining momentum in Central and Eastern Europe.

From niche to necessity – the PV-boom in Central and Eastern Europe

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Photovoltaics have transitioned from a niche technology to a crucial energy source in Central and Eastern Europe. Against a varying political and economic backdrop, rising energy prices, geopolitical risks and decarbonisation are all serving to drive interest.

Expected growth of the utility-scale battery energy storage market in six key countries in Central and Eastern Europe by 2030.

Central & Eastern Europe: Utility-scale storage market set to increase fivefold by 2030

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In many countries in Central Europe, the market for large-scale battery storage is growing rapidly. The drivers are diverse, but there are still obstacles, as Eliza Stefan, Sales Manager BESS for Central & Eastern Europe, Jinko EES, points out.

Photon Energy operates on-site PPA solar power plant in Hungary.

Investor newsletter: Poland takes the lead in pushing the Eastern markets

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Our next newsletter for investors will be published on December 18, 2024. It will be about the pv markets in Eastern and South Eastern Europe. The Polish market takes the lead. It is developing very dynamically. Sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest B2B information on your desk.

Adrian Kocan (left), General Manager for Eastern Europe at LONGi, and Wojciech Babski, Vice President at KENO.

LONGi and Keno partner up to supply solar modules to Central and Eastern Europe

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LONGi Solar and the Keno Group have entered a strategic partnership on the supply of LONGi’s latest back contact series to Central and Easter European countries. The collaboration will comprise the new Hi-MO X10 solar panels.

New solar park near Sarulesti in the district of Calarasi in southwestern Romania.
Eastern Europe

Increasing focus on integrated PV development

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The PV market in Central and Eastern Europe continues to develop dynamically. Challenges are - as elsewhere - grid expansion, energy storage, load management and bureaucracy reduction. This was demonstrated at the CISOLAR & GREENBATTERY 2024 conference and expo in Bucharest.

Solar park in Romania.
Markets

Central and Eastern Europe increasingly in the solar gigawatt class

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Photovoltaics is picking up speed in Central and Eastern Europe. Poland is leading the way, but other markets such as Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic are also developing dynamically. One challenge is the modernization and expansion of the grids.

 The organizers of The smarter E Europe are again expecting an increase in visitors from Eastern Europe in 2024.
Intersolar Europe

New era for PV dawning in Eastern Europe

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Eastern Europe is one of the new solar market champions. The organizers of Intersolar Europe 2024 are expecting a large number of visitors from this region.

Modern production of heat pumps in Vaillant's new factory.
Heat pump production

Vaillant to establish new production plant in Slovakia

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Up to 300,000 heat pumps are to come off the production lines annually. Production is scheduled to start in May 2023. About one billion euros has been invested.

BayWa r.e. expands its presence in the Baltic States and Eastern Europe.
Eastern Europe

BayWa r.e. expands into the Baltic States

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With the acquisition of the Latvian PV wholesaler ProElektro, BayWa r.e. is also expanding its pan-European PV trading business into the Baltic States. Further locations in the neighboring countries of Estonia and Lithuania are to follow in order to further expand the business in Eastern Europe.

SENS and LSG Group built solar parks with a total capacity of 65 MW within the last 12 months in Hungary.
SENS and LSG Group:

Hungary: 65 MW new solar parks completed

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Together with its Austrian partner in this project, the LSG Group, Steag Solar Energy Solutions (SENS) has added 130 solar parks with a total capacity of 65 megawatts to the Hungarian power grid since August 2020.

BayWa r.e. overtook the Czech solar wholesaler Solid Power Distribution.
Eastern Europe:

BayWa r.e. enters the solar distribution market in Czech

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BayWa r.e. continues the global expansion of its solar distribution business with the acquisition of leading Czech solar wholesaler Solid Power Distribution.