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‘Show up and take the chances, is better to be too loud than to regret not showing up at all’ This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Jana Plananska, founder of Switzerland’s Jana Plananska Mobility Solutions GmbH. She says Childcare support and flexible working arrangements are essential for attracting and retaining diverse talent, particularly women, while enabling continued career development. Extending flexibility to all employees promotes shared childcare responsibilities, creating a more inclusive workplace and advancing gender equality.
Women in Solar+ Europe
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Albania’s solar market shifts toward storage, market integration Albania’s solar market is continuing to develop with a growing project pipeline alongside new regulations that are reshaping its electricity market, setting the groundwork for storage deployments and improving conditions for self-producers.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 27, 2026
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Applications & Installations
AI optimizer to trade Baltic hybrid solar-storage assets Finnish battery optimizer Capalo AI has partnered with Danish developer European Energy to provide trading and market-access services for two hybrid solar-plus-storage projects in Lithuania and Latvia.
Brian Publicover
Aug 26, 2026
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High gas prices, lower solar output drive up European electricity costs Analysis by AleaSoft Energy Forecasting finds the weekly average electricity price was above €110 ($128.35)/MWh across major European markets last week as TTF gas futures prices reached their highest level since January 2023.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 26, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Portugal’s largest solar plant enters administration amid low output, falling power prices Welink Energy Portugal 2 UK, owner of Portugal’s 220 MW Solara4 solar plant, entered administration after weak generation, low wholesale power prices, technical issues and rising costs strained revenues and cash flow. The plant remains operational as administrators seek performance improvements and a potential sale.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Aug 25, 2026
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Greece introduces new spatial planning rules for PV Greece has introduced a new spatial planning framework for renewable energy and storage, tightening siting rules for PV and expanding protected areas. The rules cap PV land use at 1.5% in each of 74 regional units but exempt permitted projects.
Ilias Tsagas
Aug 25, 2026
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Moldova simplifies rules governing solar, heat pumps, storage systems Legislative changes in Moldova allow solar panels, heat pumps and energy storage systems to be installed without a building permit or urban planning certificate under certain circumstances.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 24, 2026
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Research & Development
Researchers use virtual reality to increase understanding of agrivoltaics Research from Denmark finds using immersive virtual reality can help citizens understand the dual-use logic of agrivoltaics. Participants in the research evaluated agrivoltaics as greener, more innovative and at least as acceptable as conventional solar parks.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 24, 2026
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Norway installs 43 MW of solar in January-July As Norway’s cumulative solar capacity moves closer to 1 GW, the country’s C&I market accounts for the majority of new installations while its residential market stalls.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 24, 2026