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From 18 February 2027, every industrial battery above 2 kWh sold in the EU needs a digital passport. Together with Minespider, the Czech manufacturer is linking every system it builds to a permanent digital record.

PV Guided Tours: Atmoce is introducing a 25-year warranty on its residential storage system and unveiling intelligent module-level energy management that supports automated snow clearing of solar panels. On the storage side, the portfolio is being expanded with the C&I BattBank, the first AC-coupled, stackable commercial storage system designed for low-voltage operation.

Previously limited to up to three Plenticore G3 or Plenticore MP G3 inverters, the central control system from Kostal Solar Electric now brings more models into the network after a software update.

A growing number of hacker attacks is exposing weak points in solar systems. Operators who act early can keep attackers out, while delay risks costly failures and disruption to the grid.

Solar cannibalisation, stalled grids and a second year of falling contract volumes set the backdrop for the conference, where buyers and sellers looked to hybrid deals and system-wide flexibility.

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.

Eurelectric’s Power Barometer 2026 finds that clean electricity cushioned Europe from a fresh fossil-fuel shock this year, yet storage build-out is still falling well short of the pace needed to keep the system stable through 2030.

As households add batteries, EVs and heat pumps to existing solar systems, the ability to mix brands is becoming a real concern. Jochen Schwill of SpotmyEnergy argues that systems must leave room to grow.

Commissioned by Fluence, the study finds flexible capacity from a battery costs $371 million over 25 years in Texas – under a third of the price of gas and a sixth of diesel.

Venture capitalists are back and putting larger sums into fewer early-stage companies, while acquisitions and new EU cybersecurity rules are changing how startups grow.

Agri-PV systems help farmers generate renewable energy, protect crops and maintain yields against climate pressures. This feature covers core technologies, planning strategies and top service providers.

Podcast: The Energy Center from Oregon-based ESS Inc. is an iron flow storage system with 1.16 MWh of capacity and a maximum charging power of 174 kW. Housed in a single container, the modular unit is designed for a range of commercial and grid applications. Alan Greenshields, Director EMEA at ESS, discusses long-duration storage and the role of redox flow technology based on sustainable materials such as iron, salt and water.

PV Guided Tours: Homes are increasingly becoming energy producers. Sector coupling within the building is growing in importance and even electric vehicles are now part of the picture. Gregor Kuschmann and Robert Pawlik of Solarwatt explain which components and solutions make energy independence possible and how buildings are playing a new role in the energy market.

EDENenergy delivered its first 70 kWh commercial system in mid-October. Of the 350 used batteries tested to date, many still showed over 90 percent health, beating the start-up’s 80 percent forecast by a wide margin.

High demand is already shaping up for EnergyDecentral 2026, and DLG continues to accept exhibitor applications ahead of the trade fair‘s opening in Hannover on 10 November.

Households can claim up to €9,000 towards an electric car, and €2,500 for an electric motorcycle or moped, from a €20 million fund. Applications open on 28 October 2026.

As TOPCon dominance gives way to a more differentiated market, Ignacio Espinosa of JA (formerly JA Solar) sets out what really separates one module from another.

Tesvolt opens energy trading to smaller businesses and Solarcube turns outdoor living space into a power plant. Rooftech keeps birds off module edges, while Mova offers home storage up to 9.6 kWh.

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.

Two gold and six silver medals go to farm energy technologies, most of them in bioenergy. A timber-integrated solar roof takes the sole photovoltaics award ahead of the Hannover fair.

CEO Talk: Installers and EPCs are facing dual pressure. Project sizes are growing and installation windows are tightening, while demands regarding quality, reliability and safety are rising. How are mounting system providers responding to these challenges? Here’s what they told us.

After a sweeping regulatory overhaul, business is picking up again, though connection problems are still holding many projects back, the 8th Renewable & Storage Forum in Athens heard.

With 406 GW of solar online and a few cloud platforms steering much of the fleet, Brussels advisers want tighter rules on where inverters and firmware come from, and who supplies them.

All four nationally significant schemes decided last month won consent, adding close to 2 GW. Each comes with batteries, and one will reuse a closed coal plant’s grid capacity.

Brussels policymakers and fruit growers who met near Bordeaux this year saw a sector ready to grow, provided regulation keeps agriculture firmly at the centre of every project.