Featured in Weathering the storm in 2022 – 12-2022

EU set to raise the roof

The European Commission has proposed ambitious plans to rapidly introduce a solar rooftop mandate. However, with member states expected to introduce exemptions and house-price-linked dissent in the parliamentary chamber, the PV industry is waiting on the final shape of the directive, as SolarPower Europe CEO Walburga Hemetsberger explains.

COP27 is done. The International Renewable Energy Agency warns that the 5.4 TW of clean energy by 2030 ambition is only half of what’s needed to keep the Paris Agreement alive. And citizens and businesses are grappling with crippling energy bills.With the stakes having never been higher, solar on buildings offers an immediate solution to …

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