Arriba Technologies, a UK heating and cooling specialist, has developed a solar-integrated heating and cooling unit with a DC electrical system, all in a single package. It is installed at a 750 kW plant at Cambridge’s Rosie Hospital and won the Lighthouse Heat Pump Award at the European Heat Pump Association’s heat pump forum in September.

Danish energy supplier Better Energy has completed its first large-scale solar project in Sweden, a 24 MW facility in the southern part of the country. It has secured 10-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with three Swedish companies for the energy.

Montel Analytics says that solar production reached a record high in Europe during the third quarter of 2024. However, the company warns that rising solar and wind production, coupled with a lack of demand-side response, has led to an increase in negative and zero day-ahead prices across the continent.

Pexapark, a Swiss-based provider of reference prices and market intelligence for renewable energy, says European developers signed 23 power purchase agreements (PPAs) totaling 1.03 GW in September. The total volume of PPAs across the first nine months of 2024 stands at 11.4 GW.

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting says an increase in average weekly electricity prices across most major European electricity markets last week was due to a decrease in solar and wind production and an increase in electricity demand.

Niger Electricity Co. has asked consultants to submit expressions of interest for feasibility, environmental, and social impact studies for a 60 MW solar-plus-storage project in western Niger. The deadline is Dec. 2.

Cleantech specialist Ameresco is installing a 6,500 sqm array of ultra-thin solar panels on the London Stadium. Once complete, the installation will generate 0.85 million kWh of electricity per year – enough to power all of the stadium’s sporting and music events.

Alight and 3Flash have signed a joint development agreement for a 120 MW solar project in southeastern Finland. Work is expected to begin early next year, with commissioning scheduled for 2027.

The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources’ 2025 budget proposal sets a target of 22.6 GW of installed solar by the end of next year, up from around 18.8 GW this year. The ministry also plans to increase the share of domestic resources in electricity production, while reducing the share of natural gases.

The Philippines’ Department of Energy says that at least 105 renewable energy projects, including 53 solar projects, face termination for failing to comply with timelines.