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Configuring solar arrays around the light spectrum plants actually use can substantially raise energy yields while leaving crop growth unaffected, Australian researchers report.

The 300 MWh installation, built for four-hour discharge, will help stabilise the Italian grid during non-solar peak hours, supporting the country's PNIEC goals with dispatchable clean power.

A Brussels coalition of regional governments, manufacturers and trade unions is calling for tougher local-content rules in the EU's planned Industrial Accelerator Act.

Sungrow's PowerTitan 2.0 anchors a 70 MW / 160 MWh storage plant developed by Delta Capacity, delivered in just 15 months to bring flexibility to the volatile Nordic power market.

BRIZO's flexible tensioning system is designed for coastal and near-shore sites, extending floating PV beyond the calm-water lakes most systems rely on today.

The Norsol-developed solar parks in the Castilla y León region with more than 20 MW of combined capacity went live in July 2026 running on Vanguard 1P trackers and Vertex N modules.

PV Guided Tours: In the utility segment, Huawei FusionSolar is focusing on two innovations this year: an inverter platform with 1,000 V AC technology, and the LUTERRA storage platform with exceptional power and capacity density. Let's take a closer look.

The pre-configured unit targets industrial and utility-scale projects, combining three battery units and around 1.25 MW of charge and discharge power, and liquid-cooled LFP technology.

CEO Talk: The project business revolves around modules, inverters and mounting systems. Small components such as cable ties, connectors or protective conduits for wiring are often neglected. Sooner or later, such oversights will come back to haunt you. We find out why.

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.

The European Commission's plan targets 46 percent electrification by 2040, with industry groups calling for stronger investment support and an end to double taxation of storage.

IRENA's tracking report finds Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for the bulk of the shortfall, with over 560 million people without power, against a backdrop of sharply slowing global electrification progress.

The Fraunhofer ISE team in Freiburg has developed a technique using structured coatings and cutouts to create detailed, durable patterns on modules, opening new scope for architecture and design in PV.

The amended Renewable Energy Act targets developers splitting large solar parks into sub-150-kilowatt units running to multi-megawatt scale, to claim 15-year feed-in tariffs and avoid concession fees.

PV Guided Tours: Lightweight modules that offer a solution for load-restricted roofs. Or special technologies that enable durable and flexible solar modules without glass. Is this magic? Let’s find out.

A new storage brand brings three-tier modular capacity from five to 40 kilowatt-hours, LFP cells rated for over 6,000 cycles and a decade of expected service life.

PV Guided Tours: Demands on mounting are rising, and manufacturers are responding with designs that meet rooftop regulations while still allowing rapid installation. Ludwig Maximilian Schletter of SL Rack demonstrates how it works.

Providers, growers and researchers will convene at Château Gassies on 13 and 14 October 2026 to share the latest findings on combining crop production with solar generation across European conditions.

SMA met thresholds in market presence, market share, company size and sustainability, one of only twelve manufacturers to qualify from a field of 30.

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.

In a revised 1.5°C roadmap, the agency calls for electricity to reach 35 percent of global consumption by 2035, with renewables meeting most of the rising demand across transport, industry and buildings.

Podcast: Cybersecurity is a critical issue for inverters and solar storage. Uri Sadot, Cybersecurity Programme Director at SolarEdge and Chair of Digitalisation at SolarPower Europe, outlines system vulnerabilities, recent incidents and the urgent need for preventive action. He warns: caution blocks criminal access, while hesitation invites costly failures and grid disruptions.

Large-scale storage systems are gaining ground across Europe, driven by growing demand for grid stabilisation and peak load shifting. Italy, Great Britain and Germany are leading the charge. Download our latest free e-paper now.

Gerard Scheper of European Solar argues that the positive sentiment seen after Intersolar Europe is no longer just sentiment, it is slowly turning into action.

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.