All latest news sun.store May Battery Index: residential decline, commercial standstill 07/02/2026 - May data from sun.store show a broad price decline across residential battery segments, reversing part of the April increase in the performance category. In the commercial segment, pricing remained broadly stable. ZZT ZTT returns to Intersolar with full-chain solar, storage, hydrogen push 07/02/2026 - The Chinese group used this year's Munich show to showcase an integrated product line spanning cells, modules, storage systems and grid infrastructure, backed by a run of new partnership agreements across Eastern Europe. Char.gy UK – Char.gy's 5,000th unit marks kerbside charging breakthrough 07/02/2026 - With deployments accelerating in Brighton, Reading and beyond, char.gy's lamp-column model is turning on-street parking into a practical charging option for millions of UK households. Tobias Langner Branding & Design Solar Investors Guide #6 – Minimising risks 07/02/2026 - Investing in solar parks, expansive rooftop systems and cutting-edge battery storage requires patience and a genuinely long-term outlook. Such projects are generally designed to run for twenty years or more, making it crucial to safeguard them against a broad spectrum of risks over their lifespan – an important issue that is still too often neglected. Fronius European solar industry is ready to ramp up production 07/02/2026 - Fronius says it can scale inverter output to 17 GW annually within a year, arguing existing European manufacturing capacity is ready to absorb any shortfall as the EU restricts Chinese imports on security grounds. Nextpower Nextpower acquires Zimmermann to enter Europe's structures market 07/02/2026 - The deal, announced at Intersolar Europe, brings more than 20 GW of deployed projects and a presence across 58 countries, with the combined business expected to generate around €300 million in annual revenue. METLEN Giannis Giannakopoulos: “Portfolio and aggregator management is essential” 07/02/2026 - METLEN's integrated utility chief explains how the group fuses generation, storage, trading and supply into one platform, underpinning decarbonisation, customer affordability and industrial resilience across more than 40 markets. SunEnergyXT New Sunenergyxt hybrid storage scales to demand 07/02/2026 - The new Sunenergyxt 500 brings together rooftop solar integration, variable pricing models and standalone capability, giving installers and end users a flexible building block for residential and small commercial sites. Wagner Solar Upcoming investor newsletter: more innovations for mounting 07/02/2026 - Exhibitors at the Munich trade fair showcased exciting new solutions for unlocking more land for solar projects. Subscribers to our newsletter can download the latest Solar Investors Guide directly, no registration required. The next investor newsletter is coming out 15 July 2026. Vorsatz Media Solarwatt: from home to market – complete systems for buildings 07/01/2026 - 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. Velka Botička Solar Investors Guide #11 – Agri-PV reimagines farmland for the future 07/01/2026 - Podcast: Elevated solar modules and solar fences are helping farmers generate clean solar power on their pastures and arable land. Stephan Schindele, head of the agri-PV division at BayWa r.e., explains how agricultural transformation and the energy transition are interconnected, offering clear benefits for both farmers and investors. Several countries across Europe are already leading the way with large-scale agri-PV projects. Margriet Fotografie After the spike – why solar and battery prices will cool again 07/01/2026 - The recent price spike in solar modules and batteries is not a new normal but a market catching its breath, says Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar. SolarPower Europe / Akuo Europe hits 100 GWh as utility-scale takes over the storage market 07/01/2026 - A 48% expansion in 2025 pushed Europe's operational battery fleet past the milestone, with large-scale systems accounting for more than half of new installations for the first time, SolarPower Europe's European Battery Market Outlook finds. RWE Greece – former lignite mine reborn as gigawatt-scale solar hub 07/01/2026 - RWE and PPC have finished building 930 MWp of solar capacity in Western Macedonia, part of a joint venture that also has 567 MWp under construction for 2027. ABO Energy Report: Spain has decoupled power prices from gas 07/01/2026 - As a new gas-price shock hits Europe, electricity prices in Spain have stayed remarkably stable, according to an analysis by the Ember think tank, thanks to the sustained build-out of wind and solar. Solar Promotion Study: fragmented EU rules hindering European solar manufacturing 07/01/2026 - The EU wants to strengthen domestic solar manufacturing through legislation allowing member states to link project funding to non-price criteria such as carbon footprint. A new DIW Berlin study warns that the resulting patchwork of national rules is driving up costs and weakening European competitiveness. Citel New Citel boxes combine fire safety and surge defence 07/01/2026 - The FWS 3 and FWS 6 generator junction boxes with fire switches are designed for solar installations up to 1,000 volts DC and also shield inverters against surges. Steffen Burger/BayWa r.e. Solar Solutions Solar Investors Guide – Innovations for mounting 07/01/2026 - Energy crises and rising fossil and nuclear prices are making solar and battery storage more attractive than ever, driving demand across industrial rooftops, open land and car parks – find out more in the latest guide. Vorsatz Media ENTEGRO PV SYSTEMS: one idea ahead 06/30/2026 - CEO Talk: ENTEGRO develops, plans and implements PV projects for companies and investors. Driven by the ambition to always be one idea better, the company consistently pushes innovation, efficiency and project quality. What this means in practice, and how it translates into real economic advantages, is revealed in a behind-the-scenes look. MEA Solar Bosnia and Herzegovina opens first residential solar scheme 06/30/2026 - The Federation has adopted its first support scheme for residential solar self-consumption, offering grants of up to 7,000 KM and full financing for socially vulnerable households from 2026 to 2030. sun.store May PV Index – prices up, confidence up, inverters steady 06/30/2026 - Sun.store data show solar module prices climbing across the European market in May, with the PV Purchasing Managers' Index jumping to 70 – its strongest reading since the start of the year. EMC-direct Solar Investors Guide – O&M for solar parks 06/30/2026 - As a rule, one to three percent of investment is allocated to operation and maintenance over 20 years, making solar parks low-maintenance assets with significantly lower costs than fossil or nuclear plants. LONGi Modules to megaprojects – LONGi's leap into integrated storage 06/30/2026 - Launched at Intersolar Europe, the LONGi ONE portfolio pairs the manufacturer's BC solar technology with storage systems built for utility-scale, commercial and off-grid deployment, backed by a growing European service network. BuGG/G. Mann Heat and heavy rain – solar green roofs becoming a frontline climate tool 06/30/2026 - As heatwaves and storms intensify across Europe, combining green roofs with rooftop solar is gaining traction as a practical way to cool buildings, manage rainfall and generate clean power where it is needed most. Hans-Christoph Neidlein A boom decade ahead for PV investment 06/30/2026 - 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. Show more