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 »
2012 will go down as being a watershed year for the solar/PV industry in Europe; a year of consolidation and, for a few, decline. Yet where there is shade there is light, and we’re certainly looking forward to a brighter 2013. In fact, we go into the coming year far stronger than we have for… Read more »
How competitive is the LCOE of crystalline silicon PV plants compared to traditional forms of energy generation? Will the latest R&D developments in batteries significantly strengthen the PV industry? To discuss these among other questions, Schmid Silicon Technology GmbH (SST) organised an international press event (Schmid & SST International Press Meeting IPM) in Dresden on… Read more »
666 Centrosolar panels produce 120,000 kWh of electricity per year in Schaffhausen Centrosolar AG has once again successfully completed a large-scale project in Europe. Together with Buderus Heiztechnik AG, the company has built one of the largest in-roof solar energy systems in Switzerland. The system, rated at 130 kWp, is installed on the rooftops of… Read more »
This year the prestigious award has been awarded to Sika with its new innovation Sikasil AS-780. Sika was selected by the jury out of three finalists in the category “CSP Technology and Supplier Award”. This award is granted to companies that excel in the industry through great efforts on getting CSP further down the competitive… Read more »
Increased A-Grade Yield in Solar Cell Production through Innovative Electroluminescence Technology Today’s major challenges in Photovoltaic production are the continuous optimization of solar cell efficiencies and at the same time the reduction of manufacturing costs. ISRA SOLAR VISION, a business unit of ISRA VISION AG, Darmstadt, Germany, provides the complete range of state-of-the-art high-efficiency inspection… Read more »
Additional facility with state-of-the-art technology for solar module frames Based in Rangsdorf, near Berlin in Germany, the Mounting Systems GmbH, the international developer and manufacturer of solar fastening systems, has enhanced productivity at its headquarters site with an additional facility for the production of frames for solar modules. Besides fastening systems, the company fabricates solid… Read more »
Bamberg: October 2012: Lightway Green New Energy CO., LTD., Lightway Deutschland GmbH and Geiger Engineering sign contract for future cooperation. The contract enables the cooperation in the area of emission free flying and joint development of emission free drive engine technology supported by photovoltaic. Dr. Ing. Werner Eck about the actual state of flying possibilities… Read more »
At the 9th Photovoltaic Module Technology Workshop in Cologne, Germany PSE AG presented the newly developed test stand, Degratest Labtool. This innovative test stand determines the light induced degradation effect (LID effect) of silicon solar cells. The testing technology monitors and records degradation effects, and offers manufacturers and research institutions a fast and reliable tool… Read more »
Shares in centrotherm photovoltaics AG will be traded effective March 1, 2013, in the General Standard segment of the regulated market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Listing in the Prime Standard segment ends February 28, 2013. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange has meanwhile approved the company’s application for this move, and the change of segment has… Read more »
The new SolarMax headquarters unites the three existing Swiss locations and can accommodate up to 500 employees. Currently, SolarMax has 300 employees in Switzerland who moved to the state-of-the-art, energy efficient building in October 2012. Biel, 29 November 2012: Sputnik Engineering – founded in 1991 and one of the leading inverter manufacturers in the world… Read more »
The first creditors’ meeting after the insolvency protection proceedings introduced in July 2012 has confirmed the agreed restructuring roadmap of centrotherm photovoltaics AG. As part of the reporting and verification meeting called by Ulm county court, the represented creditors unanimously resolved that the company should continue in self-administration. In addition, the temporary committee of creditors… Read more »
PPG becomes largest North American glass manufacturer with capability PITTSBURGH, Nov. 26, 2012 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) flat glass business announced that it can now manufacture heat-strengthened glass in thicknesses of less than 3 millimeters, which makes it among the first major glass manufacturers in North America to offer this capability. PPG can produce heat-strengthened… Read more »
The app allows to monitor PV installations using the new software Ingecon® Web Monitor Ingeteam has just developed an iPhone app to monitor PV installations. This new application provides access to the entire information on the PV plant production. From now on, any iPhone /iPod Touch/iPad user will be able to keep an updated energy… Read more »
In Beijing from December 11-13, 2012, industry experts discuss trends and technologies from across the global solar industry, focusing chiefly on the development of the Chinese solar sector Freiburg/Pforzheim, Germany, and Beijing, China, November 21, 2012 – The Intersolar China Conference is taking place for the second time in the Intercontinental Hotel Beichen in Beijing… Read more »
More than 160,000 SolarMax S series string inverters have been installed all over the world in the past five years – more than 99 percent have worked perfectly ever since. Biel, 22. November 2012: The SolarMax S series string inverters rank among the classic products produced by the Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering. Since 2008,… Read more »
In response to the ongoing challenging market situation in the photovoltaic sector, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) is accelerating and expanding its current consolidation and optimisation programme. Since the beginning of 2012, the company has consolidated sales and service operations, simplified its organisational structure and restructured production. The overall number of permanent… Read more »
Even after a decade, aleo solar modules show only minimal age-related performance reduction (degradation). MBJ Services, an independent service provider, assessed a 5.44-kilowatt system near Bremen (Germany) which had been in operation for nearly ten years. They measured each of the 34 aleo modules’ performance with the help of a flasher. The result: an average… Read more »
– SOLARWATT extends system range and presents a trend-setting system for intelligent energy management– SOLARWATT ENERGY SOLUTION starter kit now available– SOLARWATT storage solution will continue to significantly increase the share of internal supply starting in the first half of 2013 The future of energy supply is regenerative and decentralized – energy will be created… Read more »
SOLON solar modules scored outstanding marks during the latest PID resistance test performed by Photovoltaik Institute Berlin. The SOLON Black 230 is 100% resistant against potential induced degradation (PID). PID is one of the major causes for power losses in solar power systems. The SOLON Black 230 did not demonstrate any measurable power loss under… Read more »
– The M250-60 AC module from the SOLARWATT ORANGE LINE comes top– Degradation values of just 0.2 percent over a year affirm the SOLARWATT performance promise– The results of tests carried out by TÜV Rheinland confirm the high quality standard of SOLARWATT production The SOLARWATT module M250-60 AC with 245 Wp from the SOLARWATT ORANGE… Read more »
Exhibitors and organizers report positive outcome Mumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, November 16, 2012: The fourth Intersolar India, India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry, drew to a close on November 8, 2012. 200 exhibitors from 17 countries presented their products, solutions and services in an exhibition space covering 20,000 square meters at the Bombay Exhibition Centre… Read more »
Construction of the solar thermal power plant Puerta Errado 2 / Quality inspections and acceptance tests Cologne/Calasparra, Spain, November 15, 2012. TÜV Rheinland accompanied the construction of the first commercial solar thermal power plant, Puerto Errado 2 in Spain, as a neutral certifier. On behalf of the general contractor Novatec and the client Tubo Sol… Read more »
aleo solar AG and its majority shareholder, Robert Bosch GmbH, today agreed a waiver of claims in the amount of EUR 25 million and a declaration to subordinate liability in the amount of EUR 50 million. Robert Bosch GmbH had extended short-term shareholder loans under a Group credit facility to aleo solar AG between 19… Read more »
aleo solar AG (ISIN: DE000A0JM634) today announced that it generated revenue of EUR 222.4 million in the first nine months of 2012. This means that aleo solar’s revenue decreased by 35.4 percent compared with the first nine months of 2011 (EUR 344.6 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came in at EUR -51.5 million… Read more »
• Household electricity data monitoring• Data visualization via laptop• Extended maintenance interval Berlin, November 12, 2012. SOLON Energy GmbH is adding two new features to the SOLON SOLiberty storage system. At the 2012 International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES) in Berlin, which begins today and ends on Wednesday, SOLON will present a new… Read more »
Intersolar India 2012 honors outstanding projects in the category Solar Projects in India for the first time Mumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, November 6, 2012: Today in Mumbai, the Intersolar AWARD for the category Solar Projects in India was presented for the first time at Intersolar India, India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry. The international solar… Read more »
The international solar sector convenes at India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry Mumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, November 5, 2012: Today at 10:00am (IST), the Intersolar India Conference re-opened its doors at the Leela Kempinski Hotel in Mumbai. The organizers expect to welcome some 700 attendees over the four days of the conference, which is taking… Read more »