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.
The challenges of retrospectively co-locating solar and storage
The grid connection process is one of the most significant challenges to co-located solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, a panel of experts has noted.
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.
Human capital and the green skills gap
The green skills gap is “both manageable and requiring of active engagement”, according to a panel industry leaders.
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.
Lessons from Europe: current appetite for solar is being driven by corporate interests
On day one of Solar Finance and Investment Europe, we explore the lessons the UK can learn from a successful 500MW+ development in Germany.
‘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.
