Category: Solar

Schneider Electric nominated for a BCTIA Technology Impact Award

Burnaby, Canada, April 25, 2014 – Schneider Electric, the global leader in Solar power conversion equipment, is proud to announce its selection as a finalist for the BCTIA 2014 Technology Impact Award for Team of the Year. The recognition comes for Schneider Electric’s construction of a high-power MicroGrid Lab in Burnaby to facilitate the design… Read more »

Krannich Solar and Delta partner to distribute solar inverters

(Teningen, 25th April, 2014) – Krannich Solar and Delta have entered a supply partnership agreement to distribute Delta solar inverters within Europe and Australia. Krannich Solar has expanded its portfolio to include the complete line of Delta solar inverters available in Germany, UK, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Australia. Krannich… Read more »

SolarMax delivers 65MW of UK solar ahead of ROC drop

iel, April 28, 2014 – Sputnik Engineering, the Swiss manufacturer of SolarMax inverters, has revealed that over 65MW of their inverters have been successfully installed in the first quarter of 2014. Five ground-mounted solar projects have been commissioned in time to qualify for the higher 1.6 ROC subsidy under the Renewable Obligation scheme, with further… Read more »

An increasing number of photovoltaic manufacturers uses InnoLas Solutions’ PERC/LCO laser machines to boost cell efficiency

InnoLas Solutions continues to establish itself as the leading specialist for LCO (Laser Contact Opening) and PERC (Passivated Emitter and Rear Contact) laser systems. Sales were up in the first quarter of the year, and just recently a leading cell manufacturer significantly invested in InnoLas technology for PERC laser processes in the production of crystalline… Read more »

Intersolar 2014 Teamtechnik Sets The Pace New Stringer Tt 1600solders A Cell Every 225 Seconds

Freiberg/Germany, Tuesday, April 22, 2014: teamtechnik, world-leading manufacturer of stringer systems, will be presenting its latest generation of high-performance stringers on Stand A3.480 at this year’s Intersolar trade fair. The TT1600 power stringer, which is completely new to the market, is based on the TT 1200HS, which was noted for its fast operation. The TT1600,… Read more »

Top Brand PV Inverters By Samil Power Have The Third Largest Market Share In Great Britain

In an independent survey by EuPD Research British installers confirm that the Samil Power has a high market penetration and excellent brand awareness. Therefore the inverter manufacturer has been awarded with the “Top Brand PV Seal” in the „inverter” category. Bonn. Even though there are single inverter brands which still dominate the UK market, Samil… Read more »

Papendorf at Intersolar: New Products Ease Operation and Maintenance of PV Plants

Gärtringen, 17 April 2014. At the Intersolar Europe, Papendorf Software Engineering (SE) GmbH will be presenting two new solutions that allow photovoltaic plants to be tested and controlled: the mobile measuring meter SOL.Connect PV-Module Meter and the monitoring and control system SOL.Connect Smart Park Control. The world’s largest specialist trade fair for solar engineering will… Read more »

Epia Presents The Global Market Outlook For Photovoltaics 20142018 At Intersolar Europe

Munich, April 17, 2014 – This year’s Intersolar Europe Conference kicks off with the Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2014-2018, presented by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). The report, which details the development of the world’s photovoltaics markets, was created with the support of Intersolar Europe. On June 2, 2014, the report marks the… Read more »

Ingeteam maintains its leadership position in the PV solar sector in Mexico.

More than 40% of the solar power installed in Mexico is equipped with Ingeteam PV inverters. This milestone was achieved thanks to the long track record of the Ingeteam group in this Aztec country, in which the company has been operating on an ongoing basis since 1998. At present, Mexico has slightly more than 100… Read more »

ReneSola adds 180 MWp of solar PV systems to the UK in its first year

ReneSola is celebrating one year of operations since establishing a standalone UK business. In its first year, ReneSola UK has opened a fully stocked warehouse in Newhaven, established a country-wide service network and training programme, and supplied more than 180 MWp of solar modules to the UK market. And this is just the beginning; ReneSola… Read more »

Intersolar Preview

SolarEdge Technologies provides end-to-end distributed solar power optimizers, inverters, and PV monitoring solutions, allowing maximum energy production for faster ROI. The SolarEdge power optimizers perform MPPT per individual module while monitoring the performance of each module. Module-level electronics enable enhanced maintenance and increased system safety with the SafeDCTM mechanism. SolarEdge technology provides commercial PV systems… Read more »

Delta deploys Hybrid Power Solution for Togocel

Now that Togocel has implemented the Delta hybrid power system for their cell sites throughout Togo, they have already reduced OPEX costs by 60%. Initial situation Togocel, the largest mobile phone provider in Togo, Africa, needed to expand their cellular tower network beyond the cities and deploy BTS (Base Transceiver Station) equipment in rural areas… Read more »

Teun Bokhoven, President of the Dutch Renewable Energy Federation, is Conference General Chairman of the 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition

Munich, 08 April 2014 – The 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2014) taking place from 22 to 26 September 2014 at RAI Convention and Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, will be chaired by Teun Bokhoven. The five-day Conference is complemented by the three-day Exhibition, held from 23 to 25… Read more »

Eu Pvsec 2014 Call For Papers Receives Great Response

• More than 1,500 contributions apply for presentation in Amsterdam • Scientists, engineers and practitioners from Photovoltaic research institutions and industry will present future PV developments • Submissions from 73 countries • Global response: 50% of the contributions submitted by experts from other continents • Particular strong response: Topics on operations, performance and reliability of… Read more »

Intersolar China 2014 celebrates positive results

Freiburg/Pforzheim, Germany, and Beijing, China, April 09, 2014 – Intersolar China took place in Beijing from March 26-28, 2014. For the first time, the exhibition and conference for the solar industry was held together with CIPV Expo China and Clean Energy Expo China. Upwards of 7,000 visitors to the China International Exhibition Center (CIEC) received… Read more »

Ingeteam presents its new Power Station

The new solution developed by Ingeteam, global leader in power electronics and electrical engineering, belongs to the INGECON SUN Power Station family – ultra technological stations, designed for converting energy generated from PV plants and for the feed-in of electricity. We are talking about the INGECON SUN CON40 Desert that will be presented during the… Read more »

Conergy connects UK solar farms with 68MW capacity in March

Investors include institutional investors Primrose Solar and Bluefield Solar Income Fund Conergy targets construction of over 200 MW in the UK by year end, based on robust development pipeline of 150 MW Hamburg/ Milton Keynes, 4 April 2014 – Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today it had completed… Read more »

Sungevity Announces $70 Million In New Equity Financing

— E.ON & GE Ventures Join New Round to Advance Global Solar Energy Business OAKLAND, California, April 4, 2014 Sungevity, Inc., a recognized leader in the global solar market, today announced $70 million in new equity financing. The funding round, comprised of both new and existing investors, was led by Jetstream Ventures, a Nashville-based fund… Read more »

SolarMax and Zenex forge UK partnership following Ecobuild

Biel, April 2, 2014 – Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax today announced that it has partnered with the Yorkshire based renewables equipment distributor, Zenex Solar. The deal follows an expansion of the SolarMax UK team in 2014, and covers the domestic and commercial ranges of the SolarMax portfolio. Ryan Gill, Commercial Director of Zenex said “Zenex… Read more »

Ingeteam at Intersolar Munich

Pamplona, 26th March 2014. Once again, Ingeteam is to be present at the Intersolar Europe fair to be held this year from the 4th to 6th June at the Messe München International exhibition centre in Munich. As in previous years, Ingeteam is to showcase its latest products to the international market, encompassing solar inverters, energy… Read more »

Bentek Solar Begins Shipments of the Second Generation Fused Disconnect Safety System

SAN JOSE, CA – April 2014 Bentek Solar, manufacturer of a broad range of products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the residential, commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, has started shipping the second generation Fused Disconnect Safety System (FDSS). “Bentek Solar continues to add to its broad range of residential, commercial and utility-scale safety systems… Read more »

PROINSO strengthens its position in the U.S. with a new sales office and distribution centre on the East Coast

The company’s international installer network also includes 389 qualified installers from the U.S. * The new sales office is located in Boston and the new photovoltaic material distribution centre in the city of Edison, New Jersey.* These two new centres have enabled PROINSO to strengthen its presence in the U.S. as a leading specialist in… Read more »

Conergy completes new solar plant with total 39MW output for Primrose Solar

London, 1 April 2014 – Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today the on-time completion of a portfolio of four solar farms in the UK totaling 39MW in installed capacity. The construction projects began end of last year and continued through the record-breaking wet weather of January and February… Read more »

Intention to Float on AIM

PassivSystems, a provider of intelligent connected energy services for residential homes and for optimising solar PV assets, today announces its intention to float on AIM. The Company seeks to raise up to £12 million, giving upon admission to AIM an indicative market capitalisation of £40 – 45 million. Dealings are expected to commence in April… Read more »

Bloom vs. Solar: Which One Is Best?

Bloom Energy Thursday formally unveiled its energy server, an industrial-strength, solid-oxide fuel cell that can convert natural gas or other hydrocarbons into electricity pretty much on demand. And in the process, the company has ignited a debate over which of the alternatives to coal, nuclear and centralized natural gas plants might be best. Can we… Read more »

Martifer Solar And Gauss Energa Inaugurate Aura Solar Latin Americas Largest Connected PV Plant

• Enrique Peña Nieto, the President of Mexico led the ceremony • The 39 MWp Aura Solar plant will produce energy to power more than 160,000 inhabitants and save over 60,000 tons of CO2 annually • The project constructed for Gauss Energía, was funded by a local development bank Nafin, by International Finance Corporation (IFC,… Read more »

Contract signed with Macquarie Bank Ltd

PassivSystems Limited (“PassivSystems”), a provider of intelligent connected energy services for residential homes and for optimising Solar PV assets, today announces that it has been awarded an exclusive contract with a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie. The contract will provide the monitoring of a significant ‘free solar PV’ roll-out campaign targeting an initial estimated 20,000… Read more »

Lithium-ion batteries successfully pass ageing test carried out by independent research institute

Bosch PV storage system impresses with very high cycle stability The BPT-S 5 Hybrid from Bosch uses lithium-ion batteries, which continue after years of intensive use to reliably provide households with electricity from its own PV system without the need for maintenance. This has now been proven through ageing tests, which have been carried out… Read more »

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Section 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

centrotherm photovoltaics AG plans switch of stock market segment Blaubeuren, March 26, 2014 – With Supervisory Board approval, the Management Board of centrotherm photovoltaics AG (ISIN: DE000A1TNMM9/DE000A1TNMN7) has today passed a resolution to seek a switch of the stock market segment of centrotherm photovoltaics AG from the General Standard of the Regulated Market to the… Read more »

Fastned Installs SolarEdge Technology for its Nationwide Electric Car Fast-Charging

3 MW of Distributed SolarEdge Inverters and Power Optimizers in the Netherlands Hod Hasharon, Israel; March 27, 2014 – SolarEdge Technologies, a leading provider of solar power optimizers and inverters, announces that Fastned has selected the SolarEdge solution for its nationwide network of 200 electric car fast-charging stations. The network will be strategically dispersed throughout… Read more »

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum receives the Red Dot Product Design Award for the PHOENIX L500i

The results of the annual Red Dot Product Design Awards are in – and Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has won this prestigious award for the design of the leak detector PHOENIX L500i. Searching for the best performances and excellence in the field of product design, the jury of the Red Dot Award recognized Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum’s… Read more »

SolarMax expands sales operations in the UK

Biel, 25 March 2014 – The Swiss solar inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering (SolarMax) is driving forward with its European expansion with a number of key additions to the UK sales team. In recognition of the increasingly important distributor sales channel, Andrew Lycett joins the team as the UK Distribution Manager. The existing Key Accounts team… Read more »