Featured in Born in the USA – 02-2026

Solar in the snow

As vertical PV innovators make inroads with their proprietary solutions, including projects in locations with snowy winters, pv magazine looks at four providers: Helioplant, an Austrian solution for high-elevation PV sites, Norway’s Over Easy, Germany-based Next2Sun, and pv magazine Deutschland Top Innovation 2024 prize winner Solyco.

By

Valerie Thompson

05 Feb 2026

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Helioplant engineers believe the system will be a ‘game changer’ for Alpine energy production. | Photo: Helioplant

As solar penetration expands to both colder regions and higher elevations, snow becomes an issue. “For sites that experience persistent snow cover for weeks or months, where there might be little or no winter energy production, potential snow losses have to be factored in with the costs of structural and geotechnical engineering to make sure …

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