Sigenergy used Intersolar Europe to unveil the SigenStor Neo and a full home energy ecosystem, with the new Sigen EVAC Charger G2 as a key component. According to PV Tech, the charger is integrated into Sigenergy’s home solar-storage-charging ecosystem and works with the SigenStor, the mySigen App, and Sigen AI Mode to dynamically optimise charging schedules based on solar generation. The company positions this as bringing “solar-powered charging into the AI era,” though no specific pricing or availability dates for European markets were disclosed in the announcement.
Separately, Zendure is running a “Sunshine Sale” across Europe with discounts of up to 30% on smart SolarFlow storage bundles, as reported by boerse.de. The SolarFlow systems use Zendure’s AI-powered Home Energy Management System (HEMS), which factors in consumption data, weather forecasts, battery charge level, and dynamic electricity prices to automate charging and discharging. The sale was announced on 17 August 2026, but the announcement does not specify which countries are included or how long the promotion will run.
On the EV charging front, Automotive News Europe published an explainer on bidirectional charging, covering why VW, BMW, and BYD are pursuing the technology. The article, dated 30 June 2026, explains how bidirectional charging works and outlines the automakers’ commercial interest, but it does not provide specific European rollout dates or vehicle models for the technology.
In the hardware space, The smarter E Europe shortlist, published 11 May 2026, included several European companies relevant to home and EV energy: LEM International (Switzerland) for its DCES series of DC meters for fast charging and megawatt charging; OPES Solar Mobility (Germany) for a DC/DC converter; Peblar (Netherlands) for the Peblar Dual EV charger with two Type 2 charging points; and Pleevi (Belgium) for an AI-based smart charging scheduling engine. The shortlist confirms active product development in the sector but does not include pricing or market availability details.
Finally, on the grid-services side, Energy-Storage.News reported on 4 August 2026 that Plentify will aggregate over 160,000 connected Deye home battery systems in South Africa into a virtual power plant (VPP), totalling 2.7GWh of capacity. Plentify was appointed exclusive VPP partner by the Chinese inverter and battery maker on 20 July. This is a South Africa-specific development, not a European one, but it illustrates the scale at which home batteries can be pooled for grid services — a model that European VPP operators are also pursuing.
Note: The sources do not provide confirmed European pricing, subsidy figures, or installation statistics for any of the products mentioned. This article only reports what the sources explicitly state.
