mounting

CEO Talk: Installers and EPCs are facing dual pressure. Project sizes are growing and installation windows are tightening, while demands regarding quality, reliability and safety are rising. How are mounting system providers responding to these challenges? Here’s what they told us.

Around 800 kWh of usable capacity per unit, and as many units as a site needs – the new Bess Cube 2.0 is built for commercial and grid storage at scale.

A joint webinar by K2 Systems and PV Europe sets out how installers can tackle the competing demands of speed, flexibility and plant protection when building large solar arrays on flat and green roofs. It is now available to watch free of charge.

PV Guided Tours: Speed and simple handling are what installers demand of rooftop mounting. With versatile substructures and just a handful of tools, modules can go onto virtually any roof in record time. Sounds too good to be true? Watch the video.

Roofs and flat open spaces aren't the only options for solar power. Applications that pose particular challenges for project planning and installation technology are increasingly coming into focus.

Trina sends out the installation and cleaning robots, while Lynus, Solaredge and Sunenergy XT bring new battery storage to market, from an 800 kWh cube to a retrofit battery that skips the inverter swap.

PV Guided Tours: Demands on mounting are rising, and manufacturers are responding with designs that meet rooftop regulations while still allowing rapid installation. Ludwig Maximilian Schletter of SL Rack demonstrates how it works.

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.

Buildex installs up to 90 modules an hour, and Aurora keeps them clean on its own solar power. Both robots from the company’s tracker division are already available in Europe.

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.

Where roofs cannot take the weight of conventional PV, a new mounting system for lightweight modules offers an alternative for commercial, industrial and warehouse buildings.

Two new rainwater retention systems extend the French waterproofing specialist’s energy roof range, allowing photovoltaics, greenery, fall protection and water management to be combined in one coordinated structure.

The fixing supports framed modules in portrait or landscape orientation, using module mounting holes for direct fixing to concrete or load-bearing masonry.

The Spanish tracker manufacturer ended the half year €28 million in the red, but after two years of restricted operations it is back in the competitive market with more than 44 GW of potential projects.

The TMPV2 Module Lift is a portable, motor-free system for hauling solar modules onto rooftops by rope and pulley, designed to meet German occupational safety rules on ladder loads.

Fluke offers a lifting system for solar modules. GridX launches flexibility marketing for EV fleets. Winaico's black module tops 24.5 percent efficiency and, last but not least, Fischer presents a new clip system for facades.

Large flat-roof and green-roof solar has never been more popular. Join K2 Systems for a free webinar on the mounting systems built to keep installation quick without sacrificing adaptability. Register now.

The Bilbao-based manufacturer now offers three mounting systems spanning reservoirs, ponds and flat roofs, designed for straightforward installation and reduced environmental impact.

Large parking lots are part of everyday operations for many companies – yet they often remain unused as energy assets. At the same time, pressure is growing to use these spaces more efficiently: several German federal states have introduced requirements to cover newly built parking lots, while companies are looking for cost-effective ways to generate their own electricity. Photovoltaic carports combine both.

With many years of experience, PMT shows how parking lots can become serious energy infrastructure with the proven PMT CARPORT system.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.