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EU publishes draft terms of 4th hydrogen auction The European Commission has published draft terms and conditions for the fourth European Hydrogen Bank auction, planned for end-2026 with a €500 million budget. The procurement exercise will maintain competitive bidding and fixed-premium support while introducing strengthened eligibility requirements, including electrolyzer supply-chain resilience, cybersecurity, ans state aid compliance.
Emiliano Bellini
Jul 10, 2026
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‘Never underestimate the impact you can have, whatever your role’ This week, Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Lindsay Dixon, Corporate Partnerships Manager at the UK’s SolarAid. She highlights how solar energy is not only a powerful tool for decarbonisation but also a pathway to inclusion—improving health, education, safety, and livelihoods for underserved communities. Through strong partnerships, women’s empowerment, and locally driven solutions, solar can create lasting social and economic impact.
Women in Solar+ Europe
Jul 10, 2026
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Switzerland deploys 1.33 GW of solar in 2025 Switzerland’s PV market added 1.33 GW of new capacity in 2025, bringing cumulative installations to 9.5 GW, while solar generation covered 13.71% of electricity demand.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 10, 2026
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Ukraine updates solar feed-in tariffs Ukraine has approved new feed-in tariffs for solar installations belonging to residents, small businesses and energy cooperatives. The new rates are set to be in place until the end of 2029.
Patrick Jowett
Jul 09, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Agrivoltaic facility supplies traction power directly to Austrian rail network Austria has inaugurated its first tracking agrivoltaic system designed to feed solar power directly into the railway grid. The 6.6 MW facility in Donnerskirchen combines renewable energy generation, organic farming, and biodiversity measures on the same site.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 09, 2026
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Ban on high-risk PV inverters to impact 14% of EU solar demand to 2030 Wood Mackenzie is forecasting that an EU funding ban on projects using solar inverters from China and other countries deemed high risk will impact 14% of EU solar demand through to 2030, as well as 12% of energy storage deployments.
Patrick Jowett
Jul 09, 2026
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Notes from the field Across Europe, North America and high-latitude regions in Asia, agricultural operators face rising energy demand, volatile markets and increasing dependence on electrically driven processes. So why isn’t agricultural solar more popular? Based on her observations on an alpine dairy farm in Austria, complemented by additional insights from other farms in the region, Austrian agriculture consultant Maria Weissenböck finds there is a gap in approaches. Farms tend to approach solar as a risk management decision rather than as an energy transition measure.
Maria Weissenböck
Jul 09, 2026
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Research & Development
Grid expansion, storage, flexibility lag behind Europe’s renewables growth New report from the European Climate Neutrality Observatory says the grid expansion, electricity storage and flexibility needed to use renewable power at scale in Europe is not moving fast enough.
Patrick Jowett
Jul 08, 2026
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Netherlands allocates 773 MW of solar in 2025 subsidy round The Netherlands has backed 86 solar projects under the 2025 round of its government subsidy scheme for large-scale renewable energy projects.
Patrick Jowett
Jul 07, 2026