At Intersolar 2019, ABB will showcase its connected sun-to-socket portfolio. Featuring the latest digital technology, ABB’s solutions have been designed to drive down system costs and deliver higher returns on investment for solar applications. As a pioneering technology leader in digital industries, ABB will highlight its sun-to-socket solutions for the future of energy from Stand… Read more »
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3, the third generation of Alfa Laval’s ballast water treatment technology, has received an updated type approval from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The new certificate makes it possible for vessels to deballast in United States waters with a holding time of just 2.5 hours. Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 was awarded an… Read more »
Northern Chile is one of the sunniest regions on Earth and holds great potential for developing a sustainable energy supply based on solar energy. Four years ago, Fraunhofer ISE initiated the Fraunhofer Centro de Tecnologias para Energia Solar CSET in Santiago de Chile together with the Fraunhofer Chile Research Foundation. The Center CSET cooperates closely… Read more »
Ingeteam is set to exhibit the company’s very latest products and O&M services for the solar power and energy storage sectors. The company will showcase its latest string inverter featuring 1500V technology, and its lifetime extension tool, Ingeboards, at booth B3.240. Ingeteam will once again be present as an exhibitor at the world’s leading fair… Read more »
For a photovoltaic solar project located in Escatron (Zaragoza) Mecasolar announces that the delivery of the trackers, the Hyperion SR model, will take place within the first four months of 2019. The company has distributed its tracking systems in more than 45 countries over the last few years and its forecasts for this year are… Read more »
With over 500 million solar panels cleaned worldwide to date, company launches newest autonomous, water-free solar panel cleaning system, with first deployment in the Middle East already underway HERZELIYA, ISRAEL- April 2, 2019 – Ecoppia, the world-leader in robotic, water-free photovoltaic solar panel cleaning solutions, today announced the general availability of its newest fully-autonomous solution… Read more »
Impact on incumbent utility revenue will become more pronounced as deployments of distributed generation, plug-in electric vehicles, and demand response gain more traction April 4, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research provides capacity and revenue forecasts for 12 leading distributed energy resources (DER) technology markets globally. The global electric power… Read more »
Neuzeug, Austria, April 4, 2019. In a research station, the manufacturer my-PV has implemented the first hot water generation system in Namibia that is completely based on solar power. Calpak Solar Energy combined the ELWA water heater with a 1.6-kilowatt peak solar system and installed the device in a 200-litre electric boiler. The researchers in… Read more »
3 April 2018 – Sharp today launches three new monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) panels to the NU product family. The renewed line-up of high performing modules offer customers a solution for every application, from residential projects up to large-scale commercial installations and free-field power plants. The following three modules are available to buy now from… Read more »
TPS 2.0 proves particularly economical Wittenberg/Germany, 3 April 2019 – Tesvolt, a manufacturer of storage systems for industry and commerce, is set to introduce its megawatt battery storage system TPS 2.0 at Intersolar Europe. Further developed battery modules and technical innovations ensure maximum cost efficiency for the lithium high-voltage storage system, making it around 40%… Read more »
Financing to help over 20 companies in Singapore offset carbon footprint Singapore/Hong Kong, 3 April 2019 – ING has added another first to its growing portfolio of sustainable finance deals in the region. It today announced that it has sealed the first green loan in ASEAN that is compliant with LMA/APLMA[1] Green Loan Principles for… Read more »
Eric Meurice, non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) informed the Board that he will not stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on 2 May 2019. Eric Meurice was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Soitec… Read more »
SolarEdge has been tracking the importance that monitoring has in the PV industry. This trend is demonstrated by the fact that less than two years ago SolarEdge reached 500,000 monitored PV systems in its system after seven years of sales and now in only two years this figure has doubled – now reaching 1,000,000 million… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has acted as technical advisor to London headquartered Cubico Sustainable Investments (“Cubico”) for the refinancing of its UK renewables portfolio which is comprised of 17 onshore wind farms and solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. Natural Power carried out technical due diligence services on all 17 operational wind… Read more »
A strong shareholder consortium has been created to boost further growth Feb 11 2019 | Eternal Sun Group (ESG) and ABN AMRO Energy Transition Fund (ETF) announced today that ABN AMRO ETF has taken a majority stake in the provider of test solutions for the solar industry. Together with Belgian family fund VERMEC and key… Read more »
− Carbon footprint of 300 kg-eq/C0²/kWc achieved for the high-efficiency Q.PEAK DUO module series, utilizing a 25% recycled poly SI methodology, as recognized by the CRE − The Q.PEAK DUO module series can now be selected for projects awarded under the CRE tender up to CRE4.6 for rooftop projects, and up to CRE4.4. for utility… Read more »
Suitable for many low and medium vacuum applications Short pump-down times – ideal for load-lock chambers or leak detection systems Powerful and energy-efficient series – compact design, intelligent interface technology ComVac 2019. Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world’s leading provider of vacuum technology, will be presenting new vacuum solutions at the ComVac, which will take… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) reported today the successful acquisition of a major equity stake in Oxford Photovoltaics Limited (Oxford PV), as announced on 21 March 2019. Simultaneously with the placement of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd shares by way of an accelerated bookbuilding procedure conducted by Oxford PV (as announced on 27 March… Read more »
Following the announcement on 21 March 2019 regarding the contemplated acquisition of a stake of up to 18.8% of capital in Oxford Photovoltaics Limited (Oxford PV) by Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) against the issuance of up to 62.29 million new Meyer Burger registered shares from its authorised capital, Oxford PV has… Read more »
Augsburg, March 27, 2019 – meteocontrol GmbH has attracted a new international cooperation partner: Touchsky. The company based in the Brazilian state of São Paulo is now selling meteocontrol’s solutions for monitoring and controlling solar systems throughout Brazil. In doing so, meteocontrol is successfully continuing to pursue its internationalization activities, thus bolstering its overall market… Read more »
Trailing companies can better compete by differentiating themselves via distinct networking technology or cost breakthroughs March 27, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Researchexamines the strategy and execution of 13 grid edge connectivity providers, with Itron ranked as the leading market player. The number of vendors offering field area networks… Read more »
March 27th, 2019. Ingeteam and BYD have tested and certified at their respective R&D laboratories the compatibility of BYD’s high voltage Battery-Box H 5.1 and 6.4, and Ingeteam’s INGECON® SUN STORAGE 1Play hybrid solar-plus-storage inverter. The coupling of Ingeteam’s inverter and BYD’s batteries is a complete hybrid system to capture and maximize the use of… Read more »
No matter how much the solar industry talks a good game about sustainability, the reality is that we are ignoring a looming issue: solar waste. There will be at least 24 billion PV modules installed on earth by 2050 – enough to stretch to the moon and back. That’s a conservative estimate. How on earth,… Read more »
(Wels, 26/03/2019) Fronius Solar Energy will be exhibiting its wide range of solutions for the energy revolution at Intersolar, the world’s leading trade fair for the solar industry (15 to 17 May 2019 in Munich). In addition to sector integration solutions, highlights will also include the new Fronius GEN24 Plus battery inverter and the Fronius… Read more »
Government support in the form of auctions and net metering schemes, coupled with solar price competitiveness, drive growth opportunities in the regional market, finds Frost & Sullivan SANTA CLARA, Calif. – March 25, 2019 – The annual solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in key Americas countries are expected to grow at 5.5 percent, generating $141.2 billion… Read more »
Accurate valuing and positioning of storage plus renewables by utilities will continue to drive the North American market March 26, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research tracks the North American market for utility-scale storage plus renewables (storage-plus) adoption and power purchase agreement (PPA) prices. The utility-scale energy storage market has… Read more »
Scots homes and businesses embraced small-scale renewables – but future now uncertain Jobs and investment at risk as Feed-in Tariff closes in 5 days (March 31) Changes to UK Government support for small-scale renewables this week (March 31) will hit a sector which has installed the equivalent of 360,000 solar panels in Scotland every year… Read more »
SYDNEY, Australia, 25 March, 2019 – Hanwha Q CELLS Australia Pty. Ltd., together with Hanwha Q CELLS & Advanced Materials Corp. (collectively, “Hanwha Q CELLS”), today announced it has filed a patent infringement complaint with the Federal Court of Australia against REC Solar Pte. Ltd. (“REC”), a part of the European headquartered REC Group. This… Read more »
The 160 MWac project in Georgia ushers in a new era of high-efficiency solar. 21 March 2019 – RES (Renewable Energy Systems), a leader in the engineering and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects worldwide, has announced the start of construction on the Southern Oak Solar Project in the state of Georgia. The… Read more »
EDF Energy will provide Anesco with a guaranteed minimum revenue to give income certainty EDF Energy – in partnership with technology partner Upside Energy – has signed a deal with Anesco, the UK’s leading energy storage provider, to optimise a combined 16MW of solar and battery assets at the Clayhill solar farm. This unique deal… Read more »
Valentin Software from Berlin has adapted its market-leading design and simulation programs PV*SOL, T*SOL and GeoT*SOL to the new market trends in 2019. With all signs focused on growth, the software has been fundamentally expanded for the newest applications and innovations. With the updated versions, system designers and operators can design their solar systems according… Read more »
Lagos, 21.03.2019 – The African solar energy company, Daystar Power has closed a $10 million USD investment with Verod Capital Management and Persistent Energy Capital LLC and has lined up an additional $16 million in debt financing to accelerate its expansion across West Africa. The deal will allow Daystar Power to expand its offering of… Read more »
Meyer Burger enters into important strategic partnership with leading developer of highly efficient next generation perovskite solar cells and sells 200 MW Heterojunction production line Operating profitability reached despite difficult market environment Net sales 2018 of CHF 407.0 million EBITDA CHF 26.1 million; EBIT CHF 1.8 million Net loss CHF -59.4 million mainly due to… Read more »
Solar and storage technology leader to showcase service solutions at the worldwide conferences dedicated to optimizing solar plants and portfolios ROCKLIN, Calif., March 20, 2019 – SMA will join industry leaders at the Solar Asset Management North America conference and tradeshow on March 26th and 27th in San Francisco. The conference comes on the heels of new… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced the successful conclusion of an order from an existing, major Asian customer for its high performance MAiA® 6.1 platform which delivers an impressive throughput of over 6,000 wafers per hour for mass production scalable PERC technology. By selecting Meyer Burger’s MAiA® 6.1, which launched in 2018,… Read more »
− Sponsorship of one of the most recognized sporting institutions in California, the leading U.S. state for solar installations, represents great opportunity to strengthen the Q CELLS brand − Deal with the Dodgers expands Q CELLS’ global sports sponsorship network, which includes soccer (RB Leipzig) and golf (Hanwha Q CELLS women’s golf team) sponsorships −… Read more »