NatPower submits planning applications for two 1GW BESS projects
The UK division of global developer NatPower Group has submitted planning applications for two battery energy storage (BESS) projects.
VIDEO: Solar industry to face high capital cost and local opposition in 2025
Growing community opposition to solar developments and the high cost of capital will be pressing challenges for the European solar industry in the next year.
Solar industry leaders highlight cost of capital and local opposition to PV as key challenges for 2025
The high cost of capital and growing community opposition to projects will be pressing challenges for the European solar industry in 2025.
European module prices continue to decline in December, says sun.store in latest pv.index report
PV module prices dropped in Europe in December 2024, while the European PV sector remains optimistic about the industry’s long-term growth.
“Significant increase in capital needs” for solar development in Portugal
Speaking at the Solar Finance & Investment Europe conference in London last week, four speakers discussed market trends in Portuguese solar.
Veolia to build 300MW of solar capacity across its landfill sites in France
French land management firm Veolia has launched a project to build 300MW of solar capacity on its landfill sites in France.
“A victim of your own success”: how price cannibalisation could create opportunities for European power
Making new investments into grid infrastructure could be a method of reducing the impact of price cannibalisation on the European energy grid.
‘Huge land scarcity’ impacting solar development in France – SFIE 2024
The combination of strict land legislation, elaborate permitting and a fiercely competitive solar developer market trying to meet ambitious PV deployment targets is causing issues for the French solar market.
“Green bonds fit what’s happening in the market”: financiers on alternative financing options for European solar
Solar financiers need to be more dynamic and flexible, according to panellists at Solar Media’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe event.
“A very strong position”: Spanish solar industry on green hydrogen potential and grid connection issues
Government support will be a key component of the Spanish solar sector, says panellists at the Solar Finance & Investment Europe event.
