Europe shines in time of crisis

European solar is on a tear. High electricity prices have spooked consumers who are looking to shore up supply and governments have acted on decarbonization goals to provide clear support for solar development. Remarkably, not only is this big marketplace growing swiftly, it is also expanding far and wide.

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Gwénaëlle Deboutte, Jonathan Gifford, Marija Maisch, Mark Hutchins, Pilar Sánchez Molina, Sandra Enkhardt, Sergio Matalucci

09 Jun 2023

Markets & Policy

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Cometh the hour, cometh PV. In a time of crisis, European solar has shone.In a statement issued for the one-year anniversary of the European Commission’s EUSolar Strategy, Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of trade body SolarPower Europe, says annual PV installations grew to 41 GW in 2022. She also noted the EU’s expanded ambition for solar of …

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