With the global health crisis of Covid-19 impacting the health and economic security of the world many industries are needing to modify the way they now do business, not just in the short term, but also for the foreseeable future. SolarEdge, a world-wide manufacturer of smart solar energy solutions, has announced it will be hosting… Read more »
Ingeteam has become the first central inverter manufacturer to be certified under the Technical Supervision Regulation of conformity (NTS) with Regulation EU 2016-631, specifically for its central inverters in the Ingecon® Sun Power range and its EMS Plant Controller system. With this certificate, Ingeteam is getting ahead of the mandatory compliance requirement that will come… Read more »
Munich/Pforzheim, June 9, 2020 – For the past two decades, Germany’s energy landscape has been undergoing a radical transformation. The government has agreed to eliminate the use of nuclear power, and phasing out coal is also within reach. Plans to shut down power plants that can supply baseload power are spurring discussions about supply security… Read more »
Solar-Log™ now also compatible with E3DC storage The Solar-Log™ energy management system is now also compatible with E3DC‘s solar power storage units. Both companies are pleased about this new cooperation. With the integration of the open-system energy manager Solar-Log™, the storage units from the Osnabrück-based company E3DC are compatible with almost all inverters on the… Read more »
A newly erected photovoltaic (PV) installation near Albacete, a town in the southern Spanish province of Castile-La Mancha, has been up and running since May 2020. This power plant generates more than 80 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year with 105,000 PV modules spread over 90 hectares. Roughly equivalent to 22,600 three-person households’ consumption,… Read more »
Automated analysis of geospatial data reveals potential for 100 tons CO2 savings annually Coleshill, UK, 09 June 2020 – Energeo, a specialist provider of data that helps organisations accelerate decarbonisation, has analysed the built environment across the London Borough of Lambeth to enable the Council to prioritise its investment in sites for solar PV. Energeo’s… Read more »
LONGi, the world’s leading solar technology company, signed a strategic cooperation agreement on June 2, 2020 in Shanghai with DuPont, with the aim of jointly creating high-quality modules through efficient and reliable materials, helping downstream customers to build more reliable and higher-quality photovoltaic power plants. Both parties have also agreed to promote the industry’s understanding… Read more »
Photon Energy has broken ground on ten PV power plants with a combined capacity of 14.1 MWp in Püspökladány, Hungary Upon completion, these new additions will expand Photon Energy’s Hungarian and global proprietary portfolios of power plants to 49.1 MWp and 88.6 MWp, respectively After commissioning, scheduled for Q4 2020, the power plants are expected… Read more »
The latest innovation sanitizes water using the power of the sun and can function as a portable handwashing station, warm shower, source of clean drinking water, and much more Cincinnati, OH [June 3, 2020] — As more and more people seek ways to stays safe amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and try to engage in more… Read more »
The solar module manufacturer SolarWelt was looking for a world-class system builder in order to begin production, and opted for collaboration with a tried-and-tested partner. The company, based in Thuringia and cooperating closely with Heckert Solar, awarded a contract to Freiberg-based stringer specialist Teamtechnik, ordering a large number of stringer systems of the latest TT2100… Read more »
US District Court Filing Seeks to Hold China Based APsystems Accountable for Willful Patent Infringement Campbell, CA, June 1, 2020 – Tigo Energy, Inc., pioneer of the smart Flex MLPE & TS4 Platform, has filed a lawsuit in United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Altenergy Power Systems (“APsystems”), seeking to… Read more »
AFC Energy partners with ACCIONA to deploy zero-emissions fuel cell system on Spanish construction site 1st June 2020; AFC Energy, a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, has today announced a collaboration with major Spanish construction company ACCIONA to install its zero-emissions H-Power generator on a construction site in Spain next year. The deployment of the… Read more »
Today marks the official launch of Sunbelt Rentals in the UK and Ireland. A-Plant’s rebranding as Sunbelt Rentals is the culmination of a strategic review that involved consultation with more than 2000 employees and customers. The Sunbelt Rentals brand will operate across its 195 locations and all 18 of its existing specialist divisions have been… Read more »
The Company’s Q PEAK DUO and Q.PLUS DUO module series were rated as a Top Performer in the 2020 PV Module Reliability Scorecard published by PVEL and DNV GL, marking the fifth consecutive year of Q CELLS’ Top Performer status. [Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2020] Q CELLS, a renowned total energy solutions provider in… Read more »
· The Company has reached financial close for the construction of two PV power plants with a combined capacity of 14 MWp in Leeton, New South Wales · Photon Energy has developed the projects, will perform all engineering works and upon completion will operate the power plants as part of its proprietary IPP portfolio · … Read more »
May 27, 2020, Bethel, CT: Solar Data Systems, Inc., an official provider of Solar-Log® hardware-agnostic energy monitoring and management, has teamed up with iPLON India. As part of this cooperation, Solar Data Systems can offer iPLON’s solar PV monitoring systems, controllers, and Total Life Cycle Management solutions in the U.S. for the large-scale/utility segments. iPLON… Read more »
Agreements enable further development of solar assets in the U.S. London – 28th of May, 2020 – NextPower III, NextEnergy Capital’s (“NEC”) third institutional solar fund, is pleased to announce the signing of two Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts with Shell Energy North America (NA), L.P. (“Shell Energy”). The sale includes c.62GWh p.a. (approximately 90%… Read more »
Bleskensgraaf, the Netherlands, April 28, 2020 – In order to offer their clients the ability to produce large format back-contact PV modules, Eurotron is currently incorporating an upgrade of their high-tech production tools. The demand for large-format solar panels is increasing as a result of a growing need for efficiency throughout the value chain. Eurotron,… Read more »
Mid-April saw the virtual kick-off of the »power4re« (Reliable converters for a renewable energy supply) research project. Under the leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES, five Fraunhofer institutes are working together alongside industry representatives to develop solutions aimed at improving the reliability and robustness of inverters in photovoltaic systems and frequency… Read more »
London, 26th May 2020 – Sharp today announces the addition of a new all black design monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) panel to its half-cut cell portfolio, the NU-JC320B. The new stylish half-cut cell PERC module offers a 2-3% higher module performance compared to standard full cell panels, providing design-oriented customers with an efficient and reliable… Read more »
NextEnergy Capital Group is pleased to announce a first-of-a-kind innovative debt financing to construct two subsidy-free solar farms. NEC has partnered with Santander, a leading provider of debt financing to the renewable energy sector, which will provide a non-recourse debt financing structure of £100 million to cover the investment into the two projects. The two… Read more »
At the end of May, LONGi Green Energy Technology (601012.SH) will launch a series of ultra-high-power modules named “Hi-MO5”. The company told Energy1 that the main technical route of this series is Mono PERC+9BB+half-cut 72-cell, with power output of around 530W and efficiency of more than 21%. The wafer size for this series is larger… Read more »
Wels, 20/5/2020 – The use of renewable energy offers companies a number of options for reducing their ecological footprint and therefore making an important contribution to environmental protection. Fronius helps its customers to take the right steps towards CO2-neutral charging infrastructure and therefore reduce operating costs whilst also being more sustainable. Companies are currently being… Read more »
66 KV INTER-ARRAY CABLE SYSTEMS FOR THE HOLLANDSE KUST ZUID 3 & 4 WIND FARM Milan, 20 May 2020 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has finalised a contract for a project awarded by Vattenfall, a leading European energy company, to provide the submarine inter array cable systems… Read more »
New packaging and control options from Alencon via the BOX platform allow for more cost-effective and flexible deployments for large scale power projects requiring DC:DC conversion including solar plus storage, PV repowering, battery augmentation and EV charging Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC is pleased to announce its latest innovations in DC:DC power conversion –… Read more »
The campaign to clean up East Asia’s Mekong River – one of the world’s ten-most polluted tributaries – with zero emission, solar-powered boats wins gold in the Environment Effort category. The Q CELLS-supported campaign secures six awards in total. [Seoul, South Korea, May 19, 2020] The positive environmental impact of an innovative campaign to use… Read more »
Virtual Steering Committee Meeting on 5 May 2020 ETIP PV asks for linking the EU Recovery Plan with the “EU Green Deal”. Eight new Steering Committee Members welcomed The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) Steering Committee met for the time in a virtual Steering Committee Meeting on 5 May 2020. One… Read more »
Research from Cornwall Insight’s Renewables Pipeline Tracker reveals there is ample evidence of developer appetite for future renewables investments in the UK. The research highlights the total capacity of tracked sites in the pipeline stands at 38.7GW across 845 locations. The majority of projects are classed as ‘awaiting construction’, accounting for 22.9GW of the pipeline…. Read more »
In recent years, LONGi’s monocrystalline modules have been recognized by global customers for their excellent performance and reliability, leading to fast-growing shipments, industry-leading brand awareness and product bankability. This article will reveal how the reliable quality of LONGi’s modules is created from the aspects of product design, manufacturing and testing. Module Design 1.1 Design and… Read more »
String inverter leader builds new factory to meet global demand for solar Zhejiang, China – May 13, 2020. Ginlong Technologies (Stock Code: 300763.SZ), a global leader in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, announced plans to raise over $100M USD (» 700M Chinese Yuan), through a non-public offering to finance the expansion of its manufacturing capacity. Facing… Read more »
A research team led by Prof. Yi-Chun LU from the Faculty of Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has taken a critical step forward in improving high-energy batteries by introducing a novel electrolyte to the aqueous lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery. This electrolyte is commonly used in skin cream. It is inexpensive, inflammable, less… Read more »
The Danish utility N1 is preparing to connect the Danish solar farm Vandel III to the power grid to support the transition to renewable energy. NKT has won the order of approximately 135 km of high-voltage power cables to reinforce the local power grid to ensure efficient distribution. NKT has been awarded the order for… Read more »
Industry Leaders Unite in Support of Rapid Shutdown Standard SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13, 2020—The SunSpec Alliance is pleased to report that six additional SunSpec members have announced products and services supporting the SunSpec Communication Signal for Rapid Shutdown standard, bringing the size of the SunSpec Rapid Shutdown ecosystem to 12 companies. SunSpec Rapid Shutdown… Read more »
In accordance with the measures taken by the Swiss Federal Council to contain the spread of coronavirus, the 20th ordinary General Meeting of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) was held on May 13, 2020 at the company’s headquarters in Thun, without any of the shareholders being physically present. 232’256’247 registered shares were… Read more »
Offering an industry leading product guarantee period for single-glass modules London, 12 May 2020 – Sharp Energy Solutions Europe has extended the product guarantee retroactively from 10 to 15 years for its solar module types NUJB, NUJC, NUAC, NUJD and NDAF. The new guarantee is valid for products delivered to the end user from 1… Read more »
Increasing import costs, fall in electricity consumption and indefinitely postponed auctions are likely to impact the momentum of the Brazillian solar PV sector, with the annual installed capacity expected to decline to 0.7GW in 2020 from 1.3 GW in 2019, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The weakening of the Brazilian economy due… Read more »