With module efficiencies increasing and costs decreasing in thin film PV, it seemed the perfect opportunity for PES to discover more from Michael van der Gugten, Sales and Marketing Executive, Smit Thermal Solutions. Here’s why he thinks the thin film revival is underway… PES: Welcome back to PES Solar. Smit Thermal Solutions is a new… Read more »
Eleonora Denna, Product Marketing Manager for Environmental Solution Business EMEA, Omron, explains to PES about their commitment to the PV business. Omron are in many markets world-wide with their inverters. The company moves with the times, adjusting to new demands. The Omron inverter was chosen for the Antalya Football Arena. It is an exciting time… Read more »
Over a billion connectors from the Multi-Contact Solarline range have been providing reliable connections all over the world since 1996. This represents a PV output of over 120 GW – almost impossible to believe. Matthias Mack, Head of Photovoltaics at Multi-Contact, explains to PES how this important milestone was achieved in a highly volatile market environment. PES:… Read more »
Words: Min Qin, FAE, MORNSUN The Paris 2015 Global Climate conference achieved a carbon emission reduction agreement that is legally binding and practical to all parties, which further propel the development and popularity of the new green energy technology, e.g. photovoltaic industry, wind power. In 2015, China passed the Economic and Social Development 13th Five-Year… Read more »
Words: André Richter, Business Developer Technology, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd High efficiency, high performance – achieving these levels requires expenditure and commitment. This report investigates the measurement technology required. In recent decades, the use of photovoltaics (PV) has become increasingly widespread. In 2016 more than 200 GW of solar modules have already been installed worldwide…. Read more »
Dr. Daniel Faltermeier, Managing Director at meteocontrol North America, talks to PES about the unique solutions they are able to offer due to their wide range of services. He is very positive about the future and the internationalisation of the company is part of the reason for this… PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine…. Read more »
Words: Dr. Wolfram Palitzsch, Loser Chemie GmbH Loser Chemie is developing high quality, cutting edge recycling technology especially for the photovoltaic industry. The recycling of this waste is important from a political, economic and environmental perspective. Loser Chemie GmbH (LC) was a chemical company whose main business was in water chemistry. Recently Mr. Loser restructured… Read more »
PES met up with Ruud Ringoir, Product Manager at Kipp & Zonen and asked him about the current solar energy market. He was very enthusiastic about their new, all in one solar monitoring system, the RaZON+. It’s easy to use, affordable and low maintenance….. PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. It’s great to talk… Read more »
While several new power plant installations still focus on old DC technology, Jurchen Technology enhances its BoS product lines. Their unwavering vision is to establish Solar PV Power as our international basic power supply. Michael Jurchen, CEO and founder of Jurchen Technology, explains why to PES. PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. It’s great… Read more »
Frank Juergens, Director Sales & Marketing at INDEOtec SA, tells us more about the innovative top and bottom side deposition concept of the OCTOPUS system… Motivation High-efficiency solar cells of the heterojunction or IBC type, which are composed of bulk crystalline silicon and thin film layers, have the potential to gain a substantial share in… Read more »
Kees van den Bos, Director of Hukseflux Thermal Sensors, dropped in to PES to tell us about the latest developments in solar radiation sensors and the quest to take measurement to the next level. We started off by talking about how it all started… PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine. It’s great to talk with… Read more »
Words: Franz Breitwieser, Product Manager, Fronuis International The trend in recent years of rising electricity prices and the falling costs of photovoltaic (PV) systems mean that the cost of generating electricity from PV is now significantly lower than the purchase price of electricity. With feed-in tariffs falling steadily at the same time, it is becoming… Read more »
Eric Taberlet, President of the Business Unit Semiconductor & Coating at Pfeiffer Vacuum, joined us at PES to bring us up-to-date with their latest vacuum advances and ‘Green LabFab’ in France. PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background… Read more »
Exide Technologies is a global provider of stored electrical energy solutions, with operations in over 80 countries around the world. It manufactures and markets batteries for a wide range of applications, from cars to railroads and is an increasingly powerful player in the fast-growing energy storage market. Research by IHS says this industry is set… Read more »
100 years ago, the world was introduced to the first generation of pyranometers. These thermal hemispherical viewing devices measured the irradiance of the sun on a horizontal surface. Since that first generation, small design changes have been made to improve this state of the art technology. However, all of those changes have been incremental; small… Read more »
Driven by one of the globe’s fastest growing solar markets, Ecoppia is increasingly focussing on India. PES finds out why. Ecoppia’s new Vice President for Asia has had a very busy few weeks. Since joining Ecoppia, Nalin Sharma has been getting many enquiries from the leading companies in India’s utility solar space. As the country’s… Read more »
n recent years, the solar industry has focused particularly on manufacturing capacity. However, if we want to meet the fast-growing future demand for renewable energy, just stepping up the volume will no longer be enough. This is why multinational Royal DSM N.V. focuses on adding value to the industry through innovations that make solar panels… Read more »
Words: Bernd Hinzer, Principal Engineer and Head of Section Grid Code Compliance and Tobias Gehlhaar Principal Engineer, DNV GL Utility grid interconnection requirements for distributed generation, including solar, have been evolving to support higher levels of penetration. The new requirement that Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) have to meet according to IEEE 1547 requires verification that… Read more »
Iain Garner, Business Development Director and Ismael Bena, Director UK & Ireland, DMEGC Solar, called in to PES to tell us how they went against the trend and backed mono-Si cells, we hear why that was the way to go. The company is rated by the Altman Z Score of financial stability, something to be… Read more »
Are there cheaper renewable energies out there? Does saving the planet mean we, the consumer has to pay more? The EU has set targets and the UK is offering incentives to companies who meet these targets. Find out what savings you can make whilst doing your bit to save the planet… Saving Money Whilst Saving… Read more »
Currently there are two conferences for you to choose from one in the US and the other in India. Both are important markets in our industry. Solar power in the US is booming and India is set to follow suit. It’s a good time to be in solar, with new opportunities on the horizon. There’s… Read more »
Quality is ever important in our industry and now Breyer have come up with a high quality, high speed extrusion process which has already been tested by TÜV Rheinland Germany…. BREYER’s extrusion system “CellProtect” allows the production of low shrinkage EVA encapsulation film at high production speed. Most importantly, there is no interlayer film and… Read more »
Energy and electricity are usually associated with the colour green. Not anymore. Today, grey is the colour of the European energy market according to Professor Leonardo Meeus from Vlerick Business School, Belgium, who provides PES with an insight in to the new market model choices being made across the EU and things that need to… Read more »
EmaZys Technologies founder, Anders Rand Andersen, founded the company because he was inspired and interested in PV lifetime and efficiency. Today he and Arne Pedersen, CEO, talk to PES about our industry and the importance of collaboration. They also introduce us to the Z100 PV Analyzer. Read on to find out more… PES: Welcome to… Read more »
What to do with all the waste during processing and at the end of life? This is a question we often ask ourselves in the industry. Loser Chemie is developing high quality recycling technologies especially for the photovoltaic industry. Dr. Wolfram Palitzsch tells us more…. The Loser Chemie GmbH (LC) was a chemical industry whose… Read more »
PV continues to grow and this entails investment in new systems. But which is the right technology from the medium-term perspective? Which technology offers the greatest potential? Or would it be better to adopt a technology whose potential is already largely exhausted? This article endeavours to shed some light on the subject and clarify the… Read more »
The Multi-Contact MC4 connector is now approved for 1500 volts, an increase from 1000 volts. Existing systems using MC4 connectors can also be upgraded. The end result will be overall cost reduction, which is always welcome news in today’s market. The original MC4 connector from Multi-Contact AG, the most popular connector in the world, recently… Read more »
Chris Voet, Chief Sales Officer, LTI ReEnergy GmbH, explains to PES how local sourcing for the central inverter, PVOne, cuts the costs of logistics making it more economical for their clients and partners. PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the… Read more »
PES catches up with Jacques Boppe, VP Corporate Development – Executive Office, Leclanché, to ask him about their wide range of turnkey energy storage solutions. PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your organisation and how you currently… Read more »
What to do with all the waste during processing and at the end of life? This is a question we often ask ourselves in the industry. Loser Chemie is developing high quality recycling technologies especially for the photovoltaic industry. Dr. Wolfram Palitzsch tells us more…. The Loser Chemie GmbH (LC) was a chemical industry whose… Read more »
PES talks to Dr.-Ing. Marc Hüske, Senior Vice President Strategic Product Management & Technology Development of LPKF SolarQuipment GmbH, about the latest advances in thin-film scribing and 24/7 customer service … PES: Welcome to PES Solar. Would you like to introduce your company and explain a little about how you serve the solar industry?Marc Hüske:… Read more »
Gregor Reddemann, CEO of M10 Industries AG, drops by to tell PES about state-of-the-art cell connecting automation and the uncompromising ‘Made in Germany’ quality workmanship… PES: Welcome to PES Solar. Would you like to introduce your company and explain a little about how you serve the solar industry?Gregor Reddemann: M10 Industries AG are focusing on… Read more »
Renewable energy generation, data collection, changing analytics, the grid edge… In a continually evolving industry how does the renewable asset manager keep up with the changes? Edmee Kelsey, founder and CEO of 3megawatt GmbH, gives PES her analysis of the situation…. These are turbulent times for Renewable Asset Managers. Every day there is something new… Read more »
PV continues to grow and this entails investment in new systems. But which is the right technology from the medium-term perspective? Which technology offers the greatest potential? Or would it be better to adopt a technology whose potential is already largely exhausted? This article endeavours to shed some light on the subject and clarify the… Read more »
The Multi-Contact MC4 connector is now approved for 1500 volts, an increase from 1000 volts. Existing systems using MC4 connectors can also be upgraded. The end result will be overall cost reduction, which is always welcome news in today’s market. The original MC4 connector from Multi-Contact AG, the most popular connector in the world, recently… Read more »
Mini Grid Applications are becoming more and more in demand from remote locations. They save on the costs of fossil fuel and logistics. PES finds out more from Omron… Improving access to modern energy services in rural areas is a priority for many developing countries (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Argentina etc.), with more than 1.5… Read more »