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According to SolarPower Europe’s latest annual market outlook, the global photovoltaic market is expected to see a 10 percent growth in 2025, reaching an estimated 655 GW of installed capacity.
New analysis reveals another year of record installations for European battery storage, despite slower year-on-year growth, according to the latest European Market Outlook for Battery Storage of SolarPower Europe.
SolarPower Europe has published a report outlining the principles of sustainable management, offering guidance for companies in the solar value chain on how to develop and market clean products.
SolarPower Europe welcomes the new Farming Strategy of the European Commission. For the first time, the EU is recognising the role of solar PV in enhancing energy security, decarbonising the sector and supplementing farmers' income.
The technology company has been expelled against the backdrop of ongoing EU corruption investigations – the first expulsion in the association’s history.
The solar association presented the latest version of its Operation & Maintenance: Best Practice Guidelines at the Solar Quality Summit Europe in Barcelona, co-organised with Intersolar.
SolarPower Europe, supported by the Global Solar Council (GSC) and the Moroccan renewables’ association Cluster EnR, has published its first report on solar investment opportunities in Morocco.
As attacks on energy infrastructure rise in Europe, energy security is becoming central to the EU’s energy system, though current measures focus mainly on large, centralised power plants.
The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding, establishing their commitment to fast-track solar installations across Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Continuing on their partnership, SolarPower Europe and the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen EU-India cooperation.
The strategic partnership is aimed at promoting sustainability in European football, with a focus on expanding the use of solar energy.
At SolarPower Europe’s annual SolarPower Summit, Heliup were awarded the Gold European Solar Startup Award 2025 for their innovative, lightweight, and high-performing rooftop solar PV modules made in France.
On Friday, at SolarPower Europe’s annual gathering of members in Brussels, two new Board Vice-Presidents were elected, alongside the election of seven new Board Directors.
SolarPower Europe marked its 40th anniversary in Brussels with a new tagline ‘SolarPower Europe: Solar, Storage, and Flexibility’ and plans to establish a dedicated European battery storage platform.
“Let’s Flex. Welcome to the Solar Flex Era” is the motto of this year’s SolarPower Summit 2025, held in Brussels on 26 and 27 March. The event also marks the 40th anniversary of organiser SolarPower Europe.
In March, Zagreb will become the hub of the most important regional discussions about the future of energy, with the conferences Solar Flex Croatia 2025 and RE-Source Croatia 2025.
SolarPower Europe has launched a new initiative to boost offtake for European-made solar products in high-growth markets around the world, in support of the rebuilding of the EU solar manufacturing base.
This week the European Commission published the Clean Industrial Deal, including the Clean Industrial Deal Communication, the Affordable Energy Action Plan, and the ‘Omnibus packages. SolarPower Europe and REScoop.eu e praise the package, but also call for improvements.
The European Commission published the EU Competitiveness Compass. It would point out to the right problems and the right solutions Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe said.
SolarPower Europe unveiled its landmark ‘Sustainable Solar: Environmental, Social, and Governance Actions Along the Value Chain’ report, detailing how the solar sector is addressing key sustainability challenges across all stages of its lifecycle.
After four years of soaring growth, the EU solar sector has hit its first deployment slowdown of the 2020s, dropping from 53% growth in 2023 to 4% in 2024. This represents a 92% slowdown of solar growth.
The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) has reached a milestone in its mission to create end-to-end transparency and promote responsible practices across the solar value chain with the publication of its Supply Chain Traceability Standard. It was unveiled last week at Sustainable Solar Europe Conference in Brussels.
In the face of global price and competitive pressure in the PV sector, which is now also affecting large European inverter manufacturers such as SMA and Fronius, the industry association SolarPower Europe is calling for political countermeasures.
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) officially entered into force. The implementation of the new EU Rooftop Solar Standardcould drive the installation of 150 to 200 GW of additional rooftop solar capacity in the EU between 2026 and 2030 according to SolarPower Europe.
Solar Materials were awarded the Gold European Solar Sustainability Award by SolarPower Europe for their efforts to make solar more circular, and recover more raw materials in the recycling process in Brussels.
