Elawan Energy closes financing on 1.3GW renewables portfolio in Spain
Renewables developer Elawan Energy has closed a €760 million financing on a 1.3GW solar PV, wind and battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in Spain.
Hourly matching could reshape Europe’s solar PPA market
Speaking to PV Tech Premium, Renewabl CEO JP Cerda discusses how hourly matching is reshaping Europe’s corporate solar PPA market.
European premium PV module prices keep rising, bifacial TOPCon cools off
The price of PV modules in Europe has continued the upward trend in June 2026, except for the bifacial TOPCon segment.
ES Foundry completes 2GW solar cell expansion in South Carolina
US solar cell manufacturer ES Foundry has completed the expansion of a 2GW solar cell production line at its Greenwood, South Carolina facility.
European battery & BESS manufacturing gets boost with Eni Storage and Hithium gigafactory milestones in Italy, Spain
Eni Storage Systems has broken ground on a gigafactory in Italy set to build LFP cells for energy storage applications, while Chinese firm Hithium has won an €80 million grant from the Spanish government for a battery and BESS plant there.
New national standards for China’s PV sector set to phase out sub-630W modules and conventional polysilicon products
Chinese authorities have issued new national standards governing the energy and conversion efficiencies of PV modules, polysilicon production and inverters.
Engie agrees offtake deal with developer for 625MWh of Spain BESS
Power firm Engie has entered into a long-term flexibility purchase agreement with developer Ignis for 625MWh of BESS capacity in Spain.
Spain awards €162 million to clean energy manufacturing
The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded more than €160 million (US$183 million) in funding to 40 clean energy manufacturing projects, three of which are for solar PV.
US solar rush intensifies as ‘safe harbour’ deadline triggers procurement shift
As the 4 July safe harbour deadline nears, VDE Americas’ Lisa Casey says US solar is at a decisive but nuanced turning point.
Spain allocates €104 million to EV infrastructure and fleets
In total, €97 million was allocated for the installation of EV charging stations across all 15 peninsular autonomous communities.