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Maja Pokrovac, Director of OIEH, and Andrea D’Amico, AIAS representative , signing the cooperation agreement in the Croatian city of Opatija

Croatian and Italian associations join on agri-PV rollout

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A new partnership between OIEH and AIAS aims to accelerate agrivoltaics deployment through shared expertise, joint conferences and coordinated proposals on regulation, drawing on Italy's established track record in the sector.

Flat and green roof solar demand is rising, and installers need the mounting to match

Webinar 23/9/26: Speed and flexibility in megawatt flat-roof installations

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Large flat-roof and green-roof solar projects are growing fast. Join K2 Systems for a free webinar on the mounting systems built to keep installation quick without sacrificing adaptability.

Hybrid systems are now standard in the majority of applications

Solax Power: new systems for residential and commercial buildings

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PV Guided Tours: The market expects complete and well-integrated systems that are intelligently managed and, increasingly, supported by AI. We find out what makes it possible to build smart energy systems of this kind.

Volatile gas markets are sharpening the case for hybrid solar projects in Greece

Greece – battery profitability climbs amid gas market volatility

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Elevated wholesale prices and wider intraday spreads are lifting near-term battery returns to as much as 12 percent in Greece, with two-hour batteries entering in 2027 outperforming 2030-vintage projects by around two points.

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.

Emaldo's commercial battery cabinets, now with a route into the Dutch trading markets

Netherlands – battery optimisation tie-up takes on grid congestion

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Emaldo has teamed up with Eddy Grid to give its Dutch commercial customers access to energy trading across multiple electricity markets, with expansion into Belgium and Germany under consideration.

Unlike Troia in Puglia, pictured here, the Vizzini plant will keep the land in agricultural use

Sheep, solar and €234 million financing for Sicily's agri-PV giant

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Four international banks are backing European Energy's 225 MW Vizzini plant, which combines utility-scale generation with animal grazing, positioning agrivoltaics as a bankable asset class in Italy.

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.

All the wiring an installer needs, pre-empted and pre-numbered

Enwitec launches the Powerbackup Brain for retrofit installations

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The pre-wired unit brings full backup and energy management to existing buildings without reworking the sub-distribution board, and is aimed at installers retrofitting wallboxes, heat pumps and storage.

Land comes at a premium; water surfaces less so

Floating solar steals the show in ADE's 70 MW deal

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AMPYR Distributed Energy has acquired 17 operational solar sites totalling 70 MW from TotalEnergies, including a Belgian floating solar park it describes as the largest of its kind in Europe for industrial self-consumption.

No EnergyDecentral without solar – PV will be a key theme again in 2026

EnergyDecentral 2026 – registration now open

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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.

Ludwig Schletter (right) talks about bigger projects and bigger solar roofs

SL Rack: innovations in roof mounting

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CEO Talk: Demand for private and commercial solar rooftops is picking up and the expansion of solar parks continues to accelerate. Yet rising metal prices and energy costs are putting pressure on suppliers of mounting technology. Ludwig Schletter, CEO of SL Rack, talks about the challenges.

Loudwater 39 MW/55 MWh battery storage plant near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, UK

NextEnergy's UK fund grows with 107 MW battery acquisition

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The solar and storage investor's UK fund has added three operational battery sites in southeast England, taking standalone capacity to 165 MW after NEUK I's £733 million final close.

Symmetry as management principle: inside a CATL production workshop

First BESS integrator ranking confirms the established order

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The cell giant CATL lands behind 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.

A CATL BESS site and Yanco's likely blueprint

Australia – fifth large-scale BESS close for ACEnergy

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BW ESS takes over the 250 MW/1,000 MWh Yanco project, which will be capable of powering around 430,000 homes for four hours once operational in 2028.

James Xie is managing director of SAJ Electric

SAJ Electric: innovative storage solutions for residential & C&I

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PV Guided Tours: The HS5 all-in-one offers a complete way to power private homes. It brings together solar, battery storage, a wallbox and backup power in a single unit, with an AI-based energy manager orchestrating the individual components.

Signing ceremony at Intersolar 2026 in Munich

Sungrow scales up in Poland with major Goldbeck deal

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The two companies have signed a contract covering a 722 MW ground-mounted project alongside a framework agreement for 1 GWh of battery storage, deepening a partnership in one of Europe's fastest-growing renewables markets.

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.

All black at the front. The engineering happens round the back

Winaico's black module tops 24.5 percent efficiency

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A high-performance 500 W module joins Winaico's back-contact line-up, rated at 24.5 percent efficiency and backed by a 30-year warranty.