As our last speaker at #PlugInSolarConference 2026, Elisabeth Knepper presents her Master Thesis on the social impact of #PlugInSolar. Short answer: It is tremendous!
Find the study here:
https://machdeinenstrom.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Thesis_Knepper_impacts_plug-in_solar.pdf

With this picture we conclude this year's #PlugInSolarConference. Thanks to the attendees from so many countries joining us, to the fantastic speakers for the insights and to the team from bundesverband-steckersolar.de for the hard work.
The #PlugInSolar revolution has only just begun!

One of our #PluginSolarConference Highlights: Marlon Starkloff from jakkaru.de shows the #PlugInSolar industry how to #hack a #Microinverter. #cybersecurity is a main focus for #criticalindrastructure and mass Plug-In Solar is no exception.

Sebastian Müller from @balkonsolar Verein is presenting their many projects in grassroots work at #PlugInSolarConference, including a #PlugInSolar upcycling-record.

Fantastic panel at #PlugInSolarConference: We call for an EU wide harmonization of #PlugInSolar regulation! Only a level playing field in #Europe makes for a strong, innovative and resilient market!
#PlugInSolarEU

The team from Balkonsonne.app presents at #PlugInSolarConference their #ai-powered app to calculate your energy harvest just by scanning the panorama from your balcony! A great addition to the #PlugInSolar world !

Mark Schammel from Solar-Hook.de presents at #PlugInSolarConference a new mounting system for #PlugInSolar on #concrete balconies as well as a new kind of safety plug, eliminating any residual shock risk.

Johannes Sreter from #SunenergyXT presents at #PlugInSolarConference in Munich their new very smart and powerful #PlugInSolar Battery. Check it out: https://www.sunenergyxt.com/details-balkonkraftwerkspeicher-bk215-b215

Michelle Kreißig from market leader @ankersolix presents her findings at the #PlugInSolarConference.
Currently more #PlugInSolar systems are sold with battery than without.

And we're off! The second annual #PlugInSolarConference starts with a keynote from Lennart van Walsum from the Global Solar Council.
His take: "#PlugInSolar is a very exciting thing in the world".
We couldn't agree more!