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/11th March 2021, Trina Solar/ Trina Solar Co., Ltd., a leading global solar photovoltaic (PV) and smart energy total solution provider, today officially unveiled a new generation of ultra-high power Vertex modules with a single panel power of up to 670W. The series has obtained the IEC certification from TÜV Rheinland after passing complete reliability tests, and realized mass production. This marks an even higher milestone in the PV 6.0 era and demonstrates that 600W+ is unstoppable in the future.

/3rd March 2021, SolarPower Europe/ SolarPower Europe and EIT InnoEnergy launched the European Solar Initiative (ESI), with the support of EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, and French Minister Delegate for Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher. The ESI aims to accelerate Europe’s climate agenda and economic recovery, contributing to the delivery of the European Green Deal’s objectives.

/25th February 2021, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ This is the first-ever made thorough and detailed market report, which offers an incisive and reliable overview of the wind energy sector of Bulgaria for the next long term period 2020 ÷ 2030. The number of fully permitted and ready to build projects is promptly increasing. This study is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the economics and regulation of the industry.

/28th January 2021, Vanora Bennett, EBRD, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ The Organisations behind the Platform Initiative in Support of Coal Regions in Transition in Western Balkans and Ukraine agreed to join efforts to support the transition away from coal and towards a low-carbon and climate-resilient future in the Western Balkans and Ukraine. Participants including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),World Bank Group, the College of Europe (Natolin campus), the Energy Community Secretariat, the European Commission and the government of Poland kicked off discussions on how to support the regions in phasing out…

/12th January 2021, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ This is the first-ever made a thorough and detailed market report, which offers an incisive and reliable overview of the wind energy sector of Central East Europe (CEE) and South-East Europe (SEE) countries for the next long term period 2020 ÷ 2030. The number of fully permitted and ready to build projects is promptly increasing. This study is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the economics and regulation of the industry. The small wind market segment for turbines below 500 KW in many countries…

/23rd December 2020, STEAG, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ The German company STEAG sells its Romanian onshore Wind Farm Crucea to the Romanian producer of renewable energies Hidroelectrica. This has to be seen in connection with the strategic realignment of STEAG, concerning the new company’s strategy to focus on the French wind energy market. STEAG currently operates wind farms in both France and Germany. 

/21st December 2020, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ The technical and economic potential for clean power generation from solar PV, wind, and bioenergy in Ukraine is considerable. Broader development of renewable energy would also play an essential role in existing policy goals of reducing the dependency on imported natural gas and diversification of the more secure energy supply. Ukrainian solar and wind power sectors scored remarkable progress between 2012 and 2020. 

/7th December 2020, Brussels/ Corporate Cumulative PPA capacities in Europe: So far, Europe has seen a cumulative 11.1 gigawatt (GW) of contracted renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) by volume. That’s a significant increase compared to the 2.2 GW of cumulative PPA capacity in 2016. There is an increasing trend in PPAs signed in Europe annually (s. Figure 1) with a total of 145 PPAs signed in Europe to date. The demand for renewable energies spans across Europe with PPAs signed in as much as 13 different countries: Italy, Poland, France,…

/7th December 2020, Brussels/ Corporate renewable electricity sourcing in Europe has shown continuous growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating the resilience and potential of Europe’s renewable energy sector. In November 2020, the cumulative contracted volume of corporate renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Europe reached the 11 GW mark, up from just 2.2 GW by the end of 2016 and with a record 3 GW contracted in 2020 alone. This shows that more and more companies are stepping up to the challenge of reducing carbon emissions with renewable electricity, in line…