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Podcast: Cybersecurity is a critical issue for inverters and solar storage. Uri Sadot, Cybersecurity Programme Director at SolarEdge and Chair of Digitalisation at SolarPower Europe, outlines system vulnerabilities, recent incidents and the urgent need for preventive action. He warns: caution blocks criminal access, while hesitation invites costly failures and grid disruptions.

Europe is generating more renewable energy than ever, yet a widening gap between production and consumption is pushing imbalance costs across the entire system. The solution to this challenge may lie right above us, says Chris Bernkopf, founder of Podero.

PV Guided Tours: Solis offers a broad portfolio of inverters for residential and C&I. A standout highlight is the new hybrid inverter with 125 kilowatts of power and ten MPP trackers. On the service side, the company is increasingly focusing on AI capable of responding in real time – a clear benefit for installers and consumers.

PV Guided Tours: Midea’s new inverter merges power electronics and energy management in one device. Akku Sys shows how this integration streamlines system architecture and benefits installers and users, with strong potential for future applications.

SolarEdge debuts three-phase Nexis for residential storage, Sigenergy targets solar parks with a new inverter, Kostal rolls out Solar 4me, and Hithium introduces modular Power Flex to ease BESS transport. These are this week’s new products.

The manager at the solar and storage technology company argues that the era of stand-alone PV systems is over, as storage and energy management now drive installations. And he has solid reasons to be optimistic for 2026.

Designed for large solar parks, the new inverter integrates AI-supported generation forecasting to enhance yield prediction, grid compliance and operational efficiency.

The new Nexis system integrates inverter and storage functions, and features modular battery blocks, silicon carbide semiconductors and streamlined installation.

The Basque technology company has equipped the Aldoga solar farm in the Australian state of Queensland with central inverters and control systems, consolidating its footprint in the country’s utility-scale solar market.

More than 250 Ingecon Sun B series inverters have been installed as part of the repowering, with the plant generating clean power for approximately 60,000 households.

PV Guided Tours: APsystems presents a three-phase micro inverter for up to eight modules, a hybrid inverter for balcony systems and new storage solutions for private and commercial contexts. Sales Manager Aymeri R. Barrailh explains how their solutions stand out.

PV Guided Tours: From the roof and façade to the carport – if you want to harness every part of your building for solar energy, GoodWe has a solution. Barbara Terreni, Senior Technical Solution Manager Europe at the PV Building Materials Division, explains how to turn your building into a solar power plant.

The blueplanet 360 NX3 combines leading cybersecurity with maximum data sovereignty, outstanding efficiency and exceptionally late derating – for secure, efficient and resilient operation of utility-scale PV parks.

The solar inverter and energy management systems manufacturer has extended CTO Olaf Heyden’s contract to June 2027, with responsibility for Operations, Digitalisation and Human Resources.

Sungrow unveils a DC-coupled commercial storage system, Fronius presents an intelligent energy management ecosystem, Tibber integrates storage units with dynamic tariffs, and the E3/DC One home power plant is now available for private households. These are this week’s featured products.

In partnership with Kostal and Solax, Norwegian energy supplier Tibber has launched a smart battery feature enabling households to optimise battery storage in combination with Tibber’s dynamic electricity tariff.

The partnership has delivered projects ranging from the 5.5 MW Salonta PV Park to commercial and industrial rooftops across Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

The Austrian manufacturer has expanded its product portfolio with a suite for intelligent energy management, seamlessly integrating inverters, storage solutions, wallboxes and digital tools into a single system.

The new modular Powerkeeper system delivers power ratings from 50 to 125 kilowatts, enabling rapid commissioning, flexible expansion and AI-powered monitoring in a robust, weatherproof storage solution.

In the solar sector, security has long meant guarding against lightning, surges, fire and theft. Now cyberattacks pose a new and threat of an altogether different kind.

A free software update raises the maximum input current of the hybrid inverter to 15 amperes per MPP tracker, matching the higher output of modern solar modules. The update applies automatically to new and existing devices.

Highlights this week include SMA’s upgraded power package, new features in PV Sol Premium, a utility-scale battery from Trina Storage and Growatt’s enhanced planning tool.

The new MVPS-9200 Skidtainer is designed to support large-scale photovoltaic and battery storage installations, providing a turnkey solution for European developers seeking robust grid integration.

Brussels is tightening cybersecurity rules for critical infrastructure, prompting SolarPower Europe to warn of hacking risks, in particular in smaller solar systems with limited protection and oversight.

SolarPower Europe’s latest report reveals weaknesses in solar components, prompting calls for stricter regulation and practical industry support.