Category: Solar

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 »

Kolitzheim (Germany) / Be’er Scheva (Israel) – BELECTRIC is further increasing its footprint in the floating PV industry. The solar energy specialist is building a floating PV project with an installed capacity of 16,8 Megawatt Peak (MWp) for S’energy and the large scale water utility “Carmel shore waters” in Israel. Together with S’energy, BELECTRIC’s Israeli… Read more »

Hamburg, 25th January 2022 – Sharp today announces the addition of the new 410W and 400W monocrystalline PERC silicon photovoltaic panels to its half-cut cell portfolio – the NU-JC410 and its all-black version the NU-JC400B. The new modules are suitable for short frame side clamping, and are designed for residential small-scale commercial and industrial rooftop… Read more »

ABB launches its new CP-S.1 range of primary switch mode 24 V DC power supplies, combining efficiency and reliability with an unrivalled power-to-space ratio. With an efficiency of up to 94 percent, the CP-S.1 24/40.0 power supply is able to generate a 1.4 ton CO 2 saving over a typical lifetime of ten years – compared to a… Read more »

Augsburg, January 20th, 2022 – Streamergy GmbH, software and solution provider for renewable energies, has successfully completed its first financial year. With its first major order abroad, the company, which was founded at the beginning of 2021, is already positioning itself in the international PV market. Energy Asset Solutions Pvt Lt., based in Ahmedabad, India,… Read more »

Anesco has energised a trio of solar farms in The Netherlands for Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions, a business of Shell that invests in new and fast-growing segments of the energy industry. The first, a 12MWp array in Emmen, in the province of Drenthe in the northeast of the Netherlands, is situated on the site… Read more »

(Wels, 20/01/2022) Fronius Tauro is now also available in the 50 kW power category. The robust commercial inverter makes large-scale PV systems even more cost effective. Even under the harshest environmental conditions, it delivers full power and maximum yields with impressively low total system operating costs, smart control and an open system architecture. Last but… Read more »

The 25-year design life gives developers and owners the long-term security needed to realize the full potential of their plants SMA America announced today in a formal manufacturer’s declaration that it has confirmed a 25-year design life for the Sunny Highpower PEAK3 inverters. The Sunny Highpower PEAK3’s 25-year design life is the result of SMA’s… Read more »

Global renewable energy equipment manufacturer FIMER, has been commissioned by Yates Electrical Services Group (YES Group) and Sustainable Energy Infrastructure (SEI) to provide its market-leading inverter technologies for five solar farm projects in South Australia. When fully complete, the mid-large-scale installations will deliver 20 MW of electricity generation to the South Australian grid, powering around… Read more »

ABB Turbocharging is bringing the benefits of propulsion digitalization to the shipping industry with the introduction of Turbo Insights. The new data analysis feature offers insights based on operational data received from the vessel, at no additional cost or need for additional hardware onboard. Now as a standard feature on all two-stroke engine A100-L and… Read more »

[Irvine, United States, January 13, 2022] Today Q CELLS North America, a leading complete energy solutions provider, announced a partnership with Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, LLC (KSI), a nationally recognized and forward leaning development and finance firm that manages investments in distributed scale impact-producing assets including solar and energy storage projects. The partnership sets the stage… Read more »

Alencon Systems LLC is pleased to announce the completion of a significant expansion of its state-of-the-art suburban Philadelphia manufacturing and research and development headquarters. The expansion coincides with a doubling of the companyís staff which occurred during 2021, with many of the new hires coming in the companyís manufacturing department. Alencon exclusively manufactures its industry… Read more »

GoodWe, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of solar inverter and battery technology, is ramping up activity in the UK with new products for 2022 and a strengthened team. Alongside its already-established inverters, GoodWe is bringing to the UK a new series of low and high wattage batteries in 2022 later this year, as well… Read more »

Ingeteam. January 11, 2022. The 40 MW Arañuelo III photovoltaic plant is now up and running. This is the first large-scale PV plant in Spain to incorporate an energy storage system, comprising in this case a 3MW / 9 MWh battery system. This solar plant is part of the Campo Arañuelo photovoltaic complex developed by… Read more »

Shenzhen/Berlin, January 10, 2022 – BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, looks back at a very eventful year 2021. The company sees an exponential growth in the demand and market share for its modular energy storage system Battery-Box. The delivery volume for Europe amounts to a total of one… Read more »

Renewable power held a 19% share of the US’s total power capacity in 2020, according to GlobalData, and this share is expected to increase significantly to 48.4% by 2030. The leading data and analytics company notes that favorable policies introduced by the US government will continue to drive the country’s renewable sector, particularly solar PV… Read more »

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – January XX, 2022 – Ecoppia (TASE: ECPA), world’s leader in robotic cleaning solutions for photovoltaic solar, announces today yet another major achievement, presenting an unmatched project portfolio of 3,000MW, cleaning over 4.8 billion panels till date.  This significant milestone aligns with Ecoppia’s global expansion activities into new geographies, answering the burning… Read more »

A joint Venture of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Electricité de France (EDF) and Kyushu Electric Power Japan has awarded a HVDC cable installation and convertors package for the ADNOC-TAQA Lightning Project to a consortium composed of Jan De Nul Group and Samsung C&T. Jan De Nul will be in charge of the design, installation,… Read more »

TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has successfully raised the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of its transparent Cu2O solar cell to 8.4%, the world’s highest level for a reported Cu2O solar cell*1. With the cell positioned as the top cell over a 25% PCE silicon cell (Cu2O-Si tandem cell), Toshiba estimates that an… Read more »

Chemnitz, January 1, 2022 – The Management Board of 3D-Micromac AG has appointed Hartmut Schubert to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) effective immediately. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic management of the company’s technology division. After successfully completing his studies in control engineering in Darmstadt, Germany, Schubert worked for VITRONIC… Read more »

Meyer Burger Technology AG announced today that the company is establishing a production site for high-performance solar modules in Goodyear, Arizona. The investment is an important step in meeting Meyer Burger’s commitments to produce modules near end-customers, source material from regional suppliers, and improve overall sustainability by reducing transportation emissions and optimizing the carbon footprint… Read more »

British Solar Renewables (BSR), the largest privately owned UK solar developer has received planning consent for the development of a 49.9 MW Solar Park and battery facility by Rochford District Council. The consented scheme will now form part of the solar developer’s fast growing portfolio of over 700MW of solar PV, in addition to its… Read more »

Lightweight, low cost, solar film to be tested in emission free aquaculture application to decrease diesel usage, reduce risk of fuel spillage and substitute for challenging grid connections. 09 November 2021, County Durham: UK-based Power Roll and Norwegian company Inseanergy have signed an Application Development Partner Agreement to collaborate on the use of Power Roll’s lightweight, flexible solar film… Read more »

GLS Bank, one of the leading sustainability banking institutions in Germany, has entered into a cooperation with Meyer Burger for its “carefree” photovoltaic package. The GLS Bank initiative specifically targets commercial customers and is intended to drive the expansion of PV installations in the commercial and public sectors, initially as part of a regional pilot… Read more »

Four solar parks in one go The longstanding IBC SOLAR partner and solar power plant operator 7C Solarparken has acquired four solar parks realised by IBC SOLAR with a total output of over 31 MWp. Bad Staffelstein / Germany, October 27, 2021 – IBC SOLAR AG, a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy… Read more »