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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Solar park construction is picking up pace worldwide, but the bottleneck is not materials or components. It is land, grid connection points and the people to do the work. Sign up for our investor newsletter to receive this digital edition directly.

That energy storage is needed is no longer in question. What matters now is the system it forms together with generation, controllable loads and e-mobility, as Philipp Rasche of ENEO explains.

A leading figure in European materials research for renewables, Prof Dr Ilija Nasov has spent decades shaping solar technology. He shares his personal route through EU research programmes with PV Europe.

CEO Talk: What does the future of energy storage in Europe look like? Safer, smarter and more connected – from commercial rooftops to utility-scale projects. AlphaESS shows how a single open system can link all of these applications together. Find out more about the strategy behind it.

The installation in Lodi is projected to outperform a comparable TOPCon-based system by more than 633 MWh over 30 years.

Two hybrid sites at Stouby and Agersted bring European Energy's grid-connected storage in Denmark to more than 375 MWh across 96.75 MW.

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.

Zelestra has signed a ten-year tolling agreement with Axpo for a 207 MW storage project in northeastern Italy, its first BESS development in the country and one that would make it Italy's second-largest holder of authorised battery storage capacity.

New analysis from the government in Skopje sets out how North Macedonia could build a green hydrogen economy by 2050 and connect into a pan-European network with Serbia and Greece.

A new IIASA-led study finds that climate strategies which cut energy and resource demand tend to improve quality of life across a broader range of dimensions than supply-side alternatives, and that communicating these benefits can strengthen public support.

LONGi shows its new solar-plus-storage portfolio, SolarEdge adds 107 kWh for C&I, Clou and Midea bring 261 kWh of liquid-cooled storage and AlphaESS scales to 6.7 MWh.

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.

CEO Talk: The utility business in Europe is growing and increasingly challenging. Solar fields now come with large batteries, and suppliers must meet standards for grid compliance, safety and security. How is the business changing and what strategy will ultimately succeed? Leon Zhang, President of LONGi Europe, shares his view.

UNEF and Castilla-La Mancha's regional government are working to give municipalities a stronger role across the country's 837 energy communities, where local involvement already runs deep.