PV and energy storage

Greece’s Go Beyond Solar Battery Programme: Big Ambitions, Small Turnout

Greece’s Go Beyond Solar Battery Programme: Big Ambitions, Small Turnout Greece has taken a step forward in supporting commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage. The Ministry of Environment and Energy has provisionally approved 209 businesses to receive €8.15 million in subsidies for 28.2 MW/49.3 MWh of battery storage, paired with 30.8 MW of solar PV

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Latin America’s Energy Storage Market Set to Surge to 34 GW by 2035

Latin America’s Energy Storage Market Set to Surge to 34 GW by 2035 Latin America’s energy storage market is on the cusp of a dramatic transformation. According to Wood Mackenzie’s Latin America Energy Storage Outlook 2026, cumulative storage capacity across the region will expand from 2.5 GW in 2025 to 34 GW by 2035 – a 13-fold increase representing a 30%

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Global Solar O&M Market Reaches 348 GW as Consolidation Accelerates

Global Solar O&M Market Reaches 348 GW as Consolidation Accelerates The global solar PV operations and maintenance (O&M) market has reached a significant milestone. According to Wood Mackenzie’s “Global Solar PV O&M Service Provider Dynamics 2026” report, assessed capacity hit 348 GW at the end of 2025, after adding 61 GW during the year. But the headline number tells

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Europe’s Battery Storage Market Surges to 36 GWh in 2025 – A New Era Begins

Europe’s Battery Storage Market Surges to 36 GWh in 2025 – A New Era Begins Europe’s battery storage market has reached a historic milestone. According to SolarPower Europe’s European Battery Market Outlook 2026–2030, the continent installed a record 36 GWh of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) in 2025 – a 48% increase year-on-year and the twelfth consecutive year of growth.

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Austria’s Storage Offensive: Solar Subsidies Shift from Panels to Batteries from 2027

Austria’s Storage Offensive: Solar Subsidies Shift from Panels to Batteries from 2027 The debate over Austria’s solar subsidy framework intensified dramatically after the last funding round saw its budget exhausted in just 33 seconds. Thousands of applications for photovoltaic and battery storage investment grants were left unfunded. Now, the Austrian government is responding with a fundamental

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High Energy Prices Reshape the Dutch Solar Market – A New Era for Solar and Storage

High Energy Prices Reshape the Dutch Solar Market – A New Era for Solar and Storage The Dutch solar market is undergoing a fundamental transformation. According to leading market analysts Hrvoje Medarac (Head of Dutch New Energy Research) and Gijs de Koning (chief editor of Solar365.nl), solar panels are increasingly purchased as part of wider home electrification efforts —

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Solar’s EU Share Tops 20% for Three Consecutive Months – Sunlink Analysis

Solar’s EU Share Tops 20% for Three Consecutive Months – A Summer of Records The European solar market has achieved a historic milestone. According to data from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) – compiled on the Energy‑Charts platform – photovoltaics supplied more than 20% of EU electricity demand for three consecutive months (May, June,

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China’s Battery Boom Pivoting from Scale to Utilisation – What It Means for Solar+Storage

China has built the world’s largest battery storage fleet in record time. According to a new report from energy think tank Ember, total installed lithium‑ion battery storage capacity reached nearly 150 GW by the first quarter of 2026 – more than half of global BESS capacity, up from just over 20% in 2021. Now, the country is

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Czech PV market faces policy reset, supply-chain uncertainty

he Czech solar sector is entering a period of structural change shaped by shifting political priorities, evolving subsidy mechanisms and growing uncertainty around potential EU restrictions on solar inverters. While residential deployment has been temporarily distorted by funding transitions, commercial and utility-scale pipelines remain more active, supported by regulatory reforms under discussion. “The market is

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Poland’s New Energy Strategy Envisages Sharp Increase in Renewables – Sunlink Analysis

Poland’s New Energy Strategy Envisages Sharp Increase in Renewables – A Solar Opportunity Awakens Poland has long been seen as a coal‑dominant outlier in Europe’s energy transition. That image is now changing rapidly. The Council of Ministers has approved an updated National Energy and Climate Plan (KPEiK) , setting out an accelerated transformation through 2040. The plan

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