11 May 2023
ETIP PV Conference 2023: EU’s solar PV innovation requires more ambition and investment
On 10 and 11 May, around 150 participants attended the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) conference in Brussels.
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9 May 2023
Europe Day 2023: Celebrating the European Year of Skills
On Europe Day 2023, the EU officially launches the European Year of Skills which will focus on investing in the skills of all European citizens in preparation for the green and digital transition.
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3 May 2023
What is the EU's RES Booster?
As a response to the current energy security and climate threats, the European Commission approved new emergency regulation to accelerate renewables in Europe.
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14 April 2023
Menlo Electric and the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation to install solar for a Ukrainian school
Under our 'Solar Supports Ukraine Campaign,' SolarPower Europe members Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation and Menlo Electric will jointly develop a solar and storage installation for the Bucha, Lyceum No. 3 school, one of the projects which we are fundraising for.
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12 April 2023
National solar associations gather in Brussels
On 6 April, SolarPower Europe hosted representatives of Europe’s national solar associations at our offices in Brussels for a solar strategy day.
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6 April 2023
Joining forces to communicate Europe’s solar story
On 8 March 2023, SolarPower Europe launched the Solar Communications Forum during the SolarPower Summit. This initiative provides a forum for communications professionals to discuss, coordinate and align on solar communications.
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13 March 2023
SolarWeek: The race is on!
From 5th -10th March, we celebrated a stellar solar week in Brussels. The race to a solar-powered Europe is on, and we are getting ready to overcome all hurdles, sprinting towards the 1 TW solar finish line.
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9 March 2023
SolarPower Europe launches Solar Jobs Guide
SolarPower Europe launched its Solar Jobs Guide at SolarPower Europe’s SolarPower Summit during a session on ‘Workers and Skills: Getting Ready for Solar.
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Women and solar
For International Women's Day, discover how solar energy is helping address inequality across the world.
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24 February 2023
Ukraine war, one year on: Solar Supports Ukraine
Today marks exactly one year since Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine. One year on, continued support to Ukraine has never been more important. That is why, in December of 2022, SolarPower Europe, the German Solar Industry Association (BSW), and the Ukrainian Solar Energy Association (ASEU), launched a widespread donation campaign, ‘Solar Supports Ukraine.’
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2 February 2023
Solar Quality Summit Europe 2023
The Solar Quality Summit Europe 2023 took place in Barcelona from the 24-25 January. The conference, organised by SolarPower Europe and Intersolar, brought together over 200 stakeholders in solar quality management, including investors, service providers and technology providers.
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25 January 2023
SolarSaves: Supporting Europeans through the energy crisis
The SolarSaves campaign aims to show the versatility of solar, and how it can really benefit everyone as well as helping Europe meet energy security and climate goals.
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21 December 2022
EU solar energy associations launch €300,000 Ukraine fundraising campaign
On 22 December, the German Solar Industry Association (BSW), SolarPower Europe and the Ukrainian Solar Energy Association (ASEU) launched a widespread donation campaign, ‘Solar Supports Ukraine’ to support Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and the citizens of Ukraine.
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15 December 2022
A new way of working
This has been a big year for SolarPower Europe. Solar installation records have been broken across the continent and power from the sun has been recognised as the kingpin for achieving a transition to clean energy for our security and climate. In light of these advancements, we have restructured our workstreams to best represent the priorities of the sector.
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12 December 2022
Shining a light on sustainability
As solar supercharges in Europe and across the world, the focus is on sustainable growth of the sector. One key element of this is ensuring solar not only protects, but nurtures and promotes biodiversity. We talk to Lightsource bp's Director of Environmental & Social Planning, Penny Laurenson, about their initiatives.
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9 December 2022
The launch of the European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance and the synergies with ETIP PV
On 9 December 2022, the European Commission launched the European Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Industry Alliance at a high-level conference in Brussels.
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2 December 2022
Passion for solar - the first ever #SolarWorksFair!
On Thursday 1st December, SolarPower Europe hosted its first ever #SolarWorksFair, bringing together the solar industry, education providers and job seekers in one virtual space for informative sessions, networking opportunities and more!
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24 November 2022
EDAMA, GIZ Jordan, SolarPower Europe launch Solar Deployment and Operation Guidelines for Jordan
At the Solar Quality Assurance and Digitalisation Conference, SolarPower Europe, together with EDAMA and the Jordanian Association for Energy, Water & Environment -GIZ Jordan launched guidelines for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of solar projects and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Best Practice Guidelines.
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17 November 2022
SolarPower Europe joins EU Pact for Skills
On 16 November, SolarPower Europe CEO Walburga Hemetsberger participated virtually at the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL) of the European Commission’s first ever annual flagship event, the European Employment and Social Rights Forum, in Brussels.
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3 November 2022
COP27: SolarPower Europe Activities
From the 7th to 18th November 2022, members of the SolarPower Europe team will be in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), participating in discussions about how solar is leading the transition to clean energy, vastly reducing our emissions and providing energy security for all.
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2 November 2022
Sustainable Solar Europe 2022: how can we ensure sustainable growth?
Sustainable Solar Europe is our new flagship event, co-organised with Intersolar. The conference took place in Brussels on 27 October.
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13 October 2022
Global Solar PV Supply Chains: Quo Vadis Europa?
On 11 October, SolarPower Europe organised a webinar where we heard from industry experts and key decision-makers on the state of play regarding solar PV supply chains around the world, what the latest policy developments are, and what this means for Europe.
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7 October 2022
RE-Source 2022: Over 1000 key players gather for Europe's premier PPAs and onsite sourcing event
This was a record year for the RE-Source event with over 240 buyers present, more than doubling the numbers from the previous year.
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4 October 2022
The first ever Africa Renewables Investment Summit: A rundown of the event
From 26th to 29th September 2022, members from SolarPower Europe’s International Cooperation team made their way to Cape Town, South Africa for the inaugural Africa Renewables Investment Summit (ARIS).
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30 September 2022
SolarPower Europe at European Sustainable Energy Week 2022
The European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is the biggest annual event which takes place in September to recognise initiatives to save energy, and move towards renewables for cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy.
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23 September 2022
#SolarJobsWeek 2022: A week of everything solar jobs!
This was a week dedicated to raising awareness around the wide variety of career opportunities available in the solar sector and the announcement of the upcoming #SolarWorks projects we have been working on.
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12 September 2022
A new Ember report unveils Europe’s record solar summer
In this latest report by Ember, they highlight the new records set in Europe for solar generation over the summer months. 18 of the 27 EU Member States set new solar generation records, equating to 99.4 TWh of solar electricity – a 28% increase from summer 2021.
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8 September 2022
RE-Source 2022: Direct sourcing of renewables – the key for Europe’s energy competitiveness, security and climate goals
The RE-Source event is the largest annual gathering in Europe of renewable energy buyers and suppliers. With more markets opening up to the corporate renewable sourcing opportunity, RE-Source 2022 is the perfect platform to network, learn and do business with key players from the renewable energy world.
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31 August 2022
Join us at Africa Renewables Investment Summit (ARIS)
SolarPower Europe are working with the African Solar Industry Association (AFSIA), the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and RenewAfrica, supported by GET.invest, to organise Africa Renewables Investment Summit.
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29 July 2022
SolarWorks Shorlisted for Digital Communication Award 2022
SolarPower Europe’s SolarWorks Campaign has been shortlisted for the Digital Communications Awards 2022.
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19 July 2022
SolarPower Europe’s Emerging Markets meet with the Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority
In the run up to COP27, SolarPower Europe’s Emerging Markets met with the Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority to present report on solar investment opportunities in the Middle East.
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7 July 2022
IEA: Exponential Solar PV Growth Needs Diversified Supply Chains
The world should strengthen and diversify solar panel supply chains to secure the net-zero transition, the International Energy Agency has said in a new report this week.
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1 July 2022
Energy Security Needs Energy Storage: Outcome of Renewables + Storage event
Breakthrough Energy, EASE, SolarPower Europe, and WindEurope jointly organised the event “Energy security needs energy storage” in Brussels on 30 June 2022. The event discussed the role of energy storage in the European Commission’s REPowerEU Action Plan, its energy response to the war in Ukraine.
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31 May 2022
SolarPower Europe and Vietnam Clean Energy Association agree new partnership
Ahead of a new SolarPower Europe report on the country, SolarPower Europe and the Vietnam Clean Energy Association sign a new collaboration agreement.
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23 May 2022
Commission launches interest survey for projects in clean tech manufacturing and pilots for deep decarbonisation technologies
The Commission will double the funding for the next large-scale call, planned to open this autumn, to around €3 billion.
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4 May 2022
SolarPower Europe at Intersolar Europe 2022
The SolarPower Europe team will be attending Intersolar Europe in Munich next week (9-12 May 2022), we can't wait to meet our members, partners and colleagues again!
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29 April 2022
New podcast: Live from SolarPower Summit 2022
SolarPower Europe’s Shine On podcast is back! In this special episode, we report live from the SolarPower Summit 2022, which took place on 31st March in Brussels.
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29 April 2022
SolarPower Summit 2022: Key solar takeaways
One month on, we are taking a look back at the SolarPower Summit – our first in-person summit in 2 years gathering key solar stakeholders to confer on how to take solar to the next level in Europe.
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22 April 2022
IPCC Report on Mitigating Climate Change
The IPCC's 6th Assessment outlines the climate mitigation options available to us now, highlighting solar as a key player in achieving our climate goals.
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13 February 2022
European Solar Initiative – One Year On
As part of the EU Industry Days 2022 the European Commission and solar industry came together to reflect on the progress of the European Solar Initiative.
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8 February 2022
How do we reach next-level solar? Find out at SolarPower Summit 2022
2022 is set to be another bright year for solar as we continue to lead the energy transition in Europe.
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8 February 2022
EU Solar Strategy: Public consultation is open!
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on solar energy in the EU, as part of the preparation of a new strategy on solar energy, due for publication later this year.
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1 February 2022
Interview with Solar Team Eindhoven: “By using our greatest energy source, the sun, we can make mobility not about energy consumption rather energy production"
SolarPower Europe had the pleasure of speaking with an inspiring group of young innovators from Eindhoven who have designed and created their own ‘Self-sustaining House on Wheels’, a solar-powered motorhome!
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31 January 2022
2022: The Year of Terawatt Solar
Bright news is on the horizon, with solar set to reach another key milestone this year. In a new dawn for the sector, global installed solar generation capacity is expected to reach 1.1 TW in 2022, with the TW frontier being crossed for the first time in spring 2022.
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