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🆕 Incoming EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen gets our vote! 🗳 Following his hearing at the European Parliament today, our Head of Regulatory Affairs, Naomi Chevillard said: "Mr. Jørgensen is focussed on realising – not reopening – the 2030 climate and renewables targets. In the first 100 days of the new Commission, they will present a plan to accelerate independence from Russian fossil fuels. To achieve this, we have the short-term solutions named by Jørgensen: renewables and grids, and they need to be delivered ‘on steroids’. This will be underpinned by system flexibility, which the Commissioner-designate rightly says is ‘about bringing down [energy] prices.’" Read our full reaction 👇 https://lnkd.in/eHZjbVeq #LetsFlex #SolarforEurope #ElectrifyNow #100daystoElectrify 📸© European Union 2024 - Source : EP

🆕 SolarPower Europe launches its Agrisolar Handbook   The Agrisolar Handbook is a key tool for supporting both the farming sector and solar developers, to address climate, energy, and food security concerns.   The paper identifies ten archetypes for supporting profitable business models of agrisolar, as well as showcasing agrisolar’s multiple benefits for the farming and energy sectors, including:   🌾 Up to 60% crop yield increase 🌡 Up to +7°C increase of soil temperatures during cold weather periods, and up to – 6 °C decrease of soil temperatures during hot periods 🐝 Up to 60% increase in pollinators observed on one project   “The future of farming is critical to the EU's food independence and resilience. Agrisolar systems boost the farm’s revenue, which can support productive and sustainable investments, and strengthens the farm’s climate resilience on its energy transition journey.” - Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO SolarPower Europe   The report will be presented to industry experts and policymakers today at #AgriVoltaicsIFE in Madrid.   Read the press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4sFDDd7 Intersolar Conexio-PSE Metabolic

💵 Tripling #renewables target requires $1.5 trillion investment annually between 2024-2030. Last month, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), COP28 UAE, COP29 Azerbaijan, Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan, Government of Brazil, and Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), released the official progress report on tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency at Pre-#COP29 in Baku.   The report reveals that there are significant gaps in progress towards tripling #renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030. Countries' upcoming Nationally Determined Contributions (#NDCs) must close the gap.   Some key takeaways include:   ➡ Renewable energy capacity must grow from 3.9 TW to 11.2 TW by 2030.   ➡ Current national plans are projected to leave a global collective gap of 3.8 TW by 2030, falling short of the goal by 34%.   ➡ Global collaboration and innovative financing are key, especially for emerging and developing economies (#EMDEs).   National governments must act now, and increase investments to deliver our 1.5°C climate goal!   Read the report 👇  https://lnkd.in/e3FNtXMQ   #NowDeliverChange #3xRenewables #SolarCanDeliver Global Solar Council (GSC)

"Farmers want to have more biodiversity, they want to reduce emissions, but they also need to make a living. When there are positives like agrisolar, this is huge." 🚜 Our second episode of #SolarSessions is here! ☀ Seán Kelly MEP joined member Eva Vandest from Amarenco and our previous Senior Policy Advisor Jonathan Bonadio for a discussion on the benefits of #agrisolar. With farmers facing increasing challenges due to climate change, agrisolar and #AgriPV offer many benefits in the form of increased crop yield 🌾, improved biodiversity 🐝 and provide additional revenue streams 💶 Watch the full conversation here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHayDj2D

Ushering in the Mediterranean's terawatt transformation! 🌅   Alongside dozens of global and regional stakeholders, we're supporting the MEDSEC: The MED Climate Dialogue's #TeraMED campaign, calling for 1 TW of renewable energy capacity in the Mediterranean region by 2030. 🎯   🤝 Support from all stakeholders is needed to call governments to action, enhancing cooperation at #COP29, and improving nationally determined contributions (#NDCs) to secure #3xRenewables by 2030, and guarantee our net-zero future by 2050.   Support the campaign 👇 https://lnkd.in/d3xgbHaM   #NowDeliverChange   International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) Global Solar Council (GSC)

What is energy system flexibility & why does it matter for European #solar? ☀   Flexibility makes low-cost, clean, #solar energy shine 24/7 🕰   In our latest #LetsFlex video 🎥, our Senior Technical Advisor, Catarina Augusto explains what a flexible energy system is, why it matters, and how it helps lower energy bills.   Flexibility technologies like battery storage and smart charging stations will drive down energy costs 💰 and boost Europe’s #competitiveness, slashing energy prices by 25% by 2030 👇

Did somebody say the C word...? 👀🎄 On #WorldCitiesDay, take a look back to our #SolarSessions conversation with Benedetta Scuderi MEP on the topic of solar jobs and the role of cities and local communities in the energy transition. We asked "If you had a Christmas wish list for the European Commission to support cities, what would it be?" 🎁 Here's the response 👇 Watch the full discussion with Energy Cities and FEDARENE here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e53gpJXa #SolarCities #LetsFlex

🆕 Global clean tech investment boomed by 50% in 2023 - with solar PV + batteries receiving 80% of annual investment ☀🔋 Out today, the new International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Technology Perspectives report 📚 introduces an analysis on the interplay between energy, industrial and trade policies for the first time. Our Deputy CEO, Dries Acke, said: “This report underlines the massive economic potential of solar PV manufacturing, and serves as clear evidence that Europe must pursue a strong solar industrial strategy... Europe cannot afford to give up on reshoring solar manufacturing." Read our full reaction 👇 https://lnkd.in/djMFH4HN #MakeSolarEU

Biodiversity is essential for sustaining life on Earth 🌍 Listen to our 🆕 episode of Shine On Policycast, where host Bethany Meban is joined by Lina D., Policy Advisor for Sustainability at SolarPower Europe, to discuss nature-inclusive solar. In the episode, we discuss the biodiversity benefits of nature-inclusive solar parks, and policy recommendations for allowing this dual land-use technology to thrive across Europe, as outlined in our recent joint policy paper with The Nature Conservancy. 🎧 Listen to the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/eNTBgKJ8

Who is more likely to... listen to Shine On Policycast? 🎙   New episode out tomorrow! Bethany Meban and Lina D. will be discussing all things nature and solar, diving into the findings and recommendations of our latest policy paper in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy.   Stay tuned 👀 P.S. who doesn't know Solar Power by Lorde? 🤷♀️