Saif Islam, Senior Consultant at German market research firm EuPD Research, in his opening speech at TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Distributed Solar & Storage talked about rooftop solar in Europe's largest market Germany. Referring to EuPD's in-house studies on German installations, Islam pointed at the growing trend of installers including electric mobility solutions in their portfolio and nearly all of them offering storage as well. Consumers in Germany who are increasingly outgrowing their 20-year FIT contracts are also likely to continue operating their systems for self-consumption – and might add battery storage as well.
The TaiyangNews conference took place on 25 April 2023 and had leading stakeholders who discussed distributed solar and storage – including module, inverter, battery storage and full solution suppliers. The speakers also provided updates on the latest product developments for increasing energy independence of residential and commercial buildings.