Articles written by Andreas Walstad

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Markets & Policy
Impacts of the EU inverter ban The European Commission (EC) is restricting European Union funding to solar projects using Chinese-made inverters, due to the perceived risks of cyberattacks and blackouts. But are European suppliers ready to scale up production and challenge China’s monopoly? Andreas Walstad reports.
Andreas Walstad
Jun 25, 2026
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Moldova embraces solar following gas cutoff With electricity imports from the breakaway region of Transnistria now completely cut off, solar power has a key role to play in Moldova’s quest for energy independence and decarbonization efforts.
Andreas Walstad
Nov 03, 2025
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EU to shore up PPA support The European Commission has presented ideas on how to boost power purchase agreements (PPAs) to shield corporate and industrial clean electricity buyers from price volatility while decarbonizing their energy supply.
Andreas Walstad
Apr 01, 2025
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Solar central to European building rules The European Union’s revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), which came into force in spring 2024, lends substantial support to solar on building structures. Andreas Walstad asks whether this is sufficient to trigger a widespread revamp of Europe’s aging, energy-inefficient building stock.
Andreas Walstad
Nov 05, 2024
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Markets & Policy
EU set to dig into raw materials supply The European Union has drawn up new regulations to boost the domestic mining of raw materials and support production of renewable energy products and materials at home. Will it be enough to incentivize investment, or will Europe trail other major economies, such as the United States and China?
Andreas Walstad
Jun 15, 2024
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Making its mark on materials The European Union has drawn up new regulations to boost the domestic mining of raw materials and support production of renewable energy products and materials at home. Will it be enough to incentivize investment, or will Europe trail other major economies, such as the United States and China?
Andreas Walstad
Jun 10, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Weekend Read: Race to the top A flurry of clean energy announcements in the European Union this year bodes well for the expansion of renewables but there will be a race against time to get key legislation adopted before next summer’s European elections.
Andreas Walstad
Jun 17, 2023
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Race to the top A flurry of clean energy announcements in the European Union this year bodes well for the expansion of renewables but there will be a race against time to get key legislation adopted before next summer’s European elections, reports Andreas Walstad, from Brussels.
Andreas Walstad
Jun 09, 2023
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Applications & Installations
Weekend read: Is EU doing enough? The European Union has set ambitious targets for solar PV expansion but is Brussels designing the right policies to support growth? Andreas Walstad investigates.
Andreas Walstad
Jan 07, 2023
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