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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.

Podcast: The Energy Center from Oregon-based ESS Inc. is an iron flow storage system with 1.16 MWh of capacity and a maximum charging power of 174 kW. 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 based on sustainable materials such as iron, salt and water.

Solar cannibalisation, stalled grids and a second year of falling contract volumes set the backdrop for the conference, where buyers and sellers looked to hybrid deals and system-wide flexibility.

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.

EDENenergy delivered its first 70 kWh commercial system in mid-October. Of the 350 used batteries tested to date, many still showed over 90 percent health, beating the start-up’s 80 percent forecast by a wide margin.

High demand is already shaping up for EnergyDecentral 2026, and DLG continues to accept exhibitor applications ahead of the trade fair‘s opening in Hannover on 10 November.

Households can claim up to €9,000 towards an electric car, and €2,500 for an electric motorcycle or moped, from a €20 million fund. Applications open on 28 October 2026.

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.

Tesvolt opens energy trading to smaller businesses and Solarcube turns outdoor living space into a power plant. Rooftech keeps birds off module edges, while Mova offers home storage up to 9.6 kWh.

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.

Two gold and six silver medals go to farm energy technologies, most of them in bioenergy. A timber-integrated solar roof takes the sole photovoltaics award ahead of the Hannover fair.

CEO Talk: Installers and EPCs are facing dual pressure. Project sizes are growing and installation windows are tightening, while demands regarding quality, reliability and safety are rising. How are mounting system providers responding to these challenges? Here’s what they told us.

After a sweeping regulatory overhaul, business is picking up again, though connection problems are still holding many projects back, the 8th Renewable & Storage Forum in Athens heard.

With 406 GW of solar online and a few cloud platforms steering much of the fleet, Brussels advisers want tighter rules on where inverters and firmware come from, and who supplies them.

All four nationally significant schemes decided last month won consent, adding close to 2 GW. Each comes with batteries, and one will reuse a closed coal plant’s grid capacity.

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.

Danish storage specialist Emaldo and German investor KKI plan to clear the financing and approval hurdles that hold companies back, with a first installation in the Nordics before the end of 2026.

Around 800 kWh of usable capacity per unit, and as many units as a site needs – the new Bess Cube 2.0 is built for commercial and grid storage at scale.

The Lumegret A2000 solar energy system combines a microinverter, battery and charge controller in one unit, while the B2000G expansion battery lets owners add capacity as their needs change.

A Biohaus Foundation truck packed with solar modules and batteries is due to leave Paderborn for five sites across Ukraine. Among them are hospitals in Kyiv, Sumy and Trostianets, which will need power they can rely on as winter approaches.

How does agri-PV affect crop yields? How should a system be planned, and what do farmers, developers and installers need to watch out for during construction? Our special report answers these questions and more.

Podcast: Elevated solar modules and solar fences let farmers generate clean power on pastures and arable land. Stephan Schindele has played a central role in industrialising agrivoltaics at both Fraunhofer ISE and BayWa r.e., and explains how agricultural transformation and the energy transition connect, benefiting farmers and investors alike, with several European countries already leading the way on large-scale projects.

 Svet Bajlekov of AMMP sets out a simple test for commercial and industrial solar portfolios: let AI read, compare and explain, but keep decisions that cost money or involve a site visit with people.

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.

Electric trucks can now charge at a public stop in Lapalisse and a logistics depot in eastern France, where Evergreen Mobility’s chargers deliver 250 kW today and are built to reach 1.2 MW.