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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.

As the installed storage fleet in Europe approaches a projected 171 GW by 2030, Munich's flagship energy fairs convene the industry around the grid, regulatory and technology challenges still to be solved.

New and updated products from Raycap cover DC fast-charge infrastructure, high-voltage PV applications and modern busbar systems at Smarter E Europe 2026 in Munich.

The Chinese manufacturer has restructured under a new masterbrand with four distinct business groups, signalling a move from product sales towards end-to-end clean energy solutions.

Intelligent demand-side management allows companies to lower energy costs and generate new revenue by marketing their flexibility on the electricity market, as EM-Power Europe 2026 in Munich will show from 23 to 25 June.

A new Eurelectric-AFRY report finds that long-duration energy storage technologies are approaching commercial viability in several European markets, with each gigawatt installed potentially delivering €150–250 million in annual system-level savings while easing curtailment and grid congestion.

The VINCI Energies infrastructure brand makes its EM-Power Europe debut with ACOUSTISCAN, a new acoustic monitoring system for offshore wind, alongside PV, substation and e-mobility solutions.

With 15.4 kW continuous and 21 kW peak AC output, the 3P brings three-phase capability to households running heavier loads.

The smarter E Europe: On 23 and 24 June 2026, the teams from photovoltaik and PV Europe will be reporting live from Munich and presenting the key innovations and trends shaping 2026.

The German Solar Association kicks off The Smarter E Europe 2026 with a press conference covering the latest solar and storage market figures and the outlook for the energy transition in Germany, accessible in person and online.

This special edition explores how farmers can use land more efficiently by combining agriculture with solar energy. It also covers technology, insurance and the shift to e-mobility in farming.

A special exhibit and a new Fraunhofer ISE study presented at this year's Munich event argue that the lights can stay on without fossil fuels, and that a fully renewable energy system is both technically feasible and economically sound.

The mounting manufacturer is debuting a single-person insertion system for ground-mounted projects, alongside a 1P tracker upgrade delivering 2.1 metres of clearance at up to 60 degrees of tilt.

The back-contact specialist has met five or more of the ten benchmarks in energy research firm Wood Mackenzie's global 2026 manufacturer assessment, qualifying for Grade A classification.

Regulatory reforms and new standards have unlocked electric vehicles as mobile storage units, and bidirectional charging is moving from pilot to commercial reality – as Power2Drive Europe 2026 will demonstrate from 23 to 25 June in Munich.

New figures from UNEF show installed storage capacity for self-consumption rose by 65 percent last year, with residential deployments nearly doubling as battery costs continue to drop.

The 225 MW installation outside Vizzini will be refinanced via a CfD awarded through a competitive process in which generation cost was only one of several criteria.

Each 197 kWh cabinet pairs with one or two 50 kW battery inverters and can be scaled modularly, reaching up to 1 MW of power and 4 MWh of storage per installation.

The Israeli solar technology company is using its Intersolar anniversary showcase to signal a shift toward fully integrated, software-led energy management across solar, storage and EV charging for both residential and commercial customers.

The Energie One, a 10 kW and 10 kWh residential package combining a high-voltage hybrid inverter, modular battery storage and home energy management, is among the highlights on the SKYWORTH Solar stand.

Podcast: The Energy Center from ESS Inc. in Oregon is an iron flow storage system offering 1.16 MWh of capacity and 174 kW of maximum charging power. Housed in a single container, the modular unit is designed for a range of commercial and grid applications. Alan Greenshields, Director EMEA at ESS, discusses long-duration storage and the role of redox flow technology using sustainable materials such as iron, salt and water.

As Europe weighs supply chain dependencies and cybersecurity concerns, Chinese manufacturers are moving beyond TOPCon and back-contact technologies towards a new generation of tandem cell technology, observes Gerard Scheper.

RCBC is acting as sole lender on the PHP 4.5 billion facility, equivalent to around €66 million, backing a 99 MW solar and battery project in Iloilo province, with first power expected in the second quarter of 2027.

The new additions cover both ends of the project-size spectrum, with a steel-based structure for utility-scale developments and a pre-configured kit aimed at small and medium-sized installations up to around 250 kW.

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.