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SMA headquarters in Niestetal, central Germany

S&P Global Energy names SMA a Tier 1 inverter supplier

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

CEO Esref Deniz (left) lays out the ENTEGRO strategy

ENTEGRO PV SYSTEMS: one idea ahead

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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.

Stella Juva and its proud makers: the TU/e Solar Team ahead of field demonstrations

NL – TU/e students build solar ambulance with 715 km range

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Stella Juva, developed by Eindhoven University of Technology's Solar Team, is a self-sufficient mobile medical unit powered by rooftop solar and designed for regions with limited electricity, fuel or road access.

The OIEiEK hopes to enable the construction of around 500 self-consumption systems each year

Bosnia and Herzegovina opens first residential solar scheme

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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.

Copenhagen Energy's battery park spells it out – the 132 MWh part is less visible

Denmark – Soltech takes on O&M for Copenhagen Energy

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The Swedish company has signed a two-year operations and maintenance agreement with Copenhagen Energy, covering the Ringsted and Vemmelev battery parks – its first O&M contract in Denmark.

Self-consumption in Croatia is attractive in theory but cumbersome in practice

Croatia's energy regulator sets out self-consumption reform agenda

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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.

Every roof in a 100 metre radius, imported automatically and waiting for panels

PV*Sol premium gains 3D building import via Rexplorer

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A new interface enables PV*Sol premium to import LiDAR-based 3D models of German buildings automatically, pulling in every structure within a 100 metre radius of the target location.

Symmetry as management principle: inside a CATL production workshop

CATL takes bronze in first global BESS integrator ranking

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The cell giant lands behind only Sungrow and Tesla in the analysts' first assessment of storage integrators, which weights corporate substance such as R&D, supply chains and finances above product specifications.

Sebastian Durben (left) is an expert in AI-supported energy management

HYXI: AI-supported energy manager for residential and C&I storage

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PV Guided Tours: HYXI is showing off its newly unveiled Muse AI-Native Energy OS, which transforms energy use from passive backup into active, learning intelligence. Highlights include the Aura all-in-one storage, the AC-coupled Halo micro-storage system and the liquid-cooled Atlas C&I unit.

Marcin Soltysiak is the CEO of Polish energy company ELQ

From nuclear legacy to renewables hub: plans advance at Chernobyl

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Polish developer ELQ and its Ukrainian subsidiary have signed a memorandum with Ukrainian authorities to advance renewable energy projects within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, covering solar, storage, wind and hydrogen.

Solar collected at altitude, logistics conducted at ground level at Lombard Shipping

UK – 118 MWh rooftop PV backs EV fleet at Lombard Shipping

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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.

Ambivalent UK weather and the 600 MWh argument for transmission-connected storage

UK – Eku Energy makes transmission storage debut with Didcot BESS

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The global storage specialist has acquired a 300 MW / 600 MWh battery project in Oxfordshire, connecting to the recently upgraded Didcot substation ahead of a planned 2028 commissioning.

Authors of the Magnetic West report, Thomas George and Sarah Naber of Prewave

Beyond Tier-1: how China's processing dominance hides in plain sight

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Prewave's Magnetic West maps how Chinese dominance in processing creates systemic exposure several tiers upstream of where most procurement teams are looking. Solar and batteries are no exception.

The elevated trackers create optimal growing conditions for the crops below

Italy – RWE brings first commercial agri-PV plants online

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Two new Agri-PV installations in Morcone and Acquafredda mark RWE's entry into the Italian market, with elevated tracker systems designed to shade crops while adding 19 MW of solar capacity to the grid.

A high-altitude installation in progress.These modules will spend the next 30 years being tested by the weather that has seniority

PV in the extreme: Solitek takes to the slopes

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On a steep Swiss mountainside, elevated steel frames must keep panels clear of snow and carry them through decades of wind and UV – a job Solitek's Alpine modules are built for.

LONGi founder and CTO Li Zhenguo presents the Technology Forest in Shanghai

LONGi plants a Technology Forest of eight innovations

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The module giant's 2026 Shanghai launch stacked eight innovations spanning cells, modules, hardware and software, lifting standard module output above 690 watts, and possibly the whole sector past its ruinous price war.

Our guest author Harry Wolkenfelt, CEO and founder of Solarif Group

Risk management, not insurance, will decide the future of solar and BESS

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As solar and battery storage projects scale up, the industry's exposure to fire, serial defects and unmanaged risk is outpacing its reliance on insurance alone, argues Harry Wolkenfelt of Solarif Group.

A single rooftop panel amid a market that mostly runs without the grid

UN report: 655 million people still lack electricity access

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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.

Smart inverters play a central role in stabilising power grids in a renewable energy system

When the grid needs a backbone: enter the BESS inverter

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As synchronous generators retire and inertia drains from the grid, battery storage inverters are inheriting stability tasks once reserved for spinning steel, argues Daniel Gerber of ABB Renewable Power.