Running from 14 to 18 September 2026 in Rotterdam, the 43rd EU PVSEC will centre its programme on grid integration, digitalisation and the growing role of AI in solar energy systems.

Podcast: Specialist retailer BayWa r.e. Solar Trade is setting new standards for emissions-free logistics.Suppliers, transport, buildings, and packaging are all being examined, and notable progress has already been made. Dominik Dohr, Vice President of Global Procurement and Supply Chain at BayWa r.e. Solar Trade, has a clear vision in which renewable energy and sustainability go hand in hand. As Europe’s largest solar retailer, the company aims to cut emissions across all areas, from internal processes to logistics and supply chains.

The EU's latest Social Climate Plan approval will fund 200,000 heat pumps and solar water heaters for 460,000 vulnerable households, part of a landmark package for one of the EU's most energy-vulnerable member states.

Priority lists for the Greek market's 4.7 GW merchant battery call are on track for publication in September, clearing the way for grid capacity allocation. Applications have reached 9 GW, with transmission-system demand more than double available capacity.

CEO Talk: instalment purchasing made easy. With solid partners behind them, installers can offer customers loans for their solar setup alongside the build itself. What does this mean for installers? More work or more orders? Watch to find out.

Solar Macedonia will host its 5th Annual Solar Conference on 23 and 24 September 2026, marking the association's 20th anniversary. The two-day event is expected to draw engineers, investors, designers, installers and traders from across the Balkan region and beyond.

Mayor Gergely Karácsony says the Hungarian capital plans to install ten million square metres of rooftop solar and storage, technical potential he puts at around 5 GW.

Countries are responding to the second energy crisis in five years by expanding electricity investment and turning to new supply routes and domestic resources, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports.

Homeowners can claim up to 50 percent of installation costs from 2 September, with battery storage funded only alongside a new photovoltaic system.

Major Danish renewables developer European Energy has appointed energy trading specialist Capalo AI to handle optimisation and trading for hybrid solar-and-storage projects in Lithuania and Latvia, as part of its continued battery storage expansion across the Baltic region.

Rivan Industries has commissioned its first commercial-scale synthetic natural gas system, powered entirely by solar and operating fully off-grid, with a 10-unit production run planned for 2027.

As synchronous generators retire and inertia drains from the grid, battery storage inverters are inheriting stability tasks once reserved for spinning steel, argues Daniel Gerber of ABB Renewable Power.

Podcast: Cybersecurity is a critical issue for inverters and solar storage. Uri Sadot, Cybersecurity Programme Director at SolarEdge and Chair of Digitalisation at SolarPower Europe, outlines system vulnerabilities, recent incidents and the urgent need for preventive action. He warns: caution blocks criminal access, while hesitation invites costly failures and grid disruptions.

Energy crises and rising fossil and nuclear prices are making solar and battery storage more attractive than ever, driving demand across industrial rooftops, open land and car parks – find out more in the latest guide.

PV Guided Tours: Demands on mounting are rising, and manufacturers are responding with designs that meet rooftop regulations while still allowing rapid installation. Ludwig Maximilian Schletter of SL Rack demonstrates how it works.