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The era of petrol and diesel dominance is drawing to a close. Mobility is transitioning to electric, with millions of private electric cars, company fleets, and commercial vehicles creating new demands on the energy supply. Filling stations, parking garages, and parking lots now represent opportunities to provide EVs with solar power.

China’s decision to end VAT export rebates is expected to reshape the solar and battery sectors. Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar, views this as a signal of deeper market changes.

Spain’s solar boom is accelerating, making storage essential for grid stability. Cegasa Energía CEO Iñigo Atutxa explains how innovation, modularity and local manufacturing are driving flexible, resilient energy systems across Europe.

Together with the city of Trostianets and Green Planet Energy, the environmental organisation has completed a sustainable heating pilot that could serve as a model for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes.

As farms confront grid constraints and fluctuating energy use, manufacturers are engineering smart inverters that provide reliability, flexibility, and secure power for even the most demanding agricultural applications.

Germany pioneered the expansion of photovoltaics, but has also encountered the limits of its system: overloaded grids, negative electricity prices and lengthy permitting processes. Thomas Hartauer of CAV Partners explains how Italy is tackling these challenges.

Sungrow unveils a DC-coupled commercial storage system, Fronius presents an intelligent energy management ecosystem, Tibber integrates storage units with dynamic tariffs, and the E3/DC One home power plant is now available for private households. These are this week’s featured products.

Eurelectric’s alliance with EPRI on artificial intelligence reflects efforts to align power sector innovation with the growing digitalisation and decarbonisation demands facing European grids.

The Energy Transition Expo from 4 to 6 March in Rimini, Italy, will feature an extensive programme of conferences, seminars and strategic debates focused on the energy transition at both national and international levels.

EU manufacturers are boosting resilience through intelligent storage, peak shaving, and flexible load management – cutting costs, easing grid strain, and securing production during energy scarcity, says Mariglen Nora of Elevion Group.

As Europe’s energy transition accelerates, grid challenges are intensifying. Manuel Schmidt of iwell explains how Dutch experience can inform solutions.

Financing from Poland’s state development bank BGK will support construction of a photovoltaic plant in Lubuskie Voivodeship.

A new report from IRENA and the ILO calls for a stronger public role in building domestic supply chains and a more inclusive workforce to boost employment in the renewable energy sector.

The Utrecht Energized initiative unites Renault Group, We Drive Solar, MyWheels and the city administration to deploy a fleet of fifty Renault 5 E‑Tech cars with bidirectional charging.

German manufacturer E3/DC has launched the One home power plant, a residential storage system with a twelve-kilowatt hybrid inverter and a modular, expandable high-voltage battery.

The Gecama co-location project combines wind power, photovoltaics and large-scale battery storage, with a total capacity of 554 MW and 220 MWh.

On-demand electric vans with battery swapping can provide continuous door-to-door service while reducing private car use, cutting emissions and supporting renewable integration into the grid, writes guest author Richard Peel.

Estonian renewables developer Sunly has merged with Polish partner Alseva to form Sunly Polska, combining project development and asset management in a single entity.

Anna Porelius will take up the role of CEO at the Swedish Solar Industry Association on 1 April 2026, bringing with her extensive experience from senior positions across the energy sector.

By combining a 30 kW solar array and a 2.5 MW biomass system, a flower producer in northern Croatia is now meeting over 70 percent of its electricity demand and heating all greenhouses sustainably.

A coalition of Irish partners is stepping up ambitions for community-driven renewable energy. Through the INNO-TREC initiative, they are testing new models for how local groups can produce, manage and share clean power.

Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition has selected 126 storage projects for EU funding, prioritising hybrid developments that combine storage with solar parks.

As Europe’s strained energy grid puts business growth at risk, innovative companies are seizing the moment, as Emmanuel Trivin, Managing Director Continental Europe at Wewise, explains.

In partnership with Kostal and Solax, Norwegian energy supplier Tibber has launched a smart battery feature enabling households to optimise battery storage in combination with Tibber’s dynamic electricity tariff.

The partnership has delivered projects ranging from the 5.5 MW Salonta PV Park to commercial and industrial rooftops across Romania and the Republic of Moldova.