The smarter E Europe. Photo by Larry Evans
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The smarter E Europe 2026 happened this week in Munich, with the lead event of InterSolar Europe co-located with ess Europe, Power2Drive and EM-Power. Regardless of the intended organization of the conference and exhibitions, the lines between them have increasingly blurred, as solar is combined with storage, EV charging and energy management.
Having tried to drink from the information fire hoses of CES and Auto China already this year, I thought that attending InterSolar would be more manageable. I was wrong. While I made it to all the major halls, I could not get into depth with every company or see all the presentations. I didn’t get a chance to test drive any EVs while I was there either. But I learned a lot. I will go into more detail on some of these topics in the days and weeks to come, but some key takeaways stood out:
Photo by Larry Evans
