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The cost curve for photovoltaics and other renewables continues its steady downward trend, despite minor fluctuations.

IRENA: Vast majority of new renewable projects now cheaper than fossil fuels

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A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds 91 percent of new renewables in 2023 were cheaper than fossil fuel power, but warns of mounting financing and integration barriers, particularly in emerging markets.

A bird's-eye view of one of British Solar Renewables' PV parks.

ElectroRoute and British Solar Renewables agree 15-year UK solar PPA

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The agreement enables stable marketing of 462 MW of solar power, providing long-term revenue certainty for British Solar Renewables and boosting investor confidence in the volatile UK energy market.

Sun, wind and storage working together at the La Plana hybrid pilot plant near Zaragoza, Spain

Storage and co-location seen as remedy for fragile PPAs

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Negative electricity prices are putting pressure on the PPA business model, but smart combinations with storage and co-location can offer a way forward.

Solar park Loutsa in Central Greece.

Greece: PPA between EDF Renewables and Axpo

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The two companies have signed a short-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the electricity from two EDF solar power plants in the Viotia region.

An animated rendering of Q Energy’s future floating PV project in northeast France
France 

Q Energy secures €50.4 million for floating PV in France

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Q Energy has reached debt financial close on its 74.3 MW floating solar project “Les Ilots Blandin”, securing €50.4 million in financing from Crédit Agricole Transitions & Energies through its financing arm Unifergie, and Bpifrance.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, with Chief Spokesperson Paula Pinho.

EU budget proposal “offers import signals for solar”

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SolarPower Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s draft for the next 7-year EU budget, but says key elements still need improvement.

Working together for the energy transition and more community power in Europe.

EU urged to earmark funds for energy communities in next budget

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A new coalition of energy community advocates is urging EU institutions to allocate dedicated funding in the next Multiannual Financial Framework to accelerate citizen-led renewables.

Many of the new installations take the form of solar canopies.

Greenyellow backs 73 MW of solar for self-consumption

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The portfolio comprises 92 solar systems for industrial and commercial use, with many installed as solar car park roofs in northern France.

IEA says solar’s hotter than ever – and not just the installer on your roof.

IEA – solar PV draws more investment than any other energy tech

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IEA forecasts a record $3.3 trillion in global energy investment for 2025, with clean technologies drawing twice as much capital as fossil fuels despite ongoing geopolitical and economic headwinds.

An expansive new partnership for Segen and BNP.

BNP-Segen deal brings instant finance to solar and battery buyers

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Installers in the UK and Germany can look forward to new financing options for solar and storage through a collaboration between distributor Segen and BNP Paribas, with a view to a wider European rollout

A line of panels points the way – a new digital financing model in Serbia hopes to encourage solar uptake among the public and business.

Token-based financing for a solar project in Serbia

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A 2.2 MW solar park in northern Serbia is being financed through an innovative digital token model by SunCarlito Beta, with tokens available until 9 July.

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Solar Investors Guide – ELTIF 2.0 and PPAs open doors for investment

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The updated European Long Term Investment Fund regulation broadens access to solar projects for institutional and private investors, while PPAs now offer returns independent of public subsidies.

In October 2024, EDP tested Comau's new assembly robot in a solar park for the first time.

EDP: more than 15 gigawatts under contract in PPAs worldwide

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Global energy major EDP generates over 41 terawatt hours of renewable energy each year. Around a fifth of supply contracts serve data centres – a sector with a steadily growing appetite for electricity.

Former EU Industry Commissioner, Thierry Breton, introducing the draft Net-Zero Industry Act in March 2023.

EU moves to support European solar manufacturing 

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The European Commission has adopted the NZIA Secondary Legislation, outlining how Member States should factor in sustainability and resilience in renewable energy auctions.

It‘s no game: a great deal of solar power is needed to produce green hydrogen – an important driver for the PPA market.

Future PPA market driven by tech and green hydrogen

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Market players and policy-makers agree: To ensure a robust expansion of renewables, there must be more private-sector market mechanisms. The goal: fewer tenders and feed-in tariffs, and more direct power purchase agreements between electricity suppliers and consumers.

The appetite for solar power will grow significantly in the future.

PPAs: Returns no longer tied to public subsidies

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In order to ensure the robust expansion of solar energy in the future, more private market mechanisms must and will be created. Power Purchase Agreements play a decisive role in this. Find out more in next week's focus.

Pleased with developments: Prins Doornekamp, founder and CEO of Nowos.

Nowos receives €6 million to expand battery repair

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The Dutch company needs the growth capital to advance the repair and reuse of lithium-ion batteries in Europe. A new site is set to open in Poland this year.

181 MW Santas solar park of Akuo in Portugal.

Ardian enters agreement to acquire Akuo

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France-based private equity firm Ardian has reached an agreement to acquire Akuo, an independent power producer specialising in renewable energy.

Italy is a pioneer in Agri-PV, says Carsten Bovenschen, CEO of Juwi.

Agri-PV: “Dual use with animal husbandry has great potential”

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Agrivoltaics combines solar power and agriculture, offering genuinely niche opportunities. Nevertheless, it won't replace traditional solar parks, says Carsten Bovenschen, CEO of Juwi.

Solarparks on the site of the former Amynteo opencast lignite mine in Northern Greece.

Greece – 567 MW new solar projects from RWE and PPC

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The energy groups helping drive Greece’s energy transition through the joint venture Meton Energy S.A. are now at the final investment decision stage for two large-scale PV projects in Central Macedonia, Northern Greece.

The solar PV plant of DH2 Energy in Aragón combined with an electroylser will provide green hydrogen .
Spain

First renewable hydrogen auction on the Iberian market started

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The Gas market operator MIBGAS has opened the auction process for the purchase of renewable hydrogen from DH2 Energy`s solar Hysencia plant in Aragón, which has an electrolysis capacity of 35 MW. Operations are anticipated to commence in the first half of 2027.

The solar rooftop installation at Goldbeck Solar headquarters in Polch/Germany.

Goldbeck Solar staff invest in company’s own solar roof

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The solar energy company is offering employees a chance to invest in its new rooftop PV system in Polch, Germany – supporting the energy transition while generating financial benefits for the team.

Lidsø solar park in Denmark.

Denmark: European Energy divests Lidsø solar park to Alight

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Lidsø solar park in Denmark is changing ownership following European Energy’s successful divestment of the project to Alight. Long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) are secured.

Kristian Ruby, Secretary General of Eurelectric – Union of the Electricity Industry.

Eurelectric calls for EU electrification bank in clean industrial deal

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Industrial electrification in Europe is struggling under high upfront costs, long investment cycles, rising energy prices, unfair taxation, and fossil fuel subsidies that still exceed €55 billion a year. Eurelectric is calling for an Electrification Bank as part of the EU Clean Industrial Deal.

Christian Bjerrum Jorgensen, Danish Embassy Counsellor for Energy in Berlin.
Heat transition

Denmark: More PV for district heating

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Denmark is demonstrating how the shift to low-carbon heating succeeds in practice. District heating is central to the strategy and now photovoltaics are set to play a bigger role, explains Embassy Counsellor Christian Bjerrum Jorgensen.