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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.

Global battery storage capacity is set to nearly triple by 2030, and operators are already drowning in alarms. Valentin Lorscheid of ACCURE explains how to get ahead of problems, and why independent data matters.

Lightweight warehouse roofs, vehicles, noise barriers, greenhouses and indoor IoT devices could all become markets for perovskite solar. A new IDTechEx report looks at the decade ahead.

CEO Talk: What does the future of energy storage in Europe look like? Safer, smarter and more connected, from commercial rooftops to utility-scale projects. AlphaESS shows how a single open system can link all of these applications. Find out more about the company’s strategy.

As land for solar runs short, developers are turning to reservoirs and quarry lakes. Higher yields help the case, but costs and regulation still hold projects back, Aditi Jaiswal of Consegic Business Intelligence elaborates.

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.

Rooftop systems and batteries will be taxed at 5 percent again from April, while cuts to the Warm Homes Plan mean less help for households investing in clean energy.

In just its second year, the Croatian event drew more than 5,000 visitors and growing numbers of suppliers looking for partners across south-eastern Europe.

PV Guided Tours: The three-phase Powerwall 3P battery delivers 15.4 kW of AC output and adapts flexibly to demand. Behind it all sits the Tesla Home energy manager, which links the battery, PV system, EV and heat pump – all optimised by AI software.

C&I storage with built-in backup from Hoymiles, AI-supported home backup from Sigenstor Neo, 261 kWh cabinets from Clou and Midea and more capacity from Solarwatt’s Battery Vision 2.0, all new this week.

Solar park construction is picking up pace worldwide, but the bottleneck is not materials or components. It is land, grid connection points and the people to do the work. Sign up for our investor newsletter to receive this digital edition directly.

CEO Talk: the most efficient kilowatt-hour of solar power is the one used on site. That calls for clever ways of integrating a wide range of components as flexibly as possible: heat pumps, EV charging, air conditioning and more. How can buildings make maximum use of the solar energy on their roofs? Find out in the video. (German with English subtitles)

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.

A new whitepaper finds industrial flexibility could cut EU renewables curtailment by 61 percent and avoid 60 GW of peak capacity, while opening new revenue streams for energy-intensive sectors.

Households are stacking solar, batteries, EVs and heat pumps from different brands, only to find the devices can’t communicate with each other. Jochen Schwill of SpotmyEnergy argues that compatibility should become a defining measure of quality.

Capacity, cycle life and price dominate most battery comparisons. Randy Levine of SolarClarity.co argues that the household’s electricity tariff decides whether storage is worth the money. 

PV Guided Tours: Sigenergy presents its system approach for energy and infrastructure projects. From 1,000-volt AC technology to intelligent energy management, the innovations lift both the efficiency and the returns of solar projects.

Usable capacity per module rises from 2.6 to 4.3 kWh, a 42 percent increase, with towers scaling from 8.6 to 259 kWh across up to ten units.

Energy costs shape competitiveness in both global and local markets. As fossil and nuclear prices continue to rise, solar and wind are no longer marginal technologies but increasingly represent the smart money in power generation.

CEO Talk: The utility business in Europe is growing and increasingly challenging. Solar fields now come with large batteries, and suppliers must meet standards for grid compliance, safety and security. How is the business changing and what strategy will ultimately succeed? Leon Zhang, President of LONGi Europe, shares his view.

Two identical home storage systems can deliver very different savings, depending on the household’s electricity contract, argues Randy Levine, founder of SolarClarity.co. He explains what buyers should check first.

A new module from Oldenburg-based emsys VPP opens the way for the utility to offer its batteries as frequency reserves, twenty months after the Baltic states joined the continental European grid.

Production is complete on the 60 MW/120 MWh Jonava system, which will earn its revenue from balancing services for Litgrid and trading on Nord Pool.

So much power now feeds into Spain’s grid at midday that prices often fall to zero or below. A new analysis from rating agency Morningstar DBRS shows how hard this is hitting project finance.

PV Guided Tours: Huawei’s new Luterra S2 is an all-in-one residential storage unit, installed in minutes, with AI-driven control. The company has also upgraded its commercial storage to deliver more kilowatt-hours. Watch the video for the full picture.