Shine On Policycast

In our new podcast series, we talk to Members of European Parliament about their journey in energy and climate policymaking over the last 4 years, and their journey through the European Green Deal. What is their vision for solar? What role can Parliament play? Why is it important to vote in the European elections?  In this special episode of Shine On Policycast in the lead up to the EU elections 2...

We're back for season 3 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics linked to solar and the EU elections with our team of experts. In this episode, Bethany welcomes back Arthur Daemers, Policy Advisor at Sol...

We're back for season 3 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics linked to solar and the EU elections with our team of experts. In this first episode of the season, Bethany welcomes back our first ever Po...

Welcome to season 2 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics with our team of experts. In this special episode, our host Bethany sits down with SolarPower Europe CEO, Walburga Hemetsberger, to shed light on so...

Welcome to season 2 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics with our team of experts. In this episode, we sit down with Director of Global Affairs at SolarPower Europe and Chair of the Global Solar Council, M...

Welcome to season 2 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics with our team of experts.  In this episode, we sit down with Senior Technical Advisor at SolarPower Europe, Catarina Augusto, to talk all things gri...

Welcome to season 2 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics with our team of experts.  In this episode, we talk with Policy and Impact Director of the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition, François Paquet, about the...

Welcome to season 2 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics with our team of experts. In this episode, published during #SolarJobsWeek, we talk with Policy Advisor, Arthur Daemers, about the solar skills chal...

Welcome to Shine On Policycast, SolarPower Europe's new podcast segment that gives you the run down on EU policy relevant to solar and the energy transition in 10 minutes or less! In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Annie Scanlan, Impact Director at RE-Source, to discuss corporate renewable energy sourcing and how it is helping deliver t...

Welcome to Shine On Policycast, SolarPower Europe's new podcast segment that gives you the run down on EU policy relevant to solar and the energy transition in 10 minutes or less! In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Jan Osenberg, Policy Advisor at SolarPower Europe, to discuss the concept of energy sharing which could transform citizen s...

In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Jonathan Bonadio, Senior Policy Advisor at SolarPower Europe, to discuss the perfect solution that solar offers for decarbonising cities, and how solar and cities can support one another through the energy transition. Thanks for listening! Follow us for more: LinkedIn Bluesky Instagram Facebook Website

In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Lina Dubina, Policy Advisor for Sustainability at SolarPower Europe, to discuss global challenges to nature and agriculture, and how solar offers the perfect solution. Find out more about what Agrisolar is, how it benefits the land and the farmers, and how EU policy can support its uptake. Thanks for listen...

In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Naomi Chevillard, Head of Regulatory Affairs at SolarPower Europe, to discuss the recent proposal to reform the Electricity Market Design. Hear why we’re happy with the proposal, what it’s missing and what all of this means for solar power in Europe. Thanks for listening!  Follow us for more: LinkedIn Blues...

In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, talks with Dries Acke, Policy Director at SolarPower Europe, about the Net Zero Industry Act. The Act was announced in March 2030 as part of the Green deal Industrial Plan, as an attempt to boost European manufacturing of solar. But does it really do what it says on the tin?    Thanks for listening!    Follow us for more:...

Welcome to ShineOn Policycast, SolarPower Europe's new podcast segment that gives you the run down on EU policy relevant to solar and the energy transition in 10 minutes or less!  In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, talks with Raffaele Rossi, Head of Market Intelligence, about National Energy and Climate Plans. EU Member States will have to submit thei...

Welcome to ShineOn Policycast, SolarPower Europe's new podcast segment that gives you the run down on EU policy relevant to solar and the energy transition in 10 minutes or less!    In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, talks with Jan Osenberg, Policy Advisor for solar on buildings, about European Parliament Committee for Industry, Research and Energy (I...

Everybody wants solar – but what happens if you don’t own your own home, or you don’t have your own roof because you live in an apartment building? In a city? In this episode, we chat with co-founder of German start up We Do Solar, Karolina Attspodina, about their vertical solar solutions or ‘balcony solar’. This innovative concept allows more and more people living in apartments to benefit from t...

Welcome to ShineOn Policycast, SolarPower Europe's new podcast segment that gives you the run down on EU policy relevant to solar and the energy transition in 10 minutes or less! In this episode, our Press and Communications Advisor, Bethany Meban, talks with Dries Acke, Policy Director, about the European Commission's recent Communication on the Green Deal Industrial Plan. Listen now to...

SolarPower Europe CEO, Walburga Hemetsberger, sat down with EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson to talk about a year that has changed everything for solar in the EU and how we can go even further, faster. In a seismic shift for the energy landscape, the European Union added a record-breaking 41.4 GW of solar power in 2022. The new capacity is equivalent to the power needs of 12.4 million Europ...

Just a few weeks ago, COP27 took place in Sharm El Sheikh. Two weeks of negotiations, exhibitions and demonstrations focused on how to address the looming threat of climate change. But the one question everyone wants the answer to: was it a good COP, or a bad COP? In this episode, Brussels-based climate journalist Anna Gumbau is joined by our Director of Global Affairs, Máté Heisz, and guest speak...

In the current times of energy and climate crises, one question on the minds of many is that of jobs. There is a real skills gap in the clean energy sector that must be addressed if we are to achieve our goals of accelerating renewables for energy security and tackling climate change. In this conversation during our #SolarJobsWeek, we dive into challenges and opportunities for solar jobs in Europe...

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Welcome to Shine On , a podcast presented by SolarPower Europe . In the second season of our Solar Success in Africa series we'll hear more about innovative solar projects bringing clean and reliable energy to communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. This podcast series is supported by GET.invest , a European programme that mobilises investment in decentralised renewable energy projects, suppor...

Welcome to Shine On , a podcast presented by SolarPower Europe . In the second season of our Solar Success in Africa series we'll hear more about innovative solar projects bringing clean and reliable energy to communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. This podcast series is supported by GET.invest , a European programme that mobilises investment in decentralised renewable energy projects, suppor...

Welcome to Shine On , a podcast presented by SolarPower Europe . In the second season of our Solar Success in Africa series we'll hear more about innovative solar projects bringing clean and reliable energy to communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. This podcast series is supported by GET.invest , a European programme that mobilises investment in decentralised renewable energy projects, suppor...