Europe Is Set for a Record Solar Summer and Is Wasting It
- Renewable groups ask EU to encourage photovoltaic energy use
- Unaddressed price volatility seen discouraging PV investment
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The European Union should take steps to stop the waste of solar energy and limit negative pricing in order to encourage investment, according to renewable energy groups.
While Europe will generate record amounts of solar power this summer, coal-dependent countries like Poland and the Czech Republic can switch off solar plants during times of unexpectedly low demand, 17 organizations said in a letter Tuesday to European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson.