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Installation time is hard cash, which is why the manufacturers of the installation systems are offering ever better products – for tiled roofs, flat roofs, metal roofs, facades, outdoors, bodies of water or agricultural land (agri-PV).

Green roof, solar array: a view of the urban climate strategy ahead

Heat and heavy rain – solar green roofs becoming a frontline climate tool

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As heatwaves and storms intensify across Europe, combining green roofs with rooftop solar is gaining traction as a practical way to cool buildings, manage rainfall and generate clean power where it is needed most.

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.

Aero Terra makes it possible to develop sites where ground intrusion is not feasible

Lorenz brings flat-roof ballasting to ground-mounted solar

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Aero Terra is ballasted on its feet using standard paving slabs instead of test drilling or ramming work, and can be fully dismantled, leaving the site undisturbed.

Parking becomes generation space under K2's Variant V

K2 Systems targets slate roofs and large ground-mounts

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The mounting manufacturer used the recent Intersolar event to introduce new solutions for slate roof installation and large-scale ground-mount projects, two of the more technically demanding additions to its 2026 lineup.

Large solar roofs are driving business all over Europe

Upcoming investor newsletter: more innovations for mounting

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Exhibitors at the Munich trade fair showcased exciting new solutions for unlocking more land for solar projects. Subscribers to our newsletter can download the latest Solar Investors Guide directly, no registration required. The next investor newsletter is coming out 15 July 2026.

Straight talk: solar green roofs are the future of rooftop real estate

World Green Building Congress: green roofs and PV get a joint rulebook

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Presented in Berlin, the updated guide from Nürtingen-Geislingen University sets out design, vegetation and structural criteria for combining photovoltaics with green roofs, drawn from real-world reference projects.

An installer, a roof and several hundred metres of hopefully optimally straight aluminium rail

Intersolar 2026: Schletter to present rafter and agri-PV upgrades

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The mounting manufacturer is debuting a single-person insertion system for ground-mounted projects, alongside a 1P tracker upgrade delivering 2.1 metres of clearance at up to 60 degrees of tilt.

Morning mist lifts, the modules catch the first light – with a double-sided insertion profile

K2 expands ground lineup with Pi-Rack and N-Rack

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The new additions cover both ends of the project-size spectrum, with a steel-based structure for utility-scale developments and a pre-configured kit aimed at small and medium-sized installations up to around 250 kW.

The Magic PV Mount, sized up for wall fixing or floor placement

OBO adds cable management to PV inverter frame

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A new addition to the product range provides a sheltered mounting frame for inverters. The Magic PV Mount also accommodates further components within the same structure.

Mo Horowitz shows off the new Solargik mounting solutions for farms and ranches.

Solargik – slim mounting for fields and challenging terrain

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PV Guided Tours: Solar canopies for vines, fruit and berry plantations serve to protect growing fruit from harsh weather and environmental conditions. In most cases, however, the grapevines, the bushes and trees are already firmly rooted in the ground. Mo Horowitz, COO of Solargik, shows how this can be achieved without interrupting agricultural operations – even on slopes.

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PMT X118 – Protection without limits

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Flat roofs offer huge potential – but they also demand smart solutions. Large modules, complex layouts, strict structural and safety requirements and rising cost pressure call for a mounting system that does more than simply hold panels in place.

SL Rack had many new products to show off for private and commercial roofs.

SL Rack – optimal module mounting for all roofs

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PV Guided Tours: Mounting systems play a crucial role in PV installations by providing stability and reliability over many years. What details do manufacturers focus on to make your work easier? Ludwig M. Schletter from SL Rack shows the latest solutions for optimal installation. Watch the video to find out more.

Morning mist lifts, the modules catch the first light – with a double-sided insertion profile

PV Europe picks of the week – new kit on the block

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K2 Systems has two new ground-mount solutions, Deyle a 108 kWh LFP home storage system, Solarfox an app-free solar data display, and Lade a scalable AC charging system for large charging parks.

Nils Palzhoff (right) presents the latest mounting solutions from OBO Bettermann

OBO Bettermann – holistic installation solutions for solar energy

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PV Guided Tours: From smart cable management to lightning, surge and fire protection, this complete installation package offers everything from a single source. We take a closer look.

Product of the week is the Backup Box from Atmoce

PV Europe's products of the week – new on the market

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Atmoce debuts a backup box for three-phase emergency power, Sonnenkraft is bringing a back-contact module for roofs and façades, Sunenergyxt adds a scalable hybrid storage system, and Zinco rolls out a retrofit solution for green roofs.

Raised frames give the planting room to breathe beneath the modules

Zinco opens up green roofs to retrofit solar

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Designed for green roofs already in service, the new solution uses ballasted base frames laid on the substrate, with stone numbers calibrated to local wind loads and modules raised above the planting.

Ditlev Engel, CEO Energy Systems at DNV

DNV sets technical baseline for floating solar as sector matures

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Norwegian assurance group DNV has issued two standards on float structures and station-keeping in FPV, complementing the world's first recommended practice, aimed at sheltered inland and near-shore waters.

It's possible to cover the fastener with a metal sheet

SL Rack adds slim EPDM fastener to trapezoidal range

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Designed to pair with the established Trapez 4 at the rail ends, the new EPDM clamping element handles the loaded sections in between and closes the screw penetration as it is fitted.

Dome Solar's PV array crowns the Centre Aquatique Olympique near the Stade de France

FR/DE – Dome Solar acquires Mounting Systems brand and IP

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The French C&I rooftop specialist is stepping up its global push with the acquisition of core assets from Germany's Mounting Systems, including the brand, intellectual property and the LightX and FD3 ballasted product lines.