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CEO Talk: Demand for private and commercial solar rooftops is picking up and the expansion of solar parks continues to accelerate. Yet rising metal prices and energy costs are putting pressure on suppliers of mounting technology. Ludwig Schletter, CEO of SL Rack, talks about the challenges.

As the PV sector evolves, installers must adopt smart strategies to meet rising demand without compromising quality. Photonica CEO Mariusz Bałachowski shares his insights on how to optimise PV installations.

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.

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.

Battery data, solar output and electricity prices now sit side by side in the Homey app, with automation rules that can charge, discharge or pause storage on demand.

Photovoltaic systems represent an essential component of the energy transition. As investments, operators naturally expect regular returns. This makes technical defects and damage all the more vexing – in particular when they are the result of avoidable mistakes.

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.

PV Guided Tours: LONGi ONE is an integrated storage platform for C&I applications, featuring intelligent energy management and a TÜV-certified early warning system at cell level. Watch the video to find out why storage is becoming a key component of modern energy infrastructure.

JA Solar adds a DC-coupled hybrid system and AC commercial storage, while Electrofleet buys 40 MWh of buffer storage for truck charging. Solcliv targets low-load roofs, and SAX Power’s app ties together electricity, heat and mobility – these are our picks.

CEO Talk: Utility-scale solar projects across Europe are under growing cost pressure, even as expectations around yield, grid integration and long-term profitability continue to rise. Which new ideas boost project value, and which innovations matter most to the market? Let‘s find out.

Next2Sun argues that combining south-facing and vertical installations can expand connected capacity by around 60 percent while cutting infrastructure costs and improving market returns.

More than 75 module assemblers operate across the continent, against just one ingot-and-wafer project and one polysilicon producer. Now over 35 industry players want the Industrial Accelerator Act to fill the gaps.

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.

Households have snapped up the first kits since the 27 August rule change, emptying some sellers’ shelves. Approvals, export payments and batteries are still being worked out.

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.

Prices for modules and home batteries headed in opposite directions in September 2026, sun.store’s indices show, as module demand edged up and commercial storage stayed firm.

CEO Talk: The European energy storage market is growing dynamically, and so are the demands on profitability, safety and system integration. We find out how Ampace is positioning itself in this environment, the role Europe plays for the company, and which advances and technologies are set to shape the market next.

Designed for the Manager Pro and Manager Plug-In energy management systems, the storage specialist’s new mobile app controls solar, storage, heat and EV charging from a single screen.

For utility-scale solar projects in the DACH region, module choice affects more than peak power: it shapes energy yield, land use and the investment case over the project’s lifetime. European research, testing and field assessments of LONGi’s Back Contact (BC) technology provide locally relevant evidence that developers and investors can consider in due diligence, alongside their own site-specific analysis.

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.

SolarEdge's European chief explains why hyperscaler power demand and cybersecurity concerns around Chinese inverters are reshaping the company's strategy on the continent, alongside AI, US manufacturing and the new Nexis platform.

All three home storage tiers rose in September 2026, by between 7 and 10 percent, with low-voltage systems reaching €94.4/kWh. Commercial pricing held steady in smaller systems and firmed in larger ones, sun.store data shows.

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.

Frankfurt startup Revolta has secured ERDF funding from Hesse for a plug-and-play sodium-ion battery that charges directly from the grid, aimed at flats and homes without solar.

ZEZ and partners bring the "Energy Communities in Practice" conference to Bol on 24 and 25 September, focused on setting up, financing and running shared solar installations.