· YoY revenues up by 26.6% to EUR 5.316 million in Q1 2020 due to outstanding power production, EPC business in Australia and O&M services in Europe, boosting EBITDA by 28.9% to EUR 1.391 million · The global proprietary portfolio of PV power plants topped 60 MWp · The company partnered with Australian technology company… Read more »
The leading company in design, manufacturing and supply of solar trackers and fixed tilt structures has earned the ISO 45001 certification. This is an international regulation applied to health and safety management system at work; destined to protect workers and visitors against accidents and work-related illnesses. This certification has been created to reduce any harmful… Read more »
High April solar resource levels in the UK and Germany drive new production records, while new capacity helps Spain hit record production despite below average resource in March As GHI increases in the summer months, further records are expected, but more investment in forecasting is needed to manage curtailment and price cannibalisation risks Bratislava, 12th… Read more »
Trailar is a British start-up offering solar mat kits for commercial vehicles. These mats supply auxiliary equipment with solar energy, reducing fuel costs and CO2 emissions. Thanks to these savings, the user can achieve a return on investment in less than 2 years. Users also benefit from reduced maintenance costs as well as longer battery… Read more »
· The company has reached another milestone by increasing its proprietary PV capacity to 60.6 MWp in operation with the commissioning of five photovoltaic power plants in Hungary, with a combined capacity of 3.5 MWp · The power plants expand Photon Energy’s installed base in Hungary to 35.0 MWp · Total annual revenues of the… Read more »
CalLab PV Modules of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has been re-accredited by the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) as an independent calibration laboratory according to the new standard DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025: 2018. The laboratory reached a record measurement uncertainty of 1.1 percent in the calibration of photovoltaic modules. The measurement reproducibility… Read more »
On 22 July 2019, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced that it had signed a framework agreement with a North American-based solar cell manufacturing start-up company relating to Meyer Burger’s heterojunction (HJT) core equipment for the production of solar cells. Pursuant to this framework agreement, the placing of orders is subject to… Read more »
The leading minds of SecurEnergy GmbH, Photon Energy Solar GmbH and IWE group bundle their know-how having founded securenergy solutions AG, which will focus on ground-mounted photovoltaic systems within Germany. After several years of successful cooperation, SecurEnergy GmbH from Berlin, Photon Energy Solar GmbH, and IWE group from Denmark combine their common expertise. Therefore, the… Read more »
Berlin, 7 May 2020: Off-grid solar module manufacturer OPES Solutions is expanding its commitment to the use of solar technology in safety-related applications. In addition to panels for smart lighting solutions and traffic sensors, the company supplies integrated solar technology for maritime safety ladders made by the Danish manufacturer Port-Safety. The patented “LifeLadder” is an… Read more »
Brussels/Freiburg, May 5, 2020 – The coalition ‘Solar Europe Now’, which has been officially launched today, is calling for the recognition of solar energy as a key driver to deliver on the European Green Deal ambitions. This coalition which gathers currently over 90 actors from the European solar value chain is concerned that the current… Read more »
5 May 2020, Malaysia – TNB Renewables Sdn. Bhd. (“TRe”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (“TNB”), the national electricity utility company, is partnering Envision Digital International Pte Ltd (“Envision Digital”) to deploy big data analytics applications in its large scale solar (LSS) farm in Sepang, Selangor in Malaysia to improve energy productivity and… Read more »
With the revised version 2020 of their program for heat pump systems, GeoT*SOL, Valentin Software is once again expanding the area of application of the design tool. A new system variant with a bivalent heat pump system consisting of a hydraulic switch and separate buffer tanks for domestic hot water and heating represent an application… Read more »
Augsburg, May 05, 2020 – meteocontrol GmbH has successfully obtained certification for its blue’Log XC controller for PV self-consumption on the Spanish power grid. The controller meets all requirements according to the Royal Decree (RD) 244/2019. This guarantees grid connection approval to the power system for operators of photovoltaic systems with zero feed-in. The blue’Log… Read more »
Digital transformation in power management is delivering more competitive solar power for 500 MW of new facilities, enough electricity to power 250,000 households ABB is supporting the transition from fossil fuels to renewables in Europe, supplying smart power systems to one of Spain’s largest new solar power plants. The company’s digitization of power management is… Read more »
Convenient PV planning from roof assembly to electrical system design (Wels, 29/04/20) Quick, easy and user-friendly – PV system planning with the networked planning tools K2 Base and the Fronius Solar.configurator. K2+, the planning software from K2 Systems, provides a direct interface to the online tool from Fronius, which enables even complex systems to… Read more »
Latest U.S. PV Leaderboard report by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables reveals that Q CELLS claimed more than a quarter of the U.S. residential market share in 2019, while also rising to a leadership position in the commercial sector with 13.3% share of the market. [Irvine, United States, April 27, 2020] Q CELLS, a… Read more »
India’s silicon PV manufacturer Central Electronics plans to put together its technical expertise to ramp-up the production of ICU ventilators. It has expressed desire to join hands with ventilator manufacturers, as part of the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Somik Das, Senior Power Analyst at GlobalData,… Read more »
April 23, 2020, Bethel, CT: Solar Data Systems, Inc., an official provider of Solar-Log® hardware-agnostic energy monitoring, control, and management, has teamed up with EmaZys. As a supplier of the EmaZys Z200 PV Analyzer, Solar Data Systems can offer local support and resources to U.S.-based customers. The Z200 PV analyzer is a new technology that… Read more »
FuturaSun’s PV modules can be installed on Australian roofs, as they comply with safety standards and fully meet the requirements of the Clean Energy Council. FuturaSun enters the Australian market. The Clean Energy Council – the peak body for the clean energy industry in Australia – has approved the modules of the Italian company. After… Read more »
Bonn, April 23th, 2020. IDEEMATEC, a German manufacturer of tracking systems for utility large scale solar PV installations was presented the Top Brand PV Award MENA by Joint Forces for Solar and EUPD Research. They were awarded for being a leading supplier and developer of a market leading single axis tracking systemsfor solar projects and… Read more »
[Shenzhen, China, April 23, 2020] Today, Huawei launched its next-generation DC fast charging module, HUAWEI HiCharger, in an online conference. Thanks to the reliable, efficient, intelligent, and low-noise design, HUAWEI HiCharger effectively will eliminate the pain points of the charging facility industry to boost its healthy development. Two versions are being released globally: 30 kW… Read more »
Integrated module-level solution boosts installation efficiency Zhejiang, China and Dublin Ohio – April 22, 2020. Ginlong Technologies (Stock Code: 300763.SZ), a global leader in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, rolls out its portfolio of SunSpec-certified residential, hybrid and commercial inverters to the U.S. market. Upon successful completion of the SunSpec Modbus certification, Solis single and three… Read more »
Shenzhen/Munich, April 22, 2020 – BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, has been ranked as one of the top market share holders for residential storage systems in Germany by EuPD Research. BYD and sonnen had the highest market shares at 19% and 20% and clearly dominated the market for… Read more »
Charging with 100% green power at the Kreuz Hilden junction in Germany Wittenberg/Hilden, Germany, 22 April 2020 — The German manufacturer Tesvolt is supplying energy storage containers offering a total capacity of 2 megawatt hours (MWh) for Europe’s largest electric car charging park at the Kreuz Hilden junction. Various companies will offer a total of… Read more »
As a leading global solar technology company, LONGi has established a business model covering the whole photovoltaic industry chain, from monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers to cells and modules, and has continuously explored the road toward green energy. When asked about the novel coronavirus pandemic, Li Wenxue, Vice President of LONGi Group, told Journal of the Chinese… Read more »
Spain, April 21, 2020. Ingeteam, a global technology Group specialized in electric power conversion, has launches its new-generation wind power converters developed for high power DFIG application. Ingeteam’s DFIG converter series offer cost-optimized products for each market and application. The wind converters are extremely grid-friendly, and include FRT, SCR and SSR features, enabling them to… Read more »
VesBox launches solar energy tool to help the world Abstract: the renewable energy solar sector has seen a spike in demand for utility scale and residential solar as corporates and household owners aim to achieve energy security. VesBox has positioned itself as the ideal pre-feasibility tool to enable decision makers measure and analyse their renewable… Read more »
The Group generated revenues of EUR 30.15 million in 2019, up 48.9% YoY, as a result of a 54.4% increase in electricity production and a sustained growth in EPC services (engineering, procurement and construction), Power Plant Operations & Maintenance services and Technology Sales The expansion of the Hungarian power plant portfolio by 20.1 MWp and… Read more »
Health emergency comes as new solar installations are driving massive growth in renewable energy generation Solar sector needs information about how solar businesses are being impacted by COVID-19 and by national and regional government responses to the pandemic The Global Solar Council is launching a survey to gather critical information from the solar industry and… Read more »
(“NESF” or “Company”) Operating Update NextEnergy Solar Fund, the solar power renewable energy investment company, is pleased to provide the following operational update. Highlights · Generation (unaudited) in the financial year ended 31 March 2020 was 4.7% above budget (2019: 9.1%) · Financial debt* of 21% as at 31 March 2020 (2019: 27%) · Full-year dividend target of… Read more »
The technology group Wärtsilä will deliver engineering and equipment (EEQ) to a 23 MW power plant to the island of Bantayan, located in Cebu in the Visayas Region of the Philippines. The power plant will supply electricity to the entire island, which currently undergoes frequent blackouts because of the lack of a reliable power supply…. Read more »
· Photon Energy has taken a minority equity stake in RayGen Resources. · The companies have also entered a strategic partnership with the objective of developing global renewable energy projects suitable for the roll-out of RayGen’s unique technology. · Photon Energy will act as a project develper, EPC contractor and project equity investor. · RayGen’s… Read more »
Total capacity of more than 46 MWp Located near the Amman Airport on challenging topography BELECTRIC awarded as O&M provider Battery storage facility under construction by BELECTRIC Kolitzheim (Germany), Amman (Jordan) – BELECTRIC is delivering a utility scale PV plant on challenging terrain: the company has completed a solar plant in Jordan on a mountainous… Read more »
OutBack Power’s FLEXmax charge controllers provide an easy-to-install solution for rapid shutdown PV systems with Tigo’s TS4-F (Fire Safety) Campbell, CA, April 06, 2020 – Tigo Energy, Inc., pioneer of the smart Flex MLPE & TS4 Platform, together with OutBack Power, a design leader in battery-based renewable energy systems, have announced the compatibility of their… Read more »
In March 2020, LONGi officially joined the Global Initiative RE100, committing to sourcing 100% of renewable electricity across its entire global operations by 2028, with an interim target of 70% by 2027.In November 2018, LONGi announced its “Solar for Solar” concept of manufacturing clean energy products using 100% clean energy. Joining the RE100 further reinforces the company’s… Read more »
The renewable energy software company, VesBox, have created an automation tool that measures the financial bankability of renewable energy solar projects globally. The VesBox Platform also identifies all possible environmental, social and ecosystem risk factors associated with your project, all in less than 10 seconds. MARCH 30, 2020, VesBOX Top London researchers have created an… Read more »