Solar power has a small but growing role in electricity production in the United Kingdom.
EDF Renewables is a wholly owned subsidiary of the French utility EDF Group, specializing in renewable energy production. As an integrated operator, the Group develops and finances the construction of renewable energy facilities, and manages operations and maintenance for its own account and for third parties.
Solar power in Greece has been driven by a combination of government incentives and equipment cost reductions. The installation boom started in the late 2000s with feed-in tariffs has evolved into a market featuring auctions, power purchase agreements, and self-generation. The country's relatively high level of solar insolation is an advantage boosting the effectiveness of solar panels; within Europe, Greece receives 50% more solar irradiation than Germany.
The installed capacity of wind power in Hungary was 329 MW as of April 2011. Most of wind farms are in the Kisalföld region.
Solar power in France including overseas territories reached an installed capacity figure of 11.2 GW in 2020, and rose further to 17.1 GW at the end of 2022. Government plans announced in 2022 foresee solar PV capacity in France rising to 100 GW by 2050.
Solar power in Mexico has the potential to produce vast amounts of energy. 70% of the country has an insolation of greater than 4.5 kWh/m2/day. Using 15% efficient photovoltaics, a square 25 km (16 mi) on each side in the state of Chihuahua or the Sonoran Desert could supply all of Mexico's electricity.
Solar power in South Africa includes photovoltaics (PV) as well as concentrated solar power (CSP). As of July 2024, South Africa had 2,287 MW of installed utility-scale PV solar power capacity in its grid, in addition to 5,791 MW of rooftop solar and 500 MW of CSP. Installed capacity is expected to reach 8,400 MW by 2030.
Solar power in Belgium reached an installed capacity of 9.9 GW at the end of 2023, an increase of 1.8 GW from 2022.
Solarpark Senftenberg/Schipkau is a 166 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Germany near the border of Senftenberg and Schipkau. The plant was built on the now closed Meuro lignite mine and is the country's largest solar park. It was named POWER-GEN International solar project of the year in 2012.
Solar power in the Netherlands has an installed capacity of around 23,904 megawatt (MW) of photovoltaics as of the end of 2023. Around 4,304 MW of new capacity was installed during 2023.
Mount Signal Solar, also known as Imperial Valley Solar Project, is a 794 MWp (614 MWAC) photovoltaic power station west of Calexico, California, United States, in the southern Imperial Valley, near the Mexican border. The facility is being developed and constructed by 8minutenergy Renewables in three phases, with two completed as of 2018. At full build-out, it will be one of the world's largest PV solar farms with a capacity of about 800 MWp (600 MWAC). The project has been supported by several environmental groups, as the power station was built on low productivity farmland.
While being a major oil producing country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken steps to introduce solar power on a large scale. However, solar power still accounts for a small share of energy production in the country. The country was the 6th top carbon dioxide emitter per capita in the world in 2009, with 40.31 tonnes, but is planning to generate half of its electrical energy by 2050 from solar and nuclear sources, targeting 44% renewables, 38% gas, 12% coal, and 6% nuclear energy sources.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is a solar park spread over a total area of 77 km2 (30 sq mi) in Saih Al-Dahal, about 50 km (31 mi) south of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Avantus, formerly known as 8minute Solar Energy, is an American photovoltaic (PV) developer of utility-scale PV power plants and energy storage.
Felsőzsolca Solar Park is a large thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, built on a 45 ha plot of land located in Felsőzsolca in Hungary. The solar park has around 74,000 state-of-the-art thin film PV panels for a total nameplate capacity of 20-megawatts, and was finished in November 2018. The solar park is expected to supply around 63 GWh of electricity per year enough to power some 10,000 average homes.
Dunai (Százhalombatta) Solar Park is a large thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, built on a 40 ha plot of land located in Százhalombatta in Hungary. The solar park has around 76,000 state-of-the-art thin film PV panels for a total nameplate capacity of 17.6-megawatts, and was finished in October 2018. The solar park is expected to supply around 63 GWh of electricity per year enough to power some 9,000 average homes.
Mátra Solar Power Plant is a large thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, built on a 30 ha plot of land located in Visonta in Hungary. The solar park has around 72,480 state-of-the-art thin film PV panels for a total nameplate capacity of 16-megawatts, and was finished in November 2015.
Pécs Solar Park is a large thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, built on a 20 ha plot of land located in Pécs in Hungary. The solar park has around 38,000 state-of-the-art thin film PV panels for a total nameplate capacity of 20-megawatts, and was finished in April 2016. The solar park is expected to supply around 63 GWh of electricity per year enough to power some 10,000 average homes.
MET Group is a Swiss-based European energy company with activities in natural gas, and power markets, focused on multi-commodity wholesale, trading and sales, renewable energy and industrial assets. MET was founded in 2007, starting as a MOL subsidiary. In 2022, MET Group's natural gas trading volume was 109 BCM.
