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Expected capacity will comfortably beat 2024's record, but battery installations will reach only 1.1 GW, leaving projects exposed to curtailment and falling prices.

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.

The 59 MW Iancu Jianu plant takes Econergy's Romanian portfolio to 743 MW connected and ready-to-connect, with a 35 MW battery due online in 2027.

CEO Talk: Solar parks are growing in size, with cost pressure, construction timelines and availability all becoming tighter. How can projects be implemented faster, more cost-effectively and more reliably? What role do pre-assembled cabling, aluminium cables and smart combiner boxes play? Oliver Glenz, CSO of HIS Renewables, has all the answers.

High-voltage residential systems cheapened further while low-voltage products firmed for the first time in months, according to sun.store data, as commercial storage pricing eased across the board.

UNEF and Castilla-La Mancha's regional government are working to give municipalities a stronger role across the country's 837 energy communities, where local involvement already runs deep.

With the Scalecube i3, Intilion is expanding its portfolio to include a modular large-scale storage system that integrates all key components in a single unit for industrial and grid-support applications.

A 20-hectare canopy of semi-transparent modules produced 1.85 million kilowatt-hours in year one, with farmers reporting stronger fruit quality under its shade.

Podcast (German): Valuable agricultural land can serve two purposes: as pasture or arable land and for generating clean solar power. Stephan Schindele, head of the agri-PV business unit at BayWa r.e., explains the advantages these systems offer farmers, and where the pitfalls lie.

CEO Talk: As subsidies phase out, electricity prices turn negative and Europe reshapes its regulatory framework, the question now is who will remain competitive. We find out how SKYWORTH Solar is positioning itself for a new era in the European energy market.

The acquisition of the digital platform developer brings jHub in-house for the Greek energy group, giving it a platform for real-time monitoring, forecasting and curtailment across its 3 GW renewable and storage portfolio.

A leading figure in European materials research for renewables, Prof Dr Ilija Nasov has spent decades shaping solar technology. He shares his personal route through EU research programmes with PV Europe.

BESS Huañil, a $188 million, 200 MW storage project in Coquimbo, becomes the first of three recently approved Chilean projects to reach Ready-to-Build.

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.

Madrid's energy trade fair is inviting research institutions and exhibitors to submit technologically mature, market-ready developments for its 2026 showcase, with applications closing on 16 October.

The Roofsupport cable tray routes cable between solar modules and inverters, distributed through Krannich Solar across the DACH region for both residential and commercial installations.

A new partnership between OIEH and AIAS aims to accelerate agrivoltaics deployment through shared expertise, joint conferences and coordinated proposals on regulation, drawing on Italy's established track record in the sector.

Large flat-roof and green-roof solar projects are growing fast. Join K2 Systems for a free webinar on the mounting systems built to keep installation quick without sacrificing adaptability.

PV Guided Tours: The market expects complete and well-integrated systems that are intelligently managed and, increasingly, supported by AI. We find out what makes it possible to build smart energy systems of this kind.

Elevated wholesale prices and wider intraday spreads are lifting near-term battery returns to as much as 12 percent in Greece, with two-hour batteries entering in 2027 outperforming 2030-vintage projects by around two points.

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.

Emaldo has teamed up with Eddy Grid to give its Dutch commercial customers access to energy trading across multiple electricity markets, with expansion into Belgium and Germany under consideration.

Four international banks are backing European Energy's 225 MW Vizzini plant, which combines utility-scale generation with animal grazing, positioning agrivoltaics as a bankable asset class in Italy.

The logistics provider is combining PV, storage and EV charging at its main distribution site, targeting a 50 percent reduction in electricity costs while meeting growing operational needs.

The pre-wired unit brings full backup and energy management to existing buildings without reworking the sub-distribution board, and is aimed at installers retrofitting wallboxes, heat pumps and storage.