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Working yard beneath a rooftop solar installation by IBC Solar in Spain

Spain – incentives boost for PV storage and self-consumption

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The parliament in Madrid has ratified a package of 80 measures backed by €5 billion that extends self-consumption rules, eases storage requirements and advances energy communities.

On the right angle: rooftops and public opinion are tilting towards generation

Croatia to launch €38 million rooftop solar programme

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A new funding framework introduces higher grants for lower-income households and, for the first time, dedicated support for battery systems alongside solar and heat pumps.

A closer look at the hardware enabling megawatt charging without megawatt grid connections

Fraunhofer-led project scales up charging for heavy-duty transport

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The HV-MELA-BAT programme is advancing megawatt-scale charging with modular DC/DC converters, achieving high efficiency and enabling over 1 MW charging on a limited grid connection.

Veselin Todorov sees coordination as key to Bulgaria’s solar progress

Bulgaria’s solar future – challenges, opportunities and the path forward

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Veselin Todorov, Chairman and Founder of Solar Academy Bulgaria, shares his perspective on the development of photovoltaics and energy storage in Bulgaria, the challenges facing the sector and the opportunities ahead.

At the Intersolar Forum, attention turns to how everything fits together

Intersolar Forum 2026: integration and sector coupling in focus

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From 23 to 25 June, sessions examine how solar combines with storage and other technologies, focusing on integration strategies, grid stability, sector coupling and emerging applications across a renewable electricity system.

Our guest author Benjamin von Berg is an agri-PV expert and key account manager at Trinasolar

Agri-PV – from niche solution to mainstream adoption

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With advances in standard PV equipment and proven mounting systems, agrivoltaics is moving beyond its experimental phase and entering mainstream deployment, explains Benjamin von Berg of Trinasolar.

New SolarPower Europe President Barbara Flesche (Statkraft, fifth from right) with the newly elected Board

Barbara Flesche takes the helm at SolarPower Europe

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Barbara Flesche, EVP at Europe's largest renewable energy producer, takes over from Aristotelis Chantavas as the trade body reshapes its leadership for the next phase.

AIKO and Solar Team Eindhoven’s solar ambulance concept leans into the future

AIKO supports solar ambulance with back-contact tech

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A student-led project is exploring how integrated photovoltaics can support mobile healthcare off the grid, testing how solar can improve resilience and autonomy in remote regions.

On a solid footing: structural fire protection starts at ground level

BESS fire protection | 2:detection, suppression, response

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Sensors, extinguishing systems and pressure relief packaged into a single technical container can simplify planning, speed permitting and give emergency services a clear point of intervention.

Solargik's answer to elevation: small, independently controlled trackers

Agri-PV – adapting solar trackers to slopes

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On hilly terrain, solar tracker systems are faced with a unique challenge. To ensure they can truly adapt to every slope and contour, the most effective solution is to let each module table move independently, following the natural lines of the landscape.

Projected irradiance changes across Europe under varying emission scenarios

France – DNV assesses climate risk across 1.3 GW of solar and wind

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Commissioned by Canadian renewables producer Boralex, the study examines how changing climate conditions could affect long term energy yield across 76 solar and wind sites.

Family portrait of the Commercial 100, from battery stack to hybrid inverter

PV Europe's products of the week – fresh out of the box

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Fenecon presents a C&I storage system with hybrid inverter, Ecoflow a three-phase unit with backup. Ja Solar launches new Deepblue 5.0 modules and Solarwatt pushes module output to 470 watts.

PV-powered desalination plant supports water independence on Kimolos

Greece – decarbonisation fund to drive €4.4 billion in investment

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The Island Decarbonisation Fund is due to launch in the coming months, with European Investment Bank approval of the investment plan by June clearing the way for first project financing.

Orderly lines of generation at the solar park in Lolland

Alight enters Denmark with first solar-storage hybrid

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The project in Zealand, developed by GreenGo Energy, combines 79 MW of solar capacity with 55 MW of storage, marking Alight’s first co-located PV and battery deployment in the country

A fresh row of JAPlanet units awaiting commissioning

JA Solar rolls out C&I storage across IT, DE and NL

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First commercial installations of the JAPlanet system are running at sites from Sicilian hotels to Dutch logistics hubs, paired with PV and built around a 261 kWh LFP block scalable to 5.2 MWh.

Stringers ‘made in Europe’ by BBS Automation, formerly Teamtechnik

A boom decade ahead for PV investment

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Annual investment in the sector is forecast to more than double by 2035, with cumulative spending over the next decade estimated at 250 to 300 billion US dollars.

Easy does it: a few tonnes of risk-assessed lithium chemistry coming in to land

BESS fire protection | 1: the groundwork

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Lithium-ion storage carries real risks of thermal runaway, fire and explosion. Certified technical containers can shield installations from external hazards and ease the route through building approval processes.

European Solar Startup Award 2026 finalists and jury panel

reLi Energy wins 2026 European Solar Startup Award

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Beating three other finalists at the SolarPower Summit, the Munich-based firm convinced the jury with hardware and software tools aimed at asset managers, traders, EPCs and system integrators.

Switching gear meets switching strategy – C&I businesses can lower energy costs by electrifying processes

Flexible demand reshapes the power picture

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As demand-side flexibility becomes central to balancing renewable supply and grid stability, companies are rethinking energy use. EM-Power Europe 2026 will showcase solutions to cut costs and unlock new revenue streams.