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Self-consumption in Croatia is attractive in theory but cumbersome in practice

Croatia's energy regulator sets out self-consumption reform agenda

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HERA's new framework paper identifies the obstacles preventing citizens and businesses from generating their own electricity and sets deadlines for regulatory, technical and administrative fixes through 2027.

Johannes Klag (right) is the product manager for energy management and charging solutions at Hager Germany

Hager: in-building energy supply with storage and EV integration

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PV Guided Tours: Energy management systems integrate not only solar installations and storage but also electric vehicles through bidirectional charging. How does it work, and which functions do such systems offer?

Sonnen‘s commerical and agricultural storage is happy to work the night shift

PV Europe’s picks of the week – more solar storage

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Sonnen's new home storage tops out at 261 kWh, Solis reaches 40 kWh, DSW combines 2.5 MWh on a skid platform and Sigenergy adds AI-supported backup power to its home battery range.

Jan Himken (right) is partner manager at Bees & Bears

Bees & Bears: third-party financing and the installer opportunity

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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.

The hardware behind the headline figures

CATL's sodium-ion tech promises a longer life and wider range

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According to the world's largest battery maker, the system reaches up to 15,000 cycles at 25 degrees Celsius, and offers higher overcharge tolerance than comparable lithium-ion technology.

E-mobility is gaining ground in Europe and helping to avoid costly oil imports

EVs could cut Europe's oil imports by 190 million barrels a year

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Meeting EU deployment targets for electric cars, vans and trucks would cut oil imports worth around €12 billion a year, per new analysis by E-Mobility Europe and Ember.

Floating-PV is a trend in project business.

Solar Investors Guide #4 – Mounting on tricky terrain

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Roofs and flat open spaces aren't the only options for solar power. Applications that pose particular challenges for project planning and installation technology are increasingly coming into focus.

LONGi's tandem cell record, certified by ESTI and projected accordingly

LONGi breaks 35.5 percent barrier for perovskite tandem cells

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Certified by ESTI in July 2026, the result is the latest in a rapid sequence of gains from LONGi's Central Research Institute, which has added more than 1.5 percentage points since mid-2024.

Maximilian Wilshaus, Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs at Elli

Maximilian Wilshaus: "Now it's about scaling"

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The expert from VW subsidiary Elli explains what bidirectional charging can deliver for the energy and mobility transition, where deployment stands today, and which regulatory hurdles still need clearing in Germany and Europe.

A working roof that doesn't look like one – this Photonroof-clad roof blends into the architecture and landscape

Poland – ML System scales BIPV with landmark tile contract

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A conditional long-term agreement to supply around 17,000 m² of photovoltaic roof tiles annually positions the Polish manufacturer as a volume supplier for the Western European refurbishment market.

Dr Christian Peter is Managing Director of Aiko Energy Germany and Solarlab Aiko Europe

AIKO Energy: new benchmarks in module performance and efficiency

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PV Guided Tours: With 690 W and an efficiency of 25.6%, AIKO Energy once again sets new benchmarks with its fourth-generation modules. In the video, we explore the technical details and outline future developments.

Stacked modules, minimal footprint: Sigenergy's all-in-one home battery

Sigenstor Neo brings AI-supported backup to home storage

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Sigenergy's new all-in-one battery offers up to 15 kW in three-phase configurations, LFP modules of 6 kWh and 8 kWh and outage protection for essential household loads.

Nikola Milenkovic is Head of Category Management at Energy3000

Energy3000: new partner, new tech, new storage picks

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PV Guided Tours: The wholesaler welcomes Novafixx as a new partner and showcases Hithium's liquid-cooled C&I storage system. In residential, it's Sigenergy that stands out. Watch the video for more.

Designing solar arrays around usable plant light can raise energy yields without harming crops

Study: plant physiology, not shading, should drive agri-PV design

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Configuring solar arrays around the light spectrum plants actually use can substantially raise energy yields while leaving crop growth unaffected, Australian researchers report.

The LONGi ONE product family

Italy – RWE taps LONGi for solar-plus-storage build-out

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The 300 MWh installation, built for four-hour discharge, will help stabilise the Italian grid during non-solar peak hours, supporting the country's PNIEC goals with dispatchable clean power.

Assembly –  the part "Made in Europe" is supposed to guarantee

European regions and industry push for tougher "Made in Europe" rules

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A Brussels coalition of regional governments, manufacturers and trade unions is calling for tougher local-content rules in the EU's planned Industrial Accelerator Act.

Dusk settles over Ånge – prime operating hours for a storage plant

Sweden – Scandinavia's biggest battery goes live in Ånge

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Sungrow's PowerTitan 2.0 anchors a 70 MW / 160 MWh storage plant developed by Delta Capacity, delivered in just 15 months to bring flexibility to the volatile Nordic power market.

Floating solar finds its sea legs – BRIZO's rope-mesh array rides the swell

Floating solar concept aims beyond reservoirs into rougher waters

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BRIZO's flexible tensioning system is designed for coastal and near-shore sites, extending floating PV beyond the calm-water lakes most systems rely on today.

The Villacé project shows how advanced tracking paired with high-efficiency modules can lift performance and simplify delivery

Spain – TrinaTracker powers up two new parks in León

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The Norsol-developed solar parks in the Castilla y León region with more than 20 MW of combined capacity went live in July 2026 running on Vanguard 1P trackers and Vertex N modules.