Changing investment priorities and risk assessment in European solar finance
Many of the mechanisms used to manage the finances of the solar sector have not kept pace with the rate of capacity additions.
As Europe’s solar investment space matures, storage becomes a ‘necessity’
“As the market develops, there’s more sophisticated views of the market,” said Aldevinas Burokas at Solar Finance & Investment Europe 2025.
Pan-European solar portfolios have become ‘narrow and deep’
Investment in pan-European solar portfolios have become ‘narrow and deep’ rather than ‘broad and shallow’, according to speakers at SFIEU 2025.
Asset managers need to be ‘dealt into the poker game’ to maximise the value of European solar assets
Involving asset managers in the entire lifecycle of a solar project could be the most effective way to maximise the value of their assets.
Data centres will be one part of ‘moderate’ electricity demand growth in Europe
Europe will see “moderate” electricity demand increase in the coming years, despite the global growth of data centres and AI.
European solar investment viable amid economic and political ‘rhetoric’
Economic trends and the US election have changed the conditions for investment in the European solar sector, say SFIEU panellists.
‘Narrowing of the spread’ in European solar as cost of capital changes
The gap between the largest and smallest markets in the European renewable energy sector have narrowed in recent years.
Hybridisation and storage co-location key to strengthening revenue in European solar
Growing hybridisation and co-location of renewable power projects and storage facilities could strengthen revenue in Europe’s power sector.
Securitisation and green bonds offer more flexible solar financing solutions in Europe
Long-term solar project finance will need to be more reliant on flexible financing mechanisms, such as securitisation.
Growing risk appetite is ‘very rational’ in solar investment, says Santander
Ahead of the Solar Finance & Investment Europe event, Bart White of Santander spoke to PV Tech about banks and solar investment.
