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Podcast: Specialist retailer BayWa r.e. Solar Trade is setting new standards for emissions-free logistics.Suppliers, transport, buildings, and packaging are all being examined, and notable progress has already been made. Dominik Dohr, Vice President of Global Procurement and Supply Chain at BayWa r.e. Solar Trade, has a clear vision in which renewable energy and sustainability go hand in hand. As Europe’s largest solar retailer, the company aims to cut emissions across all areas, from internal processes to logistics and supply chains.

The EU's latest Social Climate Plan approval will fund 200,000 heat pumps and solar water heaters for 460,000 vulnerable households, part of a landmark package for one of the EU's most energy-vulnerable member states.

Priority lists for the Greek market's 4.7 GW merchant battery call are on track for publication in September, clearing the way for grid capacity allocation. Applications have reached 9 GW, with transmission-system demand more than double available capacity.

CEO Talk: instalment purchasing made easy. With solid partners behind them, installers can offer customers loans for their solar setup alongside the build itself. What does this mean for installers? More work or more orders? Watch to find out.

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.

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.

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.

Energy crises and rising fossil and nuclear prices are making solar and battery storage more attractive than ever, driving demand across industrial rooftops, open land and car parks – find out more in the latest guide.

Solar Macedonia will host its 5th Annual Solar Conference on 23 and 24 September 2026, marking the association's 20th anniversary. The two-day event is expected to draw engineers, investors, designers, installers and traders from across the Balkan region and beyond.

Mayor Gergely Karácsony says the Hungarian capital plans to install ten million square metres of rooftop solar and storage, technical potential he puts at around 5 GW.

With 50 GW of licensed projects awaiting connection terms and dealmaking in full swing, the country's largest renewables event returns for its eighth edition on 20 and 21 October.

Professor Martin Green of the University of New South Wales is a leading figure in solar research, holding numerous patents and efficiency records dating back to 1974. Now Chief Scientific Officer at Euronergy, he is focused on developing glass-free, lightweight modules that are exceptionally thin and easy to install.

PV Guided Tours: The wholesaler welcomes Novafixx as a new partner and showcases Hithium's liquid-cooled C&I storage system. In residential, it's Sigenergy that stands out. Watch the video for more.

The Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate is finalising a revised model for grid operators' revenues this autumn. The national association Svensk Solenergi backs the proposals but warns some elements could discourage new connections.

Market research firm IDTechEx forecasts Li-ion demand for electric vehicles reaching 4,500 GWh by 2036, as advances in battery management software and hardware help push battery fire rates down even as pack capacity grows.

Installed photovoltaic capacity has met the 2026 EEG target, but the solar association warns that planned policy changes could put future growth targets at risk.

Next2Sun argues that combining south-facing and vertical installations can expand connected capacity by around 60 percent while cutting infrastructure costs and improving market returns.

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.

Sigenergy shows an AI-powered balcony storage system with four MPPTs. Solarroof modules are now certified to hail resistance class. K2 expands its ground-mount lineup with the Pi-Rack and N-Rack. Last but not least, Heckert Solar uses the patented shingle matrix in the Apollon 2.0.

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.

Energy costs shape competitiveness in both global and local markets. As fossil and nuclear prices continue to rise, solar and wind are no longer marginal technologies but increasingly represent the smart money in power generation.

A Brussels coalition of regional governments, manufacturers and trade unions is calling for tougher local-content rules in the EU's planned Industrial Accelerator Act.

The Greek energy group is expanding its M RESET division with grid-scale storage projects in three European markets. Recent milestones include a 129 MW project in the UK, a 25 MW asset in Italy and Greece's largest standalone battery at 330 MW.

A Type 1+2+3 combined arrester sits inside the ready-to-connect Surgebox TN-S Compact, protecting wallboxes, heat pumps and PV connections against transient overvoltages on TN-S networks.

Rising costs and slowing installation growth are reshaping the UK's charging industry, with InstaVolt's acquisition of the smaller GeniePoint network pointing to a wave of consolidation among operators.