One of the mega-trends currently transforming the energy sector is digitalisation. This involves the application of new digital technology, such as low-cost cloud computing, the internet of things, big data analytics and blockchain.
Solar and digitalisation are in many ways a particularly natural fit as both help democratise and decentralise our electricity supply.
But how exactly could new IT and connectivity put more solar on the roofs and fields of Europe? We see five main ways that digital can be a driver for our technology.
