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Education, more so than regulation and subsidies, is the answer to deploying more building-integrated PV (BIPV) projects across Europe. That’s the view of Dieter Moor, founder of engineering consultancy Arconsol. The company aims to convince estate agents, architects, local authorities and the construction sector that BIPV is a long-term investment and not to be compared with standard PV prices.

Energy storage in Brazil is entering a period of accelerated growth. Despite the lack of a legal framework for project operations, companies are moving to expand domestic battery production, diversify business models, and ensure that energy storage is ready to play a central role in the country’s energy transition.

Electric vehicles now match and in some cases exceed the performance and reliability of internal combustion engine vehicles. Today, the most serious barrier to adoption is not EVs themselves, but deficiencies in charging infrastructure. Paired Power CEO Tom McCalmont explains how solar power and the right software could solve key challenges facing charger networks.

Germany’s energy industry changed when its Renewable Energy Sources Act came into force on April 1, 2000. It introduced a feed-in tariff for renewables and laid the foundations for a quarter century of progress for solar. Despite many disagreements, and the seven amendments that have followed since, few would dispute its significance in Germany and beyond. Twenty-five years later, and the current discussions in German parliament could soon decide the EEG’s future. These could frame the law as a model for the future, or as an obsolete set of ideas best left in the past.

The entire Iberian Peninsula experienced a power cut in April, with outages lasting up to 24 hours, as a combination of factors pushed Spain’s grid past the point of no return. The first report on the incident, published in June by a government-appointed committee, said a series of power surges led to a chain reaction of disconnections. Recriminations continue between stakeholders as the investigation proceeds and Spain accelerates plans to reinforce its grid.

With land for new solar projects in short supply across many global regions, integrating solar into active farmland is an increasingly accepted alternative. But the right approach is needed to benefit both applications. Renewable energy technology and advisory company 3E is participating in two pilot projects for agrivoltaics with very different aims and scopes, as pv magazine heard from the company’s head of innovation, Gofran Chowdhury.

Every advancement in photovoltaic noise barrier (PVNB) technology presents a compelling case for integrating solar into urban life. PV can offer added efficiency gains to noise-blocking structures by generating clean energy in locations where space for traditional ground-mounted solar is limited.

US project developers face a shrinking timeline as federal investment and production tax credits are set to end early, and new import restrictions target Chinese components.

George Touloupas, vice president of ESG and new services at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), and Huatian Xu, CEA’s director of technology and quality, analyze the May and June 2025 results from the pv magazine test outdoor installation in Yinchuan, China.