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Market Insights – February 2026 #2

YOUR SOURCE FOR NEWS, TRENDS AND EVENTS IN THE GLOBAL SOLAR & STORAGE INDUSTRY!

   
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As we welcome the Lunar New Year, we extend our warmest wishes for prosperity and continued success to our partners and readers across China and the global renewable energy community. According to EUPD Research's Global Energy Transition GET-Matrix©, China’s cumulative installed energy storage capacity reached 357.7 GWh by the end of 2025, up from 168.2 GWh in 2024. Since 2022, total installations have increased more than 19-fold, reflecting an unprecedented acceleration of large-scale deployment.

   
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Enjoy a wide range of events and workshop sessions about the global solar and storage industry. Take a look at upcoming events hosted and supported by JF4S, IBESA and the Solar & Storage DigiCon!

At KEY - The Energy Transition Expo in Rimini, EUPD Research and Joint Forces for Solar will host this conference session, spotlighting Italy’s next phase of solar growth. The session will explore how utility-scale and C&I solar are reshaping the market landscapedriven by corporate PPAs, hybrid PV-plus-storage concepts, and major grid investmentswhile addressing regulatory, technical, and ESG-related challenges that will define the coming years.


Program: 
11:15 | Exclusive Insights from Installers: Italian Solar Market Trends & Opportunities in 2026 and Beyond
Saif Islam, Senior Consultant, EUPD Research

11:30 | From Slides to the Grid: How the CCI Enables Italy’s Smart Grid and Unlocks New Business Opportunities
Fulvio Ferrari, Founding Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Higeco More 

11:45 | PV and BESS Energy Strategy in Italy
Andrea Cristini, President, ANIE Rinnovabili 

12:00 | Energy Policies for a Competitive Decarbonization
Andrea Andreuzzi, Senior Advisor, Energy and Sustainable Development, Confindustria 

12:15 | Utility-Scale PV in Italy: Regulatory Bottlenecks and Grid Constraints Matteo Vecchiato, Chief Executive Officer, Permatech Srl, Espe Group 

12:30 | ESG Beyond Paper Compliance: Why Technical Resilience Will Define the Next Solar Decade
Michael Andreas Heilig, Chief Executive Officer, SwissWatt One AG

12:45 | Closing

Join the conference session Italy’s Solar Transformation: Business Models, Policy Shifts & ESG for the Next Decade on March 06 | 11:15 AM at the Rimini Expo Centre, Vision Arena, Hall D3! 


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MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

KEY – The Energy Transition Expo

March 4-6, 2026 | Rimini, Italy

Rimini becomes the command hub of clean energy. KEY brings the entire value chain together—technology leaders, investors, EPCs, utilities, policymakers—for three days of deals, demos and decisive conversations. 

Powering Italy’s Storage Decade: Markets, Technologies & the Road to 72 GWh | March 05, 2026 |
2:00 PM | Rimini Expo Centre, Vision Arena (Hall D3)

This 90-minute session at KEY 2026 Rimini brings together leaders from research institutions, market analysts, policymakers, industry associations, and technology manufacturers.

Italian Installer Awards Ceremony & Networking EvenMarch 05, 2026 | 4:30 PM | Rimini Expo Centre, Italy | Innovation Arena (Hall D4)

This exclusive networking event hosted by EUPD Research and KEY is aimed at Italy’s top solar and storage installers in the business.

Doing Successful Energy Storage Business in Europe | April 1, 2026 | Beijing, China

At the Capital International Exhibition & Conference Center on April 1, 2026, in Beijing, EUPD Research and IBESA will host this flagship session, delivering a concise, data-driven outlook on Europe’s most attractive energy storage markets and the key strategies to win in the 2026–2030 landscape.

Intersolar Europe @ The Smarter E

June 23-25, 2026 | Messe München

Join Intersolar Europe 2026 as part of The smarter E Europe in Munich! Explore the latest trends, technologies, and innovations shaping the solar industry at Europe’s leading platform for the energy transition. 

   
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Chinese New Year greetings to our valued partners and friends around the world! | February 17

With the arrival of the Year of the Fire Horse, a powerful new cycle begins—an energy defined by authenticity strength, endurance, courage, and forward momentum. The Fire Horse symbolizes purposeful movement, expansion, and bold self-direction, inviting us to set our sights firmly on the horizon and move ahead with clarity, confidence, and shared intent.

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SolaX Power: Validating Safety at the System Level Through Extreme Testing | February 10

Recently, the SolaX ORI 5MWh large-scale energy storage system completed a full-scale system-level deflagration test with real cells under the UL 9540A:2025 proposal framework, with UL Solutions directly involved in the test design, execution and assessment. This marks the first system-level deflagration test conducted globally by UL under this proposed framework.

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AC Storage 5 kW or 10 kW? How to Choose the Right AC-Coupled Battery for an Existing PV System? | February 6

Confused between 5 kW and 10 kW AC storage? This guide explains the key difference between battery power (kW) and capacity (kWh), and offers two practical methods to choose the right size—using smart meter data or estimating based on your PV inverter. Learn how to maximize your solar self-consumption and reduce electricity bills with a battery perfectly tailored to your home's energy patterns.

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