Category: Solar

CAMPBELL, Calif. — April 12, 2022 — Tigo Energy, Inc., the solar industry’s leading Flex MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics) supplier, today announced a commercial technology licensing agreement with QC Solar, a leading manufacturer of solar PV connectors and PV module junction box products headquartered in Suzhou, China. The licensing agreement enables QC Solar to… Read more »

ABB has invested 1.1 million USD in a new, state-of-the-art sensor production line at its Brno Instrument Transformers and Sensors factory in the Czech Republic. At 15,000 sq. meters, Brno is already the world’s largest facility of its kind. The new production line will ramp up the scale and pace of Medium Voltage (MV) sensor… Read more »

Latest U.S. PV Leaderboard report by Wood Mackenzie solidifies Qcells as a sustained market leader [Irvine, United States, April 11, 2022] Qcells today announced that it has retained its top market share in the U.S. residential and commercial solar module markets, underscoring the Company’s consistent leadership in the industry. According to the Q1 2022 U.S…. Read more »

In line with its ultimate goal to become a complete clean energy solutions provider, Qcells reforms its brand identity by showcasing a new logo, core values, mission and slogan. [Seoul, Korea, April 5, 2022] Long recognized as a prominent global solar panel manufacturer, Qcells, driven by its commitment to make yet another significant leap into… Read more »

Pioneering battery and energy storage company AceOn today said suggestions the government wants to triple the number of solar panels across the UK by 2030 were welcome — but warned that targets alone would not solve the UK’s energy crisis. Leaked details ahead of the publication of the Government’s energy security white paper suggest that… Read more »

UK renewables developer and service provider, Anesco, is powering up its international expansion plans with the launch of its first subsidiary outside the UK, Anesco Netherlands. Wouter Beerten joins the company as Director of Anesco Netherlands and will head up the business from its newly opened Amsterdam office. Having worked in the solar and utilities… Read more »

Hanwha Solutions to become the largest shareholder of Norway-based U.S. polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon after acquiring an additional 4.67% stake from Aker Horizons, increasing total investment to $204 million and ownership share to 21.34%. Seoul, South Korea, March 23, 2022 – The United States solar industry is at a critical juncture. Despite long-term efforts to… Read more »

Modules of IBC SOLAR’s own brand show particularly high performance-stability in Fraunhofer CSP’s LeTID test. Bad Staffelstein, March 22, 2022 – IBC SOLAR, a leading global provider of photovoltaics (PV) and energy storage, impresses with its own-brand modules in a LeTID test conducted by the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP. Specifically, the research institution… Read more »

ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT marine is a digital suite delivering powerful insights into vessel performance, as well as CO2 emissions monitoring and reporting ABB estimates that deeper insights into a vessel’s operational data enabled by Tekomar XPERT marine can provide up to 20 percent fuel reduction, cutting costs and emissions as a result The digital marine… Read more »

Delta Electronics, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, will be exhibiting its new solar photovoltaic inverters at Solar Solutions International 2022, hosted in Expo Haarlemmermeer, from 12-14 April, 2022. Delta will spotlight a new series of inverters, ranging from 15 kW up to 250 kW, offering a complete solution for residential, commercial… Read more »

Augsburg/Germany, March 22nd, 2022. GP JOULE SERVICE is now using the VCOM Cloud monitoring tool from meteocontrol in its solar control room. For this purpose, the technical and commercial operations manager for megawatt-class wind and PV plants in Germany and Europe has migrated its total portfolio of around 500 MWp to the VCOM Cloud, thus… Read more »

Currently, flatbed screen printing is the standard process used for the metallization of silicon solar cells and many other electronic components. Using a new production machine developed jointly with ASYS Automatisierungssysteme GmbH, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have now managed to increase the print throughput by a factor of 1.5…. Read more »

March 21st, 2022 – TrinaTracker, a leading tracker manufacturer and business unit of Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (SHA:688599), has completed the delivery and construction of three PV power plants for Radiant, Eldosol, and Kesses in Kenya. These projects are located in Uasin Gishu County, with a total installed capacity of 155 MW. Unlike usual, in… Read more »

Court of Appeal of The Hague in the Netherlands expands scope of the cross-border injunction previously imposed on LONGi NL by the Preliminary Relief Judge of the Rotterdam District Court, issuing a preliminary judgment that prohibits LONGi from directly or indirectly infringing the patent owned by Hanwha Solutions Corporation in 11 European countries. Dutch subsidiary… Read more »

Global renewable energy equipment manufacturer FIMER is preparing to exhibit its innovative solar solutions and EVI technologies at Istanbul Fair 2022, Solar Energy, Storage, E-Mobility and Digitalization Exhibition Conference, from 23rd to 26th March. At Solar Istanbul Fair, FIMER will be showcasing its portfolio for the solar and EVI markets including: The FIMER PVS-10/12.5/15-TL is… Read more »

Ingeteam’s Power station at the Bon Nome PV plant, the property of Mercury Renew, a Grupo Comerc Energia company. The supply is divided into two PV plants: Brígida (80 MWp) and Bon Nome (130 MWp). The solar inverters were manufactured at Ingeteam’s PV plant located in the state of São Paulo, and the medium voltage… Read more »

Augsburg/Medellín (Colombia), 10.03.2022 – With immediate effect, meteocontrol GmbH and Celsia S.A. are entering into a cooperation with Colombia and the whole of Central America: In future, the Colombian energy supply company will monitor its entire portfolio of photovoltaic plants with meteocontrol’s VCOM Cloud system. The system also centralizes and facilitates control, maintenance and repair… Read more »

Subsidiary of IBC SOLAR AG designs PV projects with a capacity of 51 and 45 megawatt peak. Bad Staffelstein / Budapest, March 08, 2022 – IBC SOLAR Energy, the international project division of IBC SOLAR AG, has signed contracts for the realization of two megawatt solar parks in Hungary with a nominal capacity of 51… Read more »

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 7, 2022 — DEPCOM Power Inc. (DEPCOM), a subsidiary of Koch Engineered Solutions LLC — a unit of Koch Industries Inc. (Koch) — announces its energy storage division has expanded its portfolio to 650MWhr of projects in execution. The EPC and O&M leader brings a legacy of more than 4GW of utility… Read more »

Anesco has secured planning approval for a trio of solar farms in the UK, as investor appetite for large scale solar and storage projects continues to soar. Construction of the first solar farm, High Meadow 2, a 10MW solar development in Stockton-on-Tees, will get underway in April. While ground will be broken on the two… Read more »

Dividend Finance adds Tigo Energy Intelligence residential solar solution to Approved Vendor List for U.S. solar installers. Campbell, CA, March 1, 2022 — Tigo Energy, Inc., the solar industry’s worldwide leader in Flex MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics), today announced that its Energy Intelligence (EI) residential solar solution has been added to the Approved Vendor… Read more »

The solar project has been financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Ingeteam. 3st of March, 2022. North Macedonia’s first large-scale photovoltaic plant is already under construction, and about to be completed. The Oslomej solar project, financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has been built alongside a coal-fired power… Read more »

Durham, UK, [24 February 2022]: Today, Power Roll opens its solar film manufacturing facility in County Durham. It is the first facility in the world to produce low-cost, lightweight, flexible solar film using Power Roll’s patented micro-groove technology. Located on a former colliery site, the pilot manufacturing facility is a milestone in the evolution of… Read more »

Durham, UK, [24 February 2022]: Today, Power Roll opens its solar film manufacturing facility in County Durham. It is the first facility in the world to produce low-cost, lightweight, flexible solar film using Power Roll’s patented micro-groove technology. Located on a former colliery site, the pilot manufacturing facility is a milestone in the evolution of… Read more »

To ensure continuous power supply and reduce outages, Enel Green Power has upgraded its 60 MW geothermal plant in Farinello, Tuscany with ABB’s VD4G MV state-of-the-art generator circuit breakers. The site, which has been active since 1995, is part of the oldest geothermal complex in the world. The facility’s 34 geothermal power plants supply more… Read more »

Meyer Burger supplies over 6,000 high-performance modules “Made in Germany” for SC Freiburg’s Europa Park stadium The solar installation will produce around 2.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year and thus cover the annual electricity requirements of the German Bundesliga soccer team in a climate-neutral manner The project proves that Meyer Burger’s high-performance modules,… Read more »

MILPITAS, Calif. — February 15, 2022. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021. Fourth Quarter 2021 Highlights •    Record revenues of $551.9 million •    Record revenues from solar segment of $502.7 million •    GAAP gross… Read more »

The latest version of Q CELLS’ award-winning Q.PEAK DUO module series – the G10 – use larger wafers to pack in more power than ever. [Berlin, Germany, February 15, 2022] European markets are poised to welcome Q CELLS’ more powerful solar module ever this month as the Q.PEAK DUO-G10 series enters the fray across the… Read more »

As the size of PV modules increases, the ability of a product to withstand extreme climatic conditions throughout its life cycle has been the subject of intense scrutiny within the industry. LONGi’s Hi-MO 5 (2.6m2) bifacial module has recently passed the China General Certification Center (CGC)’s inhomogeneous snow load test, which simulates a beamless installation, where… Read more »

A survey with installation partners provides insight into current market developments In 2022 IBC SOLAR AG is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The industry pioneer, who has become one of the world’s leading providers of photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage solutions, looks back at major milestones of the renewable energy market. The results of a survey… Read more »

ABB today announced that its Turbocharging division (PA), a global leader in heavy duty turbocharging for diesel and gas engines, has unveiled its new brand name “Accelleron”, a compound word of: Access – Accelerate – Excel – on and on, with a bold new color of bright purple representing a powerful, inspirational, and noble brand…. Read more »

Around ten thousand tons of silicon in discarded photovoltaic modules end up on the recycling market annually in Germany. This figure will rise to several hundred thousand tons per year by 2029. Currently, the aluminum, glass and copper of the discarded modules are reprocessed, however, the silicon solar cells are not. In order to be… Read more »

Munich, Germany, February 7, 2022 – REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy company headquartered in Norway, announces that the lead-free1 REC Alpha Puresolar panel has received CERTISOLIS certification for low carbon footprint (LCF). This officially qualifies the REC Alpha Pure for public sector tenders and rooftop installations between 100 and 500 kWp in France,… Read more »

Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today announced a new partnership with DATABOX – Informática, S.A., a prominent IT channel distributor based in greater Lisbon, Portugal, to provide Delta’s wide range of energy-efficient Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and Data Centre Infrastructure Solutions to IT resellers and system integrators throughout Portugal. By… Read more »

FuturaSun upgrades the SILK Pro module and presents SILK® Premium, its new range of photovoltaic modules. The Italian FuturaSun team has designed a new PV panel with excellent results in terms of efficiency and power that will determine its success in 2022.  SILK® Premium photovoltaic panels are available in 2 configurations: 120 1/3 cut cells… Read more »