The Industrial Accelerator Act has dropped! What does it mean for solar & storage?
SolarPower Europe's Policy Advisor Artemis Fakorelli is here to explain just that👇
In the second half of the Product Sustainability Workstream Strategy Day, Alexander Wielgos, Policy Officer at DG ENV, @ec.europa.eu, explored how the WEEE revision could reshape the circularity framework for solar PV ♻️
SolarPower Europe kicked off the Product Sustainability Strategy Day 2026 with an insightful discussion with Florina-Andreea Pantazi, Head of Unit REACH F1 at DG GROW, @ec.europa.eu
Florina-Andreea Pantazi shared updates on ongoing regulatory action on chemicals, including PFAS and REACH☀️
The Product Sustainability Workstream Strategy Day 2026 is underway! ☀️
♻️ Product Sustainability Workstream Chair, Pia Alina Lange, and Workstream Coordinator, Christina Maria Huber opened the event, highlighting the vital role of sustainability in shaping the future of the solar industry!
Solar Startup Award
Applications are now open for the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝!🚀
Are you a solar startup tackling the energy transition with innovative solutions? This is your chance to shape Europe’s solar‑powered future!
👉 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟕 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: solarstartups.org
Utility-scale battery storage drives Europe's market surge 🌊
SolarPower Europe's #EUBatteryReview25 reveals that utility-scale battery storage systems cover 55% of all new added capacity in 2025
Download the report: www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/out...
Homegrown solar powers energy security & competitiveness!
This week, @solarpowereu.bsky.social hosted the #EUSolarCEOForum in Brussels, bringing together solar & storage CEOs and EU policymakers.
Our CEO Katharina David, recently appointed to SPE’s Board, joined to strengthen Europe’s solar voice.
EU battery manufacturing reached 252 GWh of nominal cell production capacity in 2025, as revealed by SolarPower Europe's latest #EUBatteryReview25🔋
However, we still face significant gaps in cathode and anode material supply
Download the report: www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/out...
Meet the players leading the charge on Europe's battery storage journey!
SUNOTEC’s 32 MWp solar☀️+ 61 MWh battery storage🔋site in Pernik, Bulgaria is a strong example of how batteries boost energy security and competitiveness
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/2EpeUZ4P_S0?...
"AI as a tool has shown impressive capacity in solar PV + battery systems 🔋
The gatekeeper is digitalisation & here, data quality is key" 🔑
- Gofran Chowdhury from 3E, closing our #SolarQualityEU 2026 event ☀️
"Guaranteeing quality is a long-term process...
These latest engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) guidelines can be used to strengthen hybrid solar PV ☀️ + battery🔋operations and services"
- Calin Sas from Sunrock, launching our EPC Version 3.0 report at #SolarQualityEU 2026
At #SolarQualityEU, we launched 2️⃣ two new solar quality assurance reports on technical due diligence & engineering, procurement & construction best practices ☀️
Read more 👉 www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releas...
"We already have a substantial fleet of solar ☀️ + battery storage capacity 🔋
Upgrading actions like revamping can transform legacy assets into high-performing, future-ready solar power plants"
- our Market Analyst Antonio Arruebo, during our revamp ready session at #SolarQualityEU 2026 ☀️
"Forecasting is important in reducing curtailment & activating flexibility 🤸♂️
We need to examine how forecasting can be a real strategic asset & what role AI & data will play in the process 📊"
- Grazia Barchi from Eurac Research, during our SUPERNOVA session at day 2️⃣ of #SolarQualityEU 2026 ☀️
"Beyond the report's technical excellence, it shows the collaborative nature of the solar industry 🤝"
- @solarpowereu.bsky.social Project Officer Niki Fodor launching our 🆕 Technical Due Diligence Best Practice Guidelines
Read the paper: www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/the...
"Europe is facing unprecedented challenges... Solar quality, reliability & performance are becoming ever more important. AI can deliver on this quality!"
- SolarPower Europe CEO Walburga Hemetsberger sets the tone for the discussions to come during the opening of #SolarQualityEU ☀️
"#SolarQualityEU has been designed to help stakeholders exchange ideas & insights that strengthens the resilience & long-term performance of solar projects in Europe and beyond" 💪
- Florian Wessendorf, Managing Director, at Solar Promotion International GmbH gave inspiring words to open the event☀️
The SolarPower Europe team are in Barcelona for #SolarQualityEU 2026 ☀️
Over the next 2 days we will cover the latest market developments, best practices in EPC, O&M and Asset Management, plus insights into emerging technologies and trends, with AI-driven innovation at the core
Stay tuned for more!
The top 5 EU battery storage markets cover almost two thirds of newly installed capacity in 2025 🔋
☀️ SolarPower Europe's #EUBatteryReview25 reveals geographical concentration of battery storage deployment among top 5 markets
Download the report:
www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/
The EU's battery storage leader board 🏆
Germany and Italy remain the EU battery storage front runners with the biggest battery fleets of 6.6 GWh and 4.9 GWh
Bulgaria joins the podium to complete the top 3 👏
Download the report:
www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/out...
#EUBatteryReview25
Join us at Solar Flex Croatia 2026 ☀️
As part of SolarPower Europe’s #LetsFlex campaign, the second edition of Solar Flex Croatia will take place on 17 March 2026 in Zagreb at the Sheraton Hotel
Registrations are open 👉 oie.hr/en/solar-fle...
SolarPower Europe's EU Battery Storage Market Review 2025 reveals Europe's battery storage capacity reaches 77.3 GWh
The EU needs #10XBatteryStorage by 2030 - to 750 GWh - to meet the bloc's flexibility requirements
Download the report: www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/out...
#EUBatteryReview25
📣 New Africa Market Outlook for Solar PV: 2026–2029 report
Africa has just recorded its fastest year of solar growth on record, with installations up 54% year-on-year and deployment spreading far beyond early market leaders
Download the report: www.globalsolarcouncil.org/resources/af...
#AMO2026
We need #10XBatteryStorage by 2030 🔋
Battery storage is a true game-changer for the energy transition. The EU has over 77 GWh of BESS installed today but must grow to between 500 and 780 GWh!
Watch the campaign trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJVd...
The EU battery storage boom continues at record speed🔋
SolarPower Europe's #EUBatteryReview25 reveals the EU installed 27.1 GWh of battery storage capacity in 2025, marking 45% year-on-year growth for the industry
Download the report: www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/out...
📣 EU installs 27.1 GWh of new battery storage capacity in 2025, hitting a new record for the 12th year in a row
55% of new installations are in the utility-scale segment; home battery installations declined by 6%
Read the press release: www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releas...
#EUBatteryReview25
A major milestone for clean energy 🏆
Today is UN Clean Energy Day, recognising the vital role of renewables in cutting emissions and strengthening energy security
In 2025, according to @ember-energy.org, solar ☀️ & wind 💨 generated more power than fossil fuels for the first time in EU’s history
How can solar ☀️ + storage 🔋 unlock Europe’s energy transition?
Join the first international conference on solar, flexibility & BESS, learning from Czechia’s fast-growing hybrid market and shaping Europe’s future energy system
Register here 👉 www.solarflexprague.com
"Europe needs to be resilient to all types of attacks from all sides" - our response to the draft EU Cybersecurity Act 💻
Read our full statement, and more about our Cybersecurity report here: www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releas...
Energy security is security 🔒
Reliance on imported fossil fuels weakens Europe’s resilience. Homegrown, fast and affordable, solar cuts shocks while boosting competitiveness and climate action! ☀️
It is Europe’s security strategy 🛡
Read more 👉 www.solarpowereurope.org/topics/energ...
