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The European Commission (EC) has allocated €52 million to nine renewable energy projects as part of its cross-border auction process.

Alight Energy and 3Flash have announced plans to build a 120MW solar project in the Finnish town of Loviisa.

George Heynes charts the key market developments in the EU countries of Northern Europe, as well as non-EU members, Norway and the UK.

The tender will seek ground-mounted solar PV projects and onshore wind capacity, though the Commission has yet to announce the tendered capacity.

Independent power producer (IPP) Alight has signed an agreement to connect a 100MW solar PV park in Finland.

Renewables developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has entered the Finnish market with the intention to develop 600MW of solar PV.

Alight recently expanded to Finland as the company's management believes both Sweden and Finland offers massive yet untapped potential when it comes to developing solar projects.

Swedish solar company Alight has expanded to the Finnish market by constructing a new solar PV project with a capacity of more than 100MW.

As PV projects become more and more common in the Nordics, wind players like OX2 are entering the solar market with large-scale projects.

Finnish energy company Ilmatar has plans to develop a 350MWp solar PV project in Grums, central Sweden and two other projects in Finland.