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/ROME, December 14, 2023, 10:00 CET, FuturaSun/ FuturaSun, is proud to announce that it has received the prestigious China Awards 2023 in the Top Investors category. This award, now in its 18th edition and organised by Class Editori with the Italy China Council Foundation, annually celebrates the companies that have best grasped the opportunities for exchange between Italy and China. The prize was awarded to FuturaSun in recognition of the extraordinary ability demonstrated in managing investments in China and for building solid relationships with institutions and leading industrial players. FuturaSun’s deep…

/DUBAI, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), December 12, 2023, 9:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ Renewable Market Watch™ participates in the COP28 Conference in Dubai, UAE. COP28 closed today with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance. In a demonstration of global solidarity, negotiators from nearly 200 Parties came together in Dubai with a decision (the UEA Consensus) on the world’s first ‘global stocktake’ to ratchet up…

/DÜSSELDORF, November 28, 2023, 16:00 CET, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ Renewable Market Watch™ participated in the Solar Solutions Düsseldorf trade fair, which brought together over 12,100 experts from the sustainable energy sector in North Rhine-Westphalia and the surrounding regions to exchange knowledge and meet potential business partners. State Secretary Silke Krebs from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia officially opened the trade fair. More than 220 exhibitors presented their products and services in two halls with a total exhibition area of around 20,000…

/BERLIN, November 20, 2023, 9:00 CET, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ Launched under the German G20 Presidency in 2017, the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) has established itself as the key format for dialogue and cooperation between reform-oriented African countries, G20 partners and beyond. Backed by continued support from G20 Leaders and International Organisations, the Compact is firmly anchored in the G20 Finance Track with the Africa Advisory Group under South African-German Co-Chairmanship as its steering body. The CwA contributes to attracting increased private investment in the Compact countries through substantial improvements in the macro, business and financing frameworks.…

/ROTTERDAM, November 16, 2023, 9:00 GMT, SolarPlaza, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ With over 3 GW of combined installed PV capacity and a dazzling market potential of over 30 GW that is just waiting to be unleashed, the Balkan region has a huge appeal for solar professionals. The second edition of the Solarplaza Summit Balkans will connect PV experts and market players from throughout the region (and beyond) to take stock of industry progress, trends, and opportunities.

/MADRID, November 2, 2023, 10:00 GMT, Iberdrola/ Iberdrola has signed a strategic agreement with Masdar, a major renewable energy group based in Abu Dhabi, to co-invest in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. Following confirmation that all the necessary regulatory approvals have been received, Iberdrola will have a majority stake of 51% in the project, which will help to accelerate energy independence in Europe.

/LONDON, September 25, 2023, 8:30 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ The current levels of dependence on fossil fuels, the need to reduce the carbon emissions associated with energy use and the prospects of developing a new and highly innovative European technology sector make distributed solar photovoltaic energy generation increasingly attractive. EU energy ministers agreed at the end of November 2022 on the content of a Council Regulation for a temporary framework to accelerate the permit-granting process and the deployment of renewable energy projects. Reduction of permitting burden shall contribute to corporate PPAs,…

/LONDON, September 7, 2023, 11:00 BST, Shell/ Shell Energy Europe Limited (“Shell”) has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with HANSAINVEST Real Assets to secure 600 megawatts (MW) of capacity at Germany’s largest solar project. Microsoft has already secured 323 MW of this renewable energy capacity from Shell.

/LONDON, September 5, 2023, 9:00 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ The growth of the European solar power market in 2022 has exceeded all expectations. The cumulative installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Europe reached 244.3GW at the end of 2022, which is an almost 23 per cent increase compared to 198.8GW at the end of 2021, according to the recently published study Europe Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Market Outlook 2023 ÷ 2032. Germany was the largest market in 2022, adding 7.9 GW of new capacity, followed by Spain (7.5 GW), Poland (4.9…