The EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2023-2027

Free Webinar

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | 2:30–3:30pm CET| Webinar Language: English

For the third year running, the European Union (EU) has set a new record for solar expansion, adding 56 gigawatts. This means that between 2021 and 2023 the market will grow by a full 40 per cent each year. SolarPower Europe presents these and other recent market figures and milestones for PV expansion in the latest edition of the EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2023-2027.

In this Intersolar Europe Webinar, we will provide compact information on the most important key figures and market developments in the EU according to the market study. We will look at the prospects for PV in the 27 member states over the next few years, discuss the EU's expansion targets and take a look at the status of the EU manufacturing industry.

During the webinar participants can submit their questions to get them answered by the experts in the live Q&A. In addition, both the recording and the speakers' presentations will be made available on our digital content platform The smarter E Digital after the webinar.

Our Guest

Michael Schmela, Executive Advisor and Director of Market Intelligence, SolarPower Europe

Michael is Executive Advisor to the CEO and a member of the leadership team. Alongside his business development work, Michael heads SolarPower Europe's award-winning market intelligence team. He is lead author of the annually published Global Market Outlook and EU Market Outlook, and works closely with Policy Analyst Raffaele operating the Solar & Storage workstream.

Michael has been working in solar for over 20 years. After co-founding Photon-Magazine in 1996, he served in various positions within the Photon group, primarily as Editor-in-Chief of Photon International. In 2014, Michael started MISCHCO, a company offering strategy consulting and communication services to solar companies. In 2016, TaiyangNews, a digital news platform for the solar industry that Michael founded, went online. Michael studied Geology/Palaeontology at Bonn University, Geology at RWTH Aachen, and Mineralogy at Frankfurt University. He speaks German and English.

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