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An eight-point, 400 kW charging installation at Astwick becomes both a UK-first for Kempower and a first for its 2024 partnership with financing provider DLL.

The Institute for Solar Energy Systems calibration laboratory has confirmed 152 world efficiency records since 1986, from a then-impressive 16.4 percent silicon module in 1992 to today's world-leading 34.4 percent record.

Fion Energy's Johannes Meriläinen explains how his system's AI-based control allows storage to combine several applications at once, from peak shaving to spot-market trading, while continuously optimising for the best economic result.

UNEF's annual report shows the solar sector employed over 134,000 people and contributed €9.84 billion to Spanish GDP last year. But today, falling captured prices and near-900 zero-price hours are straining plant profitability.

Fluke offers a lifting system for solar modules. GridX launches flexibility marketing for EV fleets. Winaico's black module tops 24.5 percent efficiency and, last but not least, Fischer presents a new clip system for facades.

Solarwatt scales up its hybrid inverter range. Synergi launches a cloud platform for distributed solar assets. Obo Bettermann puts cable support on a low-carbon footing, and LONGi bundles modules and storage into a single architecture. These are PV Europe's picks of the week.

The IPV Conference will gather architects, planners and researchers at the Chamber of Commerce on 3 and 4 December to examine how photovoltaics can be integrated into buildings, infrastructure and vehicles.

Harald Scherleitner discusses Fronius's return to growth, the strategic case for building in Europe and why cybersecurity has become a defining purchasing criterion for inverters.

A recent SolarPower Europe webinar brought together industry, research and the Horizon Europe SUPERNOVA project to examine what defines reliable, bankable solar assets over their full lifetime.

The Saracen Sands Hotel & Conference Centre near Palermo has installed a solar carport and battery system it expects will slash €500,000 a year off its energy costs.

Warehousing and nationwide 48-to-72-hour delivery are helping one newcomer expand well beyond rooftop panels, with a hotel project the latest example of a local-delivery approach in practice.

As REPowerEU stalls with 82 percent of funding unspent, industry and security experts are urging Berlin and Brussels to treat energy efficiency as a strategic security resource on par with diversified supply and reserves.

Experts are calling for energy efficiency to be embedded in industrial, security and defence policy, warning that Germany's dependence on fossil fuel imports has long been a structural security risk.

Portfolio One brings LONGi‘s modules and in-house 5S storage under a single architecture, tailored to utility-scale, commercial and off-grid use, with the cloud-based Oneos platform handling control and virtual power plant functions.

The annual conference at the Greek capital now begins a day later, running Wednesday and Thursday at the InterContinental Athens, with a number of key industry speakers already confirmed.

As the EU tightens cyber rules for networked inverters, manufacturers must navigate both a new compliance burden and a chance to make "made in Europe" count for more.

Automated EU shipping, trade credit with Allianz and Alior Bank, and 8,000 orders so far this year: Agata Krawiec-Rokita on how fragmentation is opening doors for smaller distributors and installers.

The technology works, users are convinced and money is moving, but without stronger grid links and clearer political backing, the industry warns the rollout risks stalling.

German manufacturer SMA's new €80 million plant in Niestetal near Kassel will produce inverters, storage systems and energy management technology for large-scale solar, storage and data-centre projects.

The national solar association has welcomed the government's plan to link data centres to the expansion of renewable energy, but argues the draft regulation is too rigid and could hold back investment in both solar and data centres.

Solar and battery storage projects are only as insurable and bankable as the decisions taken long before financial close, argues the CEO and founder of Solarif Group. Effective De-Risking starts at the drawing board, not at the signing table.

The new line targets CO₂ savings and material efficiency in electrical installation, and is aimed at electrical trades, planners and installation companies.

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.

Large flat-roof and green-roof solar has never been more popular. Join K2 Systems for a free webinar on the mounting systems built to keep installation quick without sacrificing adaptability. Register now.

Market research firm IDTechEx forecasts Li-ion demand for electric vehicles reaching 4,500 GWh by 2036, as advances in battery management software and hardware help push battery fire rates down even as pack capacity grows.