I recently had the opportunity to attend InterSolar Europe in Munich, the headlining show of The smarter E Europe. The show was both overwhelming and encouraging. Battery storage is becoming essential to solar power. Balcony solar is extending the benefits of solar and storage to new customers, like people who … [continued]
Kai Grünitz, Olaf Lies, Robert Müller, Jörg Tegeler, and Martin Sander at the handover of the 1.5 million ID. model in Emden. Copyright: Volkswagen AG.
Major changes are coming to Volkswagen Group as it struggles to adapt to high manufacturing costs and tariffs.
A Volkswagen ID.7 connected to the Elli BiDi Charger: bidirectional charging integrates the vehicle battery into the energy system and can help reduce mobility costs. Copyright: Volkswagen AG.
Elli presents an integrated product package for bidirectional charging in Germany together with Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and CUPRA at Power2Drive. The offer combines compatible electric vehicles, the Elli BiDi Charger, Volkswagen Naturstrom V2G Flow electricity tariff and the Elli BiDi App, enabling active participation in the energy market via … [continued]
Oxford PV and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have combined two high-efficiency technologies in a single photovoltaic module. To achieve this, they used perovskite-silicon solar cells from Oxford PV and connected them using the Matrix Shingle technology developed by Fraunhofer ISE. Oxford PV is a pioneer in … [continued]
Solar arrays and agriculture are strategically combined in the emerging science of agrivoltaics, focusing on farmer income, sustainable land use, and energy independence.
Solar power is surging in Europe, saving consumers billions on their utility bills just so far this year alone.
Solar power keeps growing year after year and month after month in countries around the world. So, naturally, as the Northern Hemisphere goes into summer and days get longer, countries are starting to set new solar power generation records. For example, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal ended May with … [continued]
In two-thirds of EU Member States, companies do not get a clear tax signal to switch to electric Two-thirds of EU member states are failing to provide companies with the tax incentives necessary to steer them away from fossil-fuel cars. In 18 out of 27 Member States, the tax gap … [continued]
Bicycles lower pollution levels in cities and free up urban space, but at the expense of private automobiles.
Germany is a leading clean energy nation, and it is making progress with electrification of transport. The latest milestone it has achieved is that over 200,000 public EV charging points have been installed. A little more than 149,000 are slow chargers, and a bit more than 51,000 are fast chargers. … [continued]
Audi will unveil the new A2 e-tron in fall 2026, complementing its portfolio with an all-electric entry-level model family in the compact class. The A2 e-tron, manufactured in Ingolstadt, will rejuvenate the Audi model range and open up access to premium electric mobility. At the Audi Annual Media Conference, CEO Gernot Döllner announced the A2 e-tron — … [continued]
