In the PV industry the demand for solar modules used to be much higher than the production capacity. Nowadays companies are fighting for every part of the market share and obtainable margins are minuscule. And laser processes play a major role in this competition. The end customers have become picky about quality issues to do… Read more »
Michael Geib, Vice President of Global Sales and Christian Went, International Account Manager at TESVOLT, came in to PES to catch us up on their latest lithium-ion battery storage systems. The UK market is of interest, one reason being the flexible tariffs. PES: We are pleased to welcome you back to PES Solar/PV magazine. For… Read more »
Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, announces today the launch of the construction of a new 8.2 MW solar power plant in France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. A project won in the CRE 2 tender The 8.2 MW power plant is one of the projects won by Voltalia during the… Read more »
Munich, 31 August 2017: As a leading provider in the renewable energy sector, BayWa r.e. will also have a booth at the major German wind trade fair Husum Wind 2017. From the 12 – 15 September, the company will present its wide-ranging service portfolio at booth 2D10, in Hall 2. Renewing wind energy together With… Read more »
Acquisition of two operating solar plants totalling 21.7MWp with an investment value of £26.4m Since IPO in 2014, NESF has now secured a portfolio of 50 solar PV assets with a total capacity of 505MWp and a total investment value of £581m. NESF is pleased to announce the signing and completion of a share purchase… Read more »
Denver, Colorado August 30, 2017 – Iron Edison Battery Company, a Nickel Iron and Lithium Iron Phosphate battery system supplier for solar energy storage, selected Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, to supply back up power as part of a solar installation in California. This project utilizes Schneider’s Conext XW+ inverters… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), CSEM and EPFL have taken an important symbolic step forward. Working together, they were able to demonstrate the high potential of silicon-based multi-junction solar cells: they raised the one-sun record conversion efficiency of III–V/Si solar cells to 32.8% for two junctions and 35.9% for three… Read more »
Since 2015, the Chilean government has been supporting the construction of photovoltaic systems on public buildings as part of a four-year incentive programme. In many cases, the technology comes from Austria: solar technology specialist Fronius Solar Energy has supplied SnapINverters for approximately half of the projects completed to date. A wide range of products and… Read more »
Installers are aware about this situation: the PV plant has been installed with an integrated PV monitoring system. And now the question arises, who will look after the reports and error notifications in the future. Binsdorf/Geislingen, Germany, August 22, 2017 – In some cases, the customers take care of monitoring their PV plants themselves –… Read more »
August 19, 2017, Berlin, Germany: Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) announced Thursday that it had successfully come to an arrangement that would see SolarWorld Industries emerge from insolvency and ensure the continuation of solar manufacturing in Germany. Headquartered in Germany, SolarWorld Industries is a fully integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing company that is well known… Read more »
Incoming orders increased by 15% to CHF 308.5 million Order intake represents the highest volume in any half-year period since 2011 Net sales reached CHF 212.3 million EBITDA was CHF 6.9 million Redemption of CHF 130 million 5% straight bond led to contraction of balance sheet total, positively impacting equity ratio which reached 43.4% Organisational… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del., August 15, 2017 – Chuck Xu, global business director, DuPont Photovoltaics Solutions and Advanced Materials, issued the following statement in response to Suniva’s Section 201 petition to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) requesting the imposition of tariffs on solar cells and the establishment of a minimum price for solar modules imported into… Read more »
This year’s EU PVSEC in Amsterdam from 25-29 September 2017 will have again a research and industry connecting exhibition – and the entire space is already fully booked. We have included this business and research platform to offer attendants the opportunity to complement the scientific exchange at the conference with first-hand updates from leading PV… Read more »
Shanghai- August 10, 2017- Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, announced today that it has appealed against the Taiwanese Regional Intellectual Property Court decision released July 7th 2017. The decision stated that Giga Solar does not infringe Heraeus’ Taiwan Regional patent no. I432539. Heraeus still sees evidence to… Read more »
Substantial order intake in July: weighted global project pipeline reaches more than 500 MWp Revenue for the first half year at € 42.4 million, 20.5 percent lower vs. pre-year; second quarter more than doubled vs. 1Q2017 Shipments increased slightly to 66 MWp vs. 63 MWp in 1H2016 Gross margin stable at a healthy 10.4%; EBIT… Read more »
Milton Keynes and Chippenham, 9 August 2017: BayWa r.e., a leading global renewable energy project developer and service provider, has been selected to operate and maintain six solar farms owned by Good Energy, a generator and supplier of renewable electricity to British households and businesses. Bringing together two leading businesses in the UK renewable energy… Read more »
Abstract: The intelligent information age greatly increases electricity demand, which, in return, pressures people into seeking for green power generation due to the severe environmental pollution and energy consumption. Solar PV power generation is expected to alleviate the pressure. With government’s policy support and less cost of power generation, energy storage systems are brought in… Read more »
Spain. August 8, 2017. Ingeteam has commenced the supply of its equipment to three solar photovoltaic power plants in Morocco, totaling 170 MW of output power. These three PV plants, which will be amongst the largest in North Africa, are expected to be operating within a year and to have a service life of at… Read more »
Augsburg/Dubai, 07/31/2017 – meteocontrol GmbH, a leading provider of independent photovoltaic monitoring systems, is the monitoring partner for Phanes Group who is currently delivering Phase I of Dubai’s largest distributed solar industrial rooftop project for the international port operator DP World. Together with the project developer Phanes Group and its asset construction company Oryx Solar… Read more »
A Yorkshire solar power company has partnered with the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of off-grid and renewable energy products. Established in 2009 by Leeds-based entrepreneur Ian Emberton, Xerogrid will deliver USA-based OutBack Power Technologies’ comprehensive installer training programme to a network of OutBack customers in the UK. As OutBack Power’s official UK service partner… Read more »
Sao Paulo, July 17: Opportunities and challenges of South American energy generation and storage market will be themes of South America’s largest exhibtion for the solar energy sector Global reports on energy storage markets point out that the United States (specifically California) and Germany stand out in the storage of electrical energy generated by means… Read more »
Milan, Italy, July 28th – RECOM, the largest European manufacturer of PV panels, announces the commencement of operations in Lannion production site, aiming at serving clients in France and abroad. The first solar modules launched in the market by RECOM-Sillia are the High Efficiency 290-295 Wp, full black. Only one month after the acquisition, RECOM-Sillia… Read more »
The next level of solar module quality assurance: High speed inspection, global quality standards and 100% defect traceability To secure a high level of finished module quality, solar manufacturers and customers can now turn to the next generation of module inspection. Using electroluminescence or optical solutions, the latest inspection technology secures the targeted quality standard… Read more »
Microgrid pioneer ARDA Power selects Alencon’s SPOT for inclusion in their unique solution which includes DC-coupled solar plus storage. Hatboro, PA, United States and Oakville, ON, Canada – ARDA Power and Alencon Systems today announced a strategic partnership whereby ARDA will incorporate Alencon’s DC-DC Optimizer – the SPOT – into its unique, DC-coupled microgrid system which… Read more »
Cubico Sustainable Investments Limited (“Cubico”), a global leader in renewable energy investment, has announced that it has acquired two operational Concentrated Solar Power plants in Granada, Spain, totalling 99.8MW from two international funds, Antin Infrastructure Partners and Deutsche Asset Management’s infrastructure investment business, and the Spanish construction company Cobra Sistemas y Redes (the “Sellers”). The… Read more »
First project in Australia, joint venture with WBHO Notice to proceed scheduled for August 2017 Phoenix Solar’s APAC region poised for continued growth in 2017 and beyond Sulzemoos, Germany, July 27th, 2017 / Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd, the Singapore based subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on… Read more »
Munich, Melbourne, 25 July 2017: BayWa r.e., a global renewable energy developer, wholesaler and energy solutions provider, has sold the 20MWp Hughenden solar plant to Australian infrastructure investment specialists, Lighthouse Infrastructure. The plant, located in Hughenden, Queensland, is one of BayWa r.e.’s first solar projects in Australia. With construction now underway, the installation is being… Read more »
Meyer Burger has received additional orders for its MAiA® 2.1 system with the industry-leading MB PERC cell technology and for its SiNA® cell coating system. The combined contract volume from an existing Asian customer amounts to about CHF 22 million. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced that it has concluded further… Read more »
ABB continues to expand its extensive solar inverter portfolio through the launch of the high-power central inverter, PVS800-57B – a new member of the highly successful PVS800 central inverter series Helsinki, Finland, July 20th, 2017 – Following the success of the PVS800 central inverter series, ABB has released an extension to the family – a… Read more »
First order for the new MAiA® EVO received from solar industry leader LONGi Solar Technology. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd today announced the successful launch of its new MAiA® EVO system as well as the receipt of an order for the first MAiA® EVO from LONGi Solar Technology (Taizhou) Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of… Read more »
Making local support for PV installers even better (Wels, 20/07/2017) Fronius Solar Energy, the quality leader on the global solar energy market, opened a Hungarian branch office on 1st June 2017. The addition of an office near Budapest has seen the international network of the Austrian solar technology specialist grow once again. Customers in Hungary… Read more »
Queanbeyan, 19 July 2017 – Greatcell Solar Limited (ASX: GSL, formerly Dyesol Limited) is pleased to announce that it has signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS), an international Chinese headquartered company and one of the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) solar panel manufacturers. The relationship has formed over several months of… Read more »
Alencon’s latest DC-DC Optimizer, the SPOT X2, will debut at SPI 2017 in Las Vegas. The newest SPOT is more powerful yet lighter and easier to install. Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC will mark the debut of the latest generation of its DC-DC optimizer, the SPOT, at Solar Power International 2017, September 10 –… Read more »
Solar Micronics, Inc., an Illinois-based solar integrator firm has been selected to participate in the ‘Solar in Your Community Challenge’ program of the Department of Energy. As part of the Sunshot initiative, a $5 million budget has been set aside for this competition, aimed at expanding solar access to low- income communities. Over the next… Read more »
SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2017) : EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) today announced the acquisition of the 179 megawatt AC (MWac) Switch Station 1 and Switch Station 2 Solar Projects from First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) in late June. The projects, currently under construction, will sell their combined output and environmental attributes under three Power… Read more »
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 12 July 2017 at 10:00 a.m. EEST The technology group Wärtsilä signed its first Asset Management Agreement for a photovoltaic (PV) power plant in April 2017. Wärtsilä will assume full responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the Essakane solar plant in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso. The solar plant… Read more »