Category: Solar

The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) elected during the meeting today in Brussels the Chairman and two Vice-Chairmen for the term 2018 – 2020. Marko Topic, Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Elec. Eng. and Affiliate Professor at the Colorado State University, was reelected as ETIP PV Chairman. Wim… Read more »

The European market for residential storage systems is continuously growing. Where around 31.500 systems were sold in 2016, the market reached 50.000 new installed systems in 2017. A current analysis from EuPD Research shows that despite various market entries, sonnen and LG Chem were able to maintain their strong positions ahead of VARTA Storage. Bonn…. Read more »

 Focus on innovation in solar building skins / building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)  The second IPV workshop was organized in Berlin with the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin and SETA Network, London  Further events planned in Spain, France and the Netherlands The conference and workshop on Innovation in Solar Building Skins & Energy Efficiency towards Sustainable Cities took… Read more »

April 26, 2018 – ABB inaugurates innovative microgrid with battery energy storage at its Vadodora manufacturing campus – a first in India. ABB’s world-class power institute to train customers on latest technologies ABB today inaugurated an innovative microgrid solution at its Vadodora manufacturing facility in Gujarat, India. This is the company’s largest facility in India,… Read more »

At Intersolar Europe, leading manufacturers and experts will showcase how digital solutions and business models are driving the market for inverters Munich, April 26, 2018 – Inverters have become all-rounders, used not just for converting direct current into alternating current but for analyzing and controlling PV installations as well as solar batteries, power-to-heat and smart… Read more »

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announces that it has entered into a Preferred Partnership Agreement (PPA) with Mondragon Assembly Group, a global specialist in the development of automation and assembly solutions and an internationally recognized producer of equipment for the manufacture of solar modules. Both Meyer Burger and Mondragon view this as… Read more »

Huawei and BayWa r.e., have signed a deal to build Don Rodrigo, which will become the biggest single-site PV plant in Spain and the first truly subsidy-free fully commercialized utility-scale PV plant in the world. Huawei will provide its fully digitalized Smart PV Solution complete with a combination of SUN2000-60KTL and SUN2000-100KTL inverters.. This will… Read more »

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced the successful conclusion of a repeat order for its high performance MAiA® platform and the first industrial order for its integrated FABiA® system from a major Asian customer. The MAiA® and the FABiA® both deliver an impressive throughput of over 4,800 wafers per hour for… Read more »

Huawei and BayWa r.e., have signed a deal to build Don Rodrigo, which will become the biggest single-site PV plant in Spain and the first truly subsidy-free fully commercialized utility-scale PV plant in the world. Huawei will provide its fully digitalized Smart PV Solution complete with a combination of SUN2000-60KTL and SUN2000-100KTL inverters. This will… Read more »

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and teamtechnik, an international leader in production technology, report that it is now possible to connect high efficiency solar cells using electrically conductive adhesives in series production. The results of the joint research project »KleVer« show that the adhesive technology is ready for the market and can… Read more »

Augsburg/Chicago, April 19, 2018 – meteocontrol North America, a subsidiary of meteocontrol GmbH in Germany, and viasys Intelligent Video GmbH are set to revolutionize solar monitoring in the United States PV market by entering into a long-term partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to offer PV-system operators a turn-key monitoring solution at a great… Read more »

£5.2m ‘Freedom’ hybrid heating innovation project demonstrates financial benefits for consumers both on and off the gas grid Increased annual spend of £178m on the gas system will deliver savings of more than £1.3bn per year comparing to full electrification Approach decarbonises the existing energy grid infrastructure without any increase in peak electricity load, avoiding… Read more »

‘- 35,073 Q CELLS modules produce sustainable energy for approx. 3,600 households in the Brandenburg region (Germany) – Solar power plant connected to grid after only 4 months construction time on 29th March [Bremen / Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 18th April 2018] Energiekontor AG and Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH, the German subsidiary of the world’s largest manufacturer of… Read more »

Gannawarra Solar Farm connected to the grid and is proceeding through the commissioning process To provide renewable power to approximately 18,100 Victorian homesSolar Farm to be integrated with Gannawarra Energy Storage System powered by a Tesla Powerpack battery storage system Creates ability to provide solar power at night Gannawarra Energy Storage System and the Gannawarra… Read more »

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) places high demands on solar PV module design. The aesthetics and freedom of design are just as important as the module efficiency, and in manufacturing today, a conflict often exists between individualized sophisticated design, high module efficiency and low costs. In the BIPV-Fab project, the equipment manufacturer SCHMID and the Fraunhofer Institute… Read more »

The largest event for the Iranian solar industry is being expanded to two days. Tehran/Pforzheim/Freiburg, April 12, 2018 – The Iranian solar market is picking up speed. Projects such as the 1.5 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic installation, which was recently completed by Shahrekord Cement Industries Company, an Iranian cement producer, show that the Iranian market is… Read more »

SolarEdge’s Inverter with HD-Wave Technology Recognized Innovation in the Renewable Energy Category NEW YORK, NY — April 12, 2018 —SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, was voted the Gold Winner for its HD-Wave inverter technology in the Renewable Energy Category by the Edison Awards™, one of the premier awards… Read more »

At the annual European Partner Event BYD introduced the new Battery Box LV, newly expanded partner initiatives and the strategic roadmap to attending distributors and partners April 11, 2018, Germany – BYD Co., Ltd. announced a deepened strategic focus on the battery business within the corporation and expanded channel support at the annual European partner… Read more »

Alencon Systems has successfully deployed it SPOT-ES in a unique, DC-coupled Solar + Storage project Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems is pleased to announce the first large scale deployment of its patented SPOT-ES in a DC-coupled Solar + Storage system in the eastern United States in concert with one of the nation’s largest energy companies…. Read more »

GE’s Brilliance Solar Inverters Meet the Customer’s Requirements for Reliability and Cost Competitiveness The Contract Includes a 20-Year Long-Term Service Agreement to Ensure the Maintenance and Service of the Equipment MIYAGI, JAPAN—April 11, 2018—GE Power (NYSE: GE) recently successfully delivered and commissioned its Brilliance Solar Inverters to Pacifico Energy Osaki GK for the 40.32-megawatt alternating… Read more »

Berlin 11 April 2018 – The off-grid solar module company OPES Solutions has produced four million modules since the start of manufacturing in 2012. Production will be further expanded in the coming months, including the use of processes and machines developed in-house. In its factory, OPES Solutions processes and optimizes cells from various manufacturers and… Read more »

The new interoperability brings cost-effective module-level monitoring, safety and optimization features to PV customers worldwide. ABB and Tigo today announce an operational compatibility between ABB’s inverter line UNO-DM-PLUS and Tigo’s TS4 optimizer platform. The combined ABB and Tigo module solution is now available. Combining ABB’s world-class inverters with Tigo’s TS4 Platform offers a flexible and… Read more »

India/Dubai, 9th April, 2018: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and a prominent rooftop solar & EPC solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Mr Hatem Hamam as its new Head of Sales, EPC & Modules for MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region. Mr Hatem has around 15 years of diverse experience… Read more »

After successful on schedule commissioning of the 64.1MW Egyptian Benban solar power plant in December 2017, Gantner Instruments Environment Solutions is pleased to announce that the company was repeatly chosen as supplier for the complete monitoring system for the next three plants in Benban complex with a total of 166.5MW. Gantners monitoring and control solution… Read more »

Asslar, Germany, April 5, 2018. The ASM 390 and ASM 392 are leak detection solutions adapted to the semiconductor and display industries as well as to other demanding applications where rapid pump down and high sensitivity is key. Both models are Semi S2 compliant. The leak detectors are fitted with a dry frictionless backing pump… Read more »

Following the faster and easier use of the collector and boiler databases in T*SOL 2017, the new version T*SOL 2018 now includes further improvements. More than 3,650 flat plate and evacuated tube collectors and 1,550 boilers and auxiliary heaters can be accessed. Storage tanks can now also be defined and saved by the user, in… Read more »

Power plant controller made by meteocontrol is managing the largest zero-feed-in PV system in Turkey Augsburg/Ankara/Antalya, April 04, 2018 – As a cooperation partner of the Turkish EPC service provider Altungrup Solar Enerji, who is specialized in rooftop solar installations, meteocontrol GmbH has developed the monitoring and control concept for the largest zero-feed-in PV project… Read more »

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE together with the company EV Group (EVG) have developed a new silicon-based multi-junction solar cell, which can convert exactly one-third of the incident sunlight into useful electricity. This newest result is now published in the renowned scientific magazine Nature Energy. Silicon solar cells dominate the global… Read more »

Alencon Systems will unveil its latest SPOT, the SPOT-ES V5 specifically targeted at Solar + Storage and Microgrids at the Energy Storage Association’s Annual Conference Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC will unveil the latest generation of its DC-DC optimizer, the SPOT-ES V5, at the Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) Annual Conference, April 18 – 20… Read more »

Figures show 2017 was record year for green energy Enough electricity produced to power all Scotland’s homes more than twice overThe amount of power produced by Scotland’s renewable energy industry grew by 26% between 2016 and 2017. Almost 25 terawatt hours – enough to power all Scotland’s homes more than twice over – were produced… Read more »

 Revenue growth (+42%) driven by both energy sales and services  EBITDA growth (+43%) with positive price effect achieved for energy sales in Brazil  Net profit growth (x6.1) thanks to strong performance in the second semester  Very good visibility on 90% of the 1 GW of installed capacity targeted by end 2020 Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN… Read more »

• Incoming orders +23% to CHF 560.7 million • Net sales +4% to CHF 473.3 million • EBITDA reported was CHF 12.4 million; EBITDA adjusted CHF 46.5 million • Net result reported of CHF -79.3 million; Net result adjusted CHF -3.1 million • Cash flow from operating activities of CHF +12.8 million • Solid balance… Read more »

Efficiency increased by 40% Frankfurt (Oder), 21 March 2018 – The solar module manufacturer Astronergy has upgraded the first of its five production lines to enable significantly higher throughput. This will allow the company – a subsidiary of the Chint Group, a leading international manufacturer of industrial electronics – to cut the unit costs of… Read more »

PassivSystems secures ‘Sahim’ phase 1 contract with Authority for Electricity Regulation in Oman (AER) ‘Funded ownership’ model, with significant consumer benefits for home owners, will accelerate rooftop solar deployment, targeting residential rooftops Key project goal is to deliver value for money by driving down operating costs and maximising generation Newbury, UK, 21 March 2018 –… Read more »