Category: Solar

PROINSO and MECASOLAR will participate in the Energy & Environment International Trade Fair, GENERA 2013, to be held 26-28 February in the Feria de Madrid convention and exhibition centre (Hall 5/Stand 5C06). 18 February 2013. The companies in the OPDE Group PROINSO, global leader in the supply of PV solar products, and MECASOLAR, multinational company… Read more »

PSE AG delivers Solar Simulator to China Sunrain offers solar simulator for use in Chinese research, free of charge Freiburg, February 18th, 2013 – Sunrain Solar Energy Co. Ltd, in Lianyungang, China, presented PSE AG’s Solar Simulator ST8 to Chinese researchers in December, 2012. Solar energy experts from all over China attended a Sunrain conference… Read more »

The competitiveness of Europe’s semiconductor industry and the efforts to agree on a single European semiconductor strategy will be the paramount topics at the ISS Europe (Industry Strategy Symposium) 2013, hosted by SEMI Europe. The range of subjects reflects the current global trends dominating the worldwide semiconductor industry and the urgency for the European industry… Read more »

• EU PVSEC facilitates access to all papers published in its online database• EU PVSEC prepares inclusion of all papers in INSPEC and Scopus scientific databases Munich, 14 February 2013 – The European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) announces to largely facilitate online access to its published Conference papers. All papers published… Read more »

Powerful solar panel garners attention thanks to attractive appearance Centrosolar has redesigned its high-performance S-Class Professional panel. The panel is now available with a black frame and a black film, enhancing its overall appearance greatly. The new panel extends the range of the existing Centrosolar portfolio to include a high-performance 60-cell panel that is aesthetically… Read more »

Bluefield Partners LLP, the London based solar energy investment manager, backed by Jon Moulton, today announced the acquisition of one of the largest solar arrays on an industrial site in the UK. Built on Toyota’s vehicle manufacturing facility in Derbyshire, Bluefield acquired the 4.1MW solar array from Centrica. The acquisition supplements Bluefield’s existing industrial solar… Read more »

Constance 13-02-2013. Technology company GP Solar has been awarded the iF product design prize for its innovative laboratory measuring tool GP STAB-TEST .Pro. For 60 years, the award has been an internationally recognized label for award-winning achievements in design.The measuring tool is applied in the photovoltaic industry and is designed for testing the mechanical stability… Read more »

Cologne, 13 February 2013 – With Energiebau Solarstromsysteme GmbH, Phoenix Solar’s German distribution customers will have the support of a leading provider of solar power systems that offers solar trades and contractors a competitive product portfolio and reliable services. The listed solar group Phoenix Solar AG will be shifting its distribution focus to the high… Read more »

Thailand: Conergy strengthens leading market position with an additional 31.5 MWp order Total installed capacity of 52.5 MWp signed with investor Siam Solar Energy since autumn 2012 • Conergy CEO Comberg: “We want to specifically expand our large project business.”• Conergy one of the market leaders in Thailand; 10% market share• Thailand to cover 25%… Read more »

Meyer Burger’s revolutionary SmartWire Connection Technology significantly lowers photovoltaic production costs and boosts PV system energy yield by 10% SmartWire Connection Technology (SWCT) offers customers the following advantages: – Power: 5% higher power output compared to best-in-class 3BB technology– Energy yield: 10% higher energy yield (kWh/kWp)– TCO: reduction of up to 0.25 USD/cell– Available for… Read more »

Energiebau responds to the strong demand for module-level power electronics identified in the European market Grasbrunn and Cologne, Germany, February 6th , 2013. Energiebau, one of the leading solar system suppliers in Europe, and SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of solar power optimization systems announced today a global distribution partnership that expands the product… Read more »

New joint research project optimizes the production of thin film solar cells International competition and the massive drop in prices of thin film solar cells forces manufacturers to further reduce their production cost. Ultrasound contacting has a high potential to save production costs. Current-conducting contacts are necessary to lead electric energy to the Busbars. Nowadays… Read more »

Two-day seminar combines instruction on technical aspects with hands-on training For two days in April, Centrosolar AG is offering a seminar on photovoltaic technology, specifically geared toward international participants. The event will be held on 15 and 16 April in the company’s solar production facilities in Wismar (northern Germany). This is where Centrosolar manufactures its… Read more »

Munich, February 4, 2013 – Intersolar Europe presents the Intersolar AWARD for the sixth year running to celebrate particularly innovative solutions in the categories Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal Technologies and PV Production Technologies. At Intersolar Europe next year, the distinguished innovation prize is also awarded in the debuting category Solar Projects in Europe, which honors projects… Read more »

The Emerson SPV grid inverter solution, chosen for one of the UK’s first ‘sun parks’ generating 1 MW of power, has just completed its first 12 months of generation and has exceeded expectations by some 4%. During this time the sun park has exceeded one million kilowatt-hours of electricity production. Ecotricity’s 1.95 hectare Fen Farm… Read more »

EuPD Research awards Centrosolar the ‘Top Brand PV’ seal for successful brand management The German manufacturer Centrosolar has been awarded the ‘Top Brand PV’ seal for the French market. The independent market research institute EuPD Research awarded the seal to the ten most widely known panel and inverter brands in the solar industry. An independent,… Read more »

Reorganization and recapitalization of centrotherm photovoltaics AG passes decisive hurdle – creditors and shareholders approve insolvency plan – centrotherm can maintain leading market position with new structure and generate profits again by as early as 2014 Blaubeuren/Ulm, January 29, 2013 – centrotherm photovoltaics AG has now passed the decisive hurdle for the company’s reorganization and… Read more »

5 acre ground mount system provides electricity to high-usage consumer; PPA guarantees electricity rate for 25 years Dublin (Georgia), January 29, 2013. – MAGE SOLAR, a turn-key provider of optimally coordinated solar PV solutions, and Paradise Energy Solutions, an integrator company operating in nine North Eastern states, announced the completion of a 1.12 MW system… Read more »

Today, national organizations Earthjustice and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) commended the Hawaiian Electric (HECO) utilities’ path-breaking plans to enable more rooftop solar systems to connect to the grid. The utilities and clean energy stakeholders laid out a new and innovative “Proactive Approach” to planning for rooftop solar growth as part of a… Read more »

TAIPEI, Taiwan – January 30, 2013 – i-Energy, a Taiwan-based advanced developer and supplier of advanced photovoltaic power conversion and optimization products, today announced a strategic partnership with ITRI International Inc., a subsidiary of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a leading R&D organization based in Taiwan. This partnership will include support for i-Energy’s product market… Read more »

GlassPoint Solar just raised $26 million in venture capital and built a pilot project to prove that its solar steam equipment could help oil companies pry loose of heavy crude and make it easier to extract. On a small plot of land amid the barren sand dunes of the Arab state of Oman, you’ll find… Read more »

The subsidiary of Ravensburg-based MAGE SOLAR AG specializes in the complete design and implementation of photovoltaic concepts for businesses and communities. Ravensburg, January 24, 2013 – MAGE SOLAR ENGINEERING GmbH, a 100-percent subsidiary of Ravensburg-based MAGE SOLAR AG, has realigned its business operations. Established in 2010, the company has specialized in the development of solar… Read more »

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, and Crystal Solar, a solar energy venture company focusing on Direct Gas to WaferTM technology, today announced their intention to develop a business relationship for the successful supply of high-performance, silicon-based materials for photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules. The two companies also intend to… Read more »

Ingeteam presents its new INGECON SUN PowerMax central inverter. With a 1 MW AC rated power, this new equipment features an advanced air cooling system, that enables it to provide its 1,019 kW peak power up to 45ºC ambient temperature. Moreover, PowerMax inverters allow now a maximum DC voltage of 1,000 V. These new PV… Read more »

Polysilicon industry to resume growth in 2013 Bernreuter Research sees rising demand with new PV installations of 36 GW The global polysilicon industry will return to the path of growth and increase its production by 6.5% in 2013, according to the latest analysis of Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon market research firm projects the global polysilicon… Read more »

International experts discussed trends and developments in the global solar industry at the Intersolar China Conference 2012. Freiburg/Pforzheim, Germany, and Beijing, China, December 21, 2012 – For the second time the Intercontinental Hotel Beichen in Beijing played host to the Intersolar China Conference, a valuable platform for the Asian solar markets of the future, from… Read more »

A 414-kilowatt-peak system with 1,800 polycrystalline modules is producing more than 400,000 kilowatt hours of environmentally-friendly electricity on the roof of the MAGE HERZBERG GmbH building in Herzberg/Elster, Germany. Ravensburg, 19. Dezember 2012 – MAGE SOLAR ENGINEERING GmbH, a 100-percent subsidiary of German-based MAGE SOLAR AG, has implemented a photovoltaic system with an peak output… Read more »

Hans Fritzsche will be added to the Board of Management of Sputnik Engineering AG as CSO, Gerald Znoyek will become the new General Manager of the German Sputnik Engineering GmbH Biel, 18 December 2012: Dr. Hans-Thomas Fritzsche, up to now General Manager of the German subsidiary of the inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering, will transfer into… Read more »

This Christmas, the German manufacturer Centrosolar is donating solar panels for an aid project in Haiti. The ‘Centre de Santé Lachapelle’ health centre in northern Haiti will receive Centrosolar panels with an output of 7 kWp. A diesel power system has been supplying the centre with power up to now. However, it could only operate… Read more »

– Large roof space and power consumption during the day offer ideal prerequisites – Affordable, predictable solar power can be generated over the long term for € 0.10 to.15– SOLON analyzes the individual load profile and then designs the optimum solar system Berlin, Germany, December 14, 2012. SOLON Energy GmbH now offers comprehensive consulting services… Read more »

At the beginning of 2013, aleo solar AG will be introducing modules which make even more efficient use of the sunlight thanks to anti-reflection glass, highly transparent embedding film and special cell connectors. This means that the monocrystalline S_19 and S_79 and the polycrystalline S_18 and S_24 aleo modules have higher power classes. The High-Efficiency… Read more »

On-site consumption of solar power gives companies access to an independent, affordable energy supply Munich, December 10, 2012 – An increasing number of German companies are investing in renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics to provide their own energy supply. In view of unstable price developments, the on-site consumption of solar power offers commerce and… Read more »

• Novel photovoltaic installation system for a flat-roof mount made of BASF engineering plastic The plastics processor Ensinger located in Nufringen, Germany and BASF have entered into a joint undertaking with the Goldbeck Solar company to develop a modular mounting system for flat-roof solar installations in which the load-bearing elements are made of a BASF… Read more »

In collaboration with Mersen, HUBER+SUHNER is developing a safety system for the prevention of fires in PV installations. A smart junction box is part of the system. It is based on the RADOX® SolarBox HM0 by HUBER+SUHNER. Mersen is presenting this jointly- developed solution at Energaia 2012 in Montpellier. Intelligent connection solution Mersen, a global… Read more »

The SCHMID Group is pleased to announce the arrival of Prof. Dr. Ralf Lüdemann as a new member of the SCHMID Management Team. Starting from November, Ralf Lüdemann will lead the Energy Storage Business Unit and will play a major role as Advisor to the PV related business units. The Energy Storage Division, which was… Read more »