The battery storage system manufacturer has been named “Top Innovator 2020” Wittenberg/Germany, 22 June 2020 – Tesvolt, the manufacturer of electricity storage systems for trade and industry, was named on Friday Top Innovator of the Year” in the TOP 100 competition. It secured first place in its size category in this leading innovation contest for German… Read more »
Over the last years, some new sensors have been developed, for monitoring photovoltaic plants. This has been possible due to close co-operation, in research and development, between Ingenieurbüro Mencke & Tegtmeyer GmbH (M&T) and Institut für Solarenergieforschung Hameln/ Emmerthal (ISFH). The new PVIS reference irradiance sensor will be available later this year, once the final… Read more »
Maria Stefanidou, Sales Director at Mounting Systems, gave PES Solar an interesting insight into the importance of racking systems. Just outside of Berlin, this German manufacturer supplies a whole range of products to our industry. The latest is for solar car ports. Read on to find out more … PES: Hi Maria, it’s a pleasure… Read more »
This year marks APsystems’ 10th anniversary. While the situation worldwide is facing unexpected challenges on many fronts during this very particular year 2020 with the Coronavirus pandemic, Dr Zhi Min Ling, co-founder and chairman of APsystems, shares his views on his entrepreneurial story with Maxime Boiron, Senior Director of Marketing EMEA & Australia, also at… Read more »
From its beginning, Studer has been in the forefront of battery-based systems. Despite the constant evolution of the sector, and the arrival of new competitors, Studer has kept a leading position. All manufacturing is carried out in Switzerland, to the highest quality standards. Serge Remy, Head of Sales, gave PES a look back of over… Read more »
Over 1.6 billion connectors from Stäubli’s solar range have provided reliable connections all over the world since 1996. This represents a PV output of over 300 GW, which is almost impossible to believe. Matthias Mack, Director Global Alternative Energies and member of the Management Board at Stäubli, came to talk to PES about Stäubli Electrical… Read more »
The craze for solar panels begins in the 1980s. Following the oil shocks, electricity produced by ‘alternative’ sources appears to be an effective long-term solution. The first MW of production at the world level is reached in 1999. The United States, a pioneer in the field to the point of owning 21% of the total… Read more »
PES met up with Brigitte Beck, CEO at Solare Datensysteme GmbH. Their new portal, developed over 2 years, with input from customers, provides plant operators with an even faster and deeper fault analysis, saving considerable time and expenditure. They are at the cutting edge of digitalisation and that is where they aim to stay. ‘The… Read more »
Every company that owns solar plants wants to generate the highest return. In order to achieve this, the system’s maintenance teams need to constantly ensure the optimal functioning of all system components, especially the panels and inverters. A solar monitoring system enables you to be informed of your PV system’s performance. The industry standard: solar… Read more »
Jonas Dobner, Application and Project manager at Pfeiffer Vacuum dropped in on PES Solar. Needless to say, we were very interested to hear about their latest vacuum technology and solutions. These are already making an impact in the renewable energies segment and used in leak detection and various types of lithium batteries in the company… Read more »
Yes it is, if we take what we have learned from asset management in other industries and apply it to operational safety in battery energy storage systems. Utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming a more common feature of the UK electricity network for the purpose of frequency regulation and balancing. There is also… Read more »
The Ingeteam Group has provided 16 GW solar inverter power throughout the world and maintains 8 GW. Its technology is present in the world’s main photovoltaic facilities. Solar is the renewable growing most in the world. The technology manufactured by the Ingeteam Group allows for the supply of the equivalent to the consumption of over… Read more »
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Bill Mellema, Director of Engineering and Brad Berwald, Product Manager and Technical Training Manager, at Morningstar Corporation, met up with PES to bring us up to date on the solutions offered by this innovative, employee owned company. Here the workers are proud of their products and provide only the highest quality and efficiency to the… Read more »
Grid integration is a key issue in the expansion of renewable energies throughout Europe. The requirements for power generation plants at all voltage levels have changed significantly with the pan-European harmonisation of grid connection requirements and the resulting adaptations to the national foundations. The aim of the EU regulation is to create a stable electricity… Read more »
Reliable measurement of solar irradiance, and other environmental parameters, is crucial to accurately calculating the performance ratio (PR) of a solar energy plant. IEC 61724, published in March 2017, is the latest and most comprehensive international standard to address these issues. But what does it mean? IEC 61274-1 Photovoltaic system performance – Part 1: Monitoring… Read more »
Abstract: we analyze available measurement time in a sun simulator in highest-throughput production of silicon solar cells. We explain how this time is distributed on the different measurements, which need to be performed to characterize a solar cell. For high-efficiency solar cells, we elaborate how it is possible to reduce the required measurement time to… Read more »
Dr Rob Grant FRSC, CEO at Gas Recovery and Recycle Limited, dropped in on PES to bring us up to date on their argon recycling process. They have experienced tremendous growth already and more is expected. The ArgonØ™ is good for the environment and through recycling, delivers cost reductions to companies implementing it. No wonder… Read more »
PES dropped in on Tony Etnyre, the CEO at FTC Solar, Inc, a new company, with a very experienced, committed team. Their latest PV tracking system, Voyager, is easy to install, cost effective and suitable to use on the most challenging sites. Their close collaboration with their customers is of paramount importance and flexibility is… Read more »
Following the acquisition and integration of ABB’s solar inverter business, completed in the first quarter of 2020, FIMER took a decisive step forward in its strategy. Leonardo Botti, Head of Global Sales and Product Management explains how FIMER is shaping a new era in solar as digitalization will level the energy playing field, enhance Distributed… Read more »
Our reliance on fossil fuels is ending. Not because we’ve run out of oil, gas, or even coal. Not even because the harmful environmental impact of these resources is finally, sadly, irrefutable; except to the most dogmatic of climate change deniers. No. Our reliance on fossil fuels is ending because of the advances we have… Read more »
Atonometrics was founded in Austin, Texas, in 2007, with the mission to provide high-quality test and measurement equipment to the small but growing photovoltaics industry. The company founders came from a long background in test and measurement equipment for the semiconductor industry. The experience of the management team included over 30 years of R&D, product… Read more »
PES had a great catch up with Mark Kingsley, CEO of Alion Energy, California. Leaders in solutions for trackers and O&M robotics and currently enjoying the bifacial surge in our industry. Although the current Covid 19 situation presenting some challenges, he has no doubt about the future opportunities. PES: Hi Mark, it’s a pleasure to… Read more »
In case you missed it, Bloomberg New Energy Finance just revised its already bullish estimates for the growth in storage deployments upward – again, predicting a 122-fold boom in the installation of stationary energy storage over the next two decades. For its part, solar continues its high double-digit growth, making it the fastest-growing form of… Read more »
This has been clearly demonstrated by the outbreak of COVID-19 with countries across the world needing to rapidly put in place the necessary infrastructure to combat the virus and subsequently dealing with the wider economic consequences of the health crisis. While some industries, such as aviation and retail, have limited operations to reduce the spread… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN or the “Company”) today informs about its plans for an ordinary capital increase to finance the built up of production capacities for technologically leading solar cells and modules. By transforming its business model, the Company significantly expands its value chain to achieve sustainable profits. In the long-term,… Read more »
June 17, 2020. Solar Support, DEPCOM Power Inc., (DEPCOM) and Power Factor have partnered to expand the capabilities of its extreme weather restoration and recovery program. Combined, the team brings 15 years of experience restoring hundreds of MWs of damaged sites. The trio minimizes production and revenue losses for asset owners and operators through an… Read more »
Both companies have a similar philosophy Two leading names in the PV industry intensify their cooperation. The Heckert Solar GmbH is another wholesale distribution partner of Solar-Log™. Heckert Solar customers now have direct and unlimited access to the intelligent products and services of Solar-Log™. From the point of view of both companies, the cooperation is… Read more »
The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Leaders’ Summit 2020 kicked off on 15th June, marking 20 years of uniting business for a better world. This year’s Summit was held virtually, which allowed participants and Global Compact Local networks to join in their own time zone. Global leaders and enterprise representatives from all over the world came… Read more »
Web portal elevates service and accelerates resolution ROCKLIN, Calif. (June 16) – SMA America has launched a new Online Service Center to elevate service quality and expedite response. Installers can now access resources that previously required calling a service technician. In the new online service center, customers can track the progress of a service case,… Read more »
IMEON ENERGY announces the release of a new innovative application that can be installed free of charge on IMEON solar inverters! The “LED Smart Lighting” application allows IMEON inverters to interact with the smart lights from Philips Hue range of products. What is the point of having a solar inverter communicate with the lighting in… Read more »
Reducing risk for solar power plant operators and investors Berlin/Germany, Marlborough/USA, June 16, 2020 – PI Berlin has developed a unique process that for the first time allows a deep dive assessment of the production quality of lithium-ion batteries used for solar energy storage. Since an energy storage system is only as good as the… Read more »
The new battery standard, once adopted, will address consumers’ dilemma of which energy storage system is best suited to residential and small-scale commercial applications To support the proposed standard, the project consortium will be releasing an interim best practice guide Melbourne, Australia, 16 June 2020 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy… Read more »
securenergy solutions AG successfully concluded its contract negotiations with Enel Green Power Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of the Italian energy group Enel. Within the next five years, a volume of over 200 MW of renewables power plants will be developed. For this purpose, the company uses EEG-areas eligible for tender and subsidy-free areas for PPA… Read more »
FuturaSun further expands its range and offers the Silk Pro module, a technological evolution of the Silk module, which has been very popular and available on the market for three years. The Italian FuturaSun team has designed an upgrade with surprising new results. Introducing Silk Pro, and in that “Pro” exists real technological growth. The… Read more »
Zhejiang, China and Rome, Italy – June 10, 2020. Ginlong Technologies (Stock Code: 300763.SZ), a global leader in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, debuts its latest hybrid energy storage inverter across EU markets. The three-phase Solis-HVES (High Voltage Energy Storage) will be rolled out to homeowners in Italy, UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, South Africa… Read more »