Kaco New Energy presents the new Blueplanet Hybrid NH3 system. The hybrid inverter series offers outputs between six and twelve kilowatts for home storage systems and small businesses.

The electrification of the industry is not taking off in Europe due to high upfront investments, long investment cycles, increased energy costs, unfair taxation and continued subsidies for fossil fuels of over €55 billion every year. Eurelectric is calling for an electrification bank in the EU Clean Industrial Deal.

Due to approval delays, construction of the tracker system could not start until late autumn last year. Nevertheless, the project was completed on time. In future, it will be under scientific monitoring.

Increasing wind and rain are also causing problems for ground-mounted solar power plants. Here too, there are solutions that offer increased stability.

The reform of the European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF 2.0) offers institutional and private investors significantly better investments in solar projects. And, secondly, Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) provide return of investments independent of public subsidies.

Electric cars, solar heating and cooling as well as industrial processes will increase electricity demand by up to 30 TWh (+12%) compared to 2024. At the same time, the Spanish economy could save up to 6.71 billion euros per year through a green electricity supply. On average, each household could reduce its energy costs by 64% or more than €1,400 per year.

A tsunami of cheap Chinese solar panels flooding Europe, an increasing taste for rooftop solar and a boom for small, medium and large-scale battery storage. These are the three strongest trends in solar energy for 2025, as seen by Midsummer Executive VP Sven Lindström.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending up to €50 million to Tenevo Solar Technologies EAD to build and operate a fully merchant solar photo-voltaic plant in southeastern Bulgaria. A parallel financing facility of €53 million will be provided by Raiffeisen Bank International, making the total finance package €103 million.

Our next newsletter for investors will be published on February 12, 2025. It deals with the European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF). Its reform offers institutional and private investors significantly better investments in solar projects. Sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest B2B information on your desk!

Our special issue on hybrid power plants and the technology required for them is now available for you. In the run-up to Intersolar, you can find out why storage units and solar are increasingly being planned together.

A demonstration plant for the Modular Hydrogen Platform (MHP) large-scale electrolyzer from Quest One is being built on the MAN Energy Solutions site in Augsburg, Germany. Test operation and field data will enable comprehensive optimization of plant operations as well as the assembly and service concept of the electrolyzer.

SolarEdge has managed the ups and downs of the solar market in 2024. Newly appointed General Manager Europe Christian Carraro reflects on 2024 and ahead to the coming year. He says: The demand will rise – not sharply but steadily.

Sungrow supplied inverters for the largest PV rooftop installation in Scandinavia. On the roof of the logistics service provider DSV's site, 24,000 solar modules will generate 14 MW of direct current and supply the 175,000-square-metre logistics centre and a cold store with clean energy.

The increase in extreme weather conditions has a direct impact on the stability of ground-mounted photovoltaic systems. What are the risks and how can they be avoided?

Video: Whether on the roof or in the roof, craftsmen need simple and flexible mounting systems. Which innovative solutions are necessary and available we now learn from the experts of Ernst Schweizer.