21/12/2022 (Agence Europe) – Solar power capacity in the European Union has risen to a record 41.4 GW in 2022, an increase of 47% compared to 2021 (28.1 GW of installed capacity), SolarPower Europe, an organisation representing the European solar industry, said on Monday 19 December. According to its report, Germany remains the largest solar market in Europe in 2022 with 7.9 GW of new capacity, followed by Spain (7.5 GW), Poland (4.9 GW), the Netherlands (4.0 GW) and France (2.7 GW). In 2022, 26 of the 27 EU Member States deployed more solar than in the previous year. These figures make SolarPower Europe optimistic. “We are by far outperforming our own forecasts from a year ago”, said CEO Walburga Hemetsberger. According to the organisation, the annual growth of the solar energy market will continue and exceed 50 GW of new capacity in 2023, reaching 85 GW in 2026. To access the report: https://aeur.eu/f/4qz (DG)