Our initiatives
March 31, 2025The Ministry of Environment and Energy Security will reactivate the selection process for agrivoltaic systems on April 1. Regulatory adjustments are being made following the limited results of the first call, which allocated only 4% of the planned target.
March 31, 2025The association has published two new flexibility reports based on the Solar 2040 Mission, which highlight the role of storage in achieving true energy security in Europe. The announcements were made during the SolarPower Summit held in Brussels.
March 28, 2025Driven by geopolitical pressure, EU funding and expanding grid networks, countries such as Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria are leading an unprecedented solar boom. “The fastest source to connect today is solar PV,” states Alejandro Diego Rosell, Director of Energy at Nuvix Consulting, in conversation with Strategic Energy Europe.
March 28, 2025In 2024, Germany approved around 2,400 new wind turbines, representing 14 GW of additional installed capacity and an 85% increase compared to the previous year. However, regional disparities and regulatory complexity continue to slow down the permitting process. While some states approve projects in under a year, others take three to four years to complete the process.
March 28, 2025Over 12,000 companies are currently on a waiting list to connect to the Dutch power grid. The government is working with grid operators, the ACM and market players on more than 100 measures to increase capacity as quickly as possible. All actions are to be finalised by the end of April.
March 28, 2025The private sector warns that the new criteria fall short of expectations, prioritizing budget savings over project maturity. They will seek to modify this point during the appeals process.
March 28, 2025On March 26, the French government published a comprehensive reform of the S21 tariff scheme for rooftop solar installations up to 500 kWc. The changes include new eligibility criteria, segmented tariffs, industrial resilience requirements, and the opening to simplified auction mechanisms. The renewable sector warns about uncertainty and negative impacts on self-consumption.
March 28, 2025The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and SolarPower Europe have united in a strategic partnership to advance sustainability within the European football community. Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe, said: “Solar and football already energise communities and nations across Europe – they’re a perfect match. We’re proud to take a natural step in working with UEFA to support their 2030 sustainability goals.”
March 27, 2025As part of the Leaders SEC interview series, Jacopo Tosoni, Head of Policy at EASE, affirms that energy storage projects in Europe are already commercially viable due to battery price drops of up to double digits between 2023 and 2024. “We will see larger, longer-duration, and increasingly co-located projects,” he emphasizes. Although the sector is advancing, it still faces regulatory and fiscal challenges that limit its full deployment.
March 27, 202570 GW of new renewable capacity in 2024 in the european continent, reaching a total of 848,627 MW and consolidating a 9% year-on-year growth, according to a report from IRENA. Germany led the ranking with 161 GW, followed by Spain with 88 GW, France with 74 GW, and Italy with 72 GW. On a global scale, solar energy added 451 new GW last year, 58 GW of which were in Europe.
