The organization now offers expanded webinars, trainings and education to fill the void caused by “corona cancellations” ROCKLIN, Calif. – March 31, 2020 – As solar professionals grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, SMA America is tripling production of digital resources. The company’s goal is to help fill a void as in-person trade shows, events and… Read more »
ZSW develops an advanced method of lifetime testing for PID Leakage currents caused by a difference in voltages between the solar cells and the grounded frame can adversely affect a photo-voltaic module’s efficiency. Conventional modules are designed to be impervious to this phenomenon known as potential-induced degradation (PID). However, with system voltages increasing from 1,000… Read more »
In response to the rising number of cases of persons infected with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Brazil and worldwide and the associated restrictions now being introduced, the organizers of The smarter E South America – Solar Promotion International GmbH (SPI), Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI) and Aranda Eventos & Congressos Ltda. (ARANDA)… Read more »
(Wels, 26/03/2020) Several project partners, including Fronius, combined their know-how for the “HySnow” flagship project, which aims to significantly drive forward the decarbonisation of winter tourism using an innovative hydrogen refuelling system and the associated “Lynx HySnow” snowmobile. The zero-emission, low-noise and powerful hydrogen drive once again proves its great potential when replacing conventional combustion… Read more »
Innovative PEAK3 125 kW is the industry’s first and only 1,500 VDC inverter with direct 480 VAC output SMA America announces the Sunny Highpower PEAK3 125 kW as an ideal solution for ground mount projects with 480 VAC interconnection. This solution is the only 1,500 VDC inverter that can connect to the grid at 480… Read more »
Developed, built and operated by Spanish group Solarpack, the Granja PV plant is located in Chile’s Atacama Desert and began feeding electricity into the country’s National Grid on March 2, 2020. World leading solar technology company LONGi, as the sole module supplier, provided 123MW of its monocrystalline PERC modules for the project. Founded in 2005,… Read more »
Electrical contacts on the back, maximum light absorption, 21.3% module efficiency, no LID, PID and LeTID problems. ZEBRA is the new back-contact module with power up to 360 Watt. FuturaSun’s latest creation is the new high-efficiency monocrystalline photovoltaic module with IBC (Interdigitated Back Contact) technology. The new ZEBRA series is a FuturaSun high-end product. This… Read more »
High-efficiency Solis 60kW advances retail giant’s green goals Zhejiang, China and Mexico City, Mexico – March 19, 2020. Ginlong Technologies (Stock Code: 300763.SZ), a global leader in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, has fitted eight new solar systems at Walmart stores across Mexico with a total installed capacity of 4MWs. Providing 99% efficiency, the high-performing Solis… Read more »
The production line has been enhanced to be more efficient and intelligent, with the entire facility expected to become a fully automated production base incorporating information management and MES, ERP and WMS systems. “The production line at our new 5GW module facility in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province is currently at the highest level in the PV… Read more »
(Wels, 19/03/2020) The results of the “Energy Storage Inspection 2020”, a study conducted by HTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences, were published at the start of March. The hybrid inverter, Fronius Symo GEN24 10.0 Plus, and the BYD Battery Box H11.5, impressed in the two reference cases examined and secured first and second place…. Read more »
Boost Availability of Rule 21 Solutions in California March 17, 2020. Geislingen-Binsdorf, Germany: Solar-Log™ and Kitu Systems, Inc. announce a collaboration to offer expert solar plant monitoring, control, and communication solutions which meet the new California’s Rule 21 mandate. Starting on March 22nd, all smart inverters deployed with solar and energy storage installations in California… Read more »
(Berlin, Germany, 17.03.20) ib vogt GmbH (ib vogt) is pleased to announce the sale of the Sebastopol Solar Farm to Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV). ib vogt, a successful global Solar PV developer and EPC contractor first entered the Australian solar market in 2016 when it constructed the 11.1 MWp Williamsdale project in the ACT. Since then… Read more »
• Incoming orders of CHF 188.3 million • Net sales of CHF 262.0 million • EBITDA of CHF -13.5 million • EBIT of CHF -28.6 million • Net loss of CHF -39.7 million • Advanced strategic realignment and divestment of non-core activities • Gunter Erfurt, CTO Meyer Burger, to succeed Hans Brändle as new CEO… Read more »
Atlas Renewable Energy’s Atlas Casablanca Solar Plant will supply 613GWh from 2022, being the largest bilateral large-scale solar energy purchase and sale contract in Brazil to date. São Paulo, Brazil, March 10th, 2020 –Atlas Renewable Energy, a leading renewable energy company in Latin America along with British mining company Anglo American Plc, a leading global… Read more »
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The release of the next generation of Work Class ROV comes significantly closer this week, as subsea technology specialists SMD prepare to reveal its field test ready electric Quantum EV ROV. The ground breaking technology that underpins the high performance electric ROV was unveiled in September 2019 at OE19 and since then SMD has been… Read more »
Total capacity of 250 MW-AC Largest project commissioned by BELECTRIC so far BELECTRIC appointed as O&M provider Kolitzheim (Germany) / Mumbai (India) – BELECTRIC, a German based company, is further increasing its footprint in India’s ever-growing solar industry by completing a large scale solar project on behalf of Fortum Solar India Private Limited (Fortum). This… Read more »
Campbell, CA, March 9, 2020 – Tigo Energy, Inc.®, pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform, today announced a new addition to the add-on TS4 Platform – the TS4-A-M. This add-on module-level monitoring solution brings smart PV module technology and the highest granularity of production data to Tigo’s residential, commercial & industrial, and utility customers…. Read more »
Long-term price certainty through a ten-year Power Purchase Agreement innogy’s solar farm to supply West Fraser’s sawmill power needs in Alberta Canadian solar farm is not benefiting from any provincial subsidies Essen, 9 March 2020 innogy has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with West Fraser Timber Co. LTD (West Fraser) for the supply of… Read more »
Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, has acquired a minority stake in the German cleantech company Sunfire GmbH. Sunfire is a leading developer of high-temperature electrolysis technology. The company’s patented technology allows the production of renewable hydrogen as well as… Read more »
Kolitzheim (Germany) / Be`er Sheva (Israel) – BELECTRIC, a German based company, is further increasing its footprint in Israel’s growing solar industry by completing a Floating PV project on behalf of Nofar Energies. BELECTRIC’s Israeli subsidiary carried out the construction and commissioning work for the 480 KWp plant, which is located in the northern region… Read more »
By 2021, Axpo’s subsidiary Urbasolar will build three solar plants in France to produce solar power for the Paris airports. The plants will cover around 10 percent of the electricity needed by the airports Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget. The three plants will be located in the French departments of Gard, Var and… Read more »
Miami FL, New York, NY, March 3, 2020 –Atlas Renewable Energy, and DNB Markets today announced the issuance of a USD253m US private placement (“USPP”) in Green Bond format. The notes were rated investment grade (BBB-) by Fitch Rating (including the construction period of one of the projects) and were issued by subsidiaries of Atlas… Read more »
New SDC Energy fund lowers taxes, reduces emissions and supports nonprofits San Jose, Calif. – Mar. 3, 2020. SDC Energy, a bespoke investment firm specializing in renewable investments, launches the SDSF Solar Fund IV for private investors, family offices, and financial advisors seeking to invest smart for good. The fund leverages solar incentives to offset… Read more »
· The eight power plants with a combined installed capacity of 5.4 MWp expand Photon Energy’s installed base in Hungary to 31.5 MWp and the Group’s global proprietary portfolio to 57.1 MWp · The power plants are located in Tata in the Northwest of Hungary and are projected to generate 7.35 GWh of electricity annually… Read more »
The high Altman-Z score underlines LONGi’s strong financial health and proven bankability 2nd March 2020 – Xi ́an (CHINA). BloombergNEF, a leading provider of global PV business dynamics and financial information, released the “1Q 2020 Global PV Market Outlook” on February 19, 2020. LONGi, the world’s leading solar module manufacturer, was rated with the highest… Read more »
Spanish IPP adopts versatile datahub as it scales up its post-subsidy renewables portfolio Madrid, 28th February – Forestalia, an independent power producer (IPP) of renewable energy, has selected Greenbyte’s monitoring platform to support the growth of its renewable energy portfolio in Spain – currently exceeding 6GW. A technology-agnostic ‘datahub’ able to evolve over time, Greenbyte will… Read more »
Below average solar irradiance between 2017-19 has a prolonged impact on solar project performance and returns – up to 10% in some regions US solar sector missing opportunities to reduce financial risk by improving standard of data throughout development and operations Toronto, 2 March – Widespread shortfalls in solar irradiance across North America between 2017… Read more »
FIMER is now present in 26 countries with over 1100 employees and one of the largest portfolios of products and marketing channels Strong presence on a global scale, from Latin America to North America, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Middle East 3 manufacturing plants, 2 in Italy and 1 in India Continuous investment in R&D to… Read more »
China’s top solar manufacturer – has been assigned AAA-Rated status (the highest grade awarded) by the market research division of leading London-based PV-Tech, in the latest Q1 2020 release of the PV ModuleTech Bankability Ratings. LONGi is the first module supplier to achieve AAA rating. The PV ModuleTech Bankability Ratings system uses a proprietary analytical… Read more »
The global photovoltaics market is expected to grow by 14 percent this year, reaching a total 142 gigawatts (GW) of newly installed capacity, according to a forecast published by IHS Markit in January 2020. The report predicts that 43 countries will have an installed PV capacity of more than one GW by the end of… Read more »
Kensa Contracting and Together Housing are delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for the H&V News ‘Renewable Project of the Year’ Award for their multi-site renewable heating upgrade programme in social housing across Yorkshire and Lancashire. Now in their 26th year, the prestigious H&V News Awards are an annual celebration of excellence, forward… Read more »
Schneider Electric’s XW Pro Solar + Storage solution enables & optimizes self consumption and provides backup power when the grid goes down. End users and installers can remotely monitor and control their installation using Schneider Electric’s cloud-based Insight 2 application with advanced data security. The XW Pro customers can participate in HECO’s Self-Supply and NEM… Read more »
FREMONT, Calif. — February 19, 2020. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. Fourth Quarter 2019 Highlights Record revenues of $418.2 million Record revenues from solar products of $389.0 million GAAP gross margin of 34.3% GAAP… Read more »
Zhejiang, China and Dublin, Ohio – February 17, 2019. Ginlong Technologies (Stock Code: 300763.SZ), a global leader in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, is releasing its energy storage inverter to U.S. homeowners. The Smart Home Solis Solution incorporates single-phase string technology into an intelligent hybrid platform to support maximum self-consumption, safely and reliably. “Designed for flexibility… Read more »
Uruguay’s Artigas Base in Antarctica is home to ten research scientists and 15 crew members in summer. The scientific research station was traditionally powered by diesel generators, but besides the environmental impact, the logistics involved made the use of fossil fuels an inefficient and costly method for power generation. The Uruguayan government selected Technova Renovables… Read more »