Three companies step up to implement government low carbon energy policy, despite steep funding cuts Iver, Buckinghamshire, UK: BELECTRIC UK has completed a 3.42 MWp (megawatt peak) solar power installation on the rooftops of the Rolls-Royce defence aerospace manufacturing facility in Bristol, UK. The new solar power plant — Rolls-Royce’s first in the UK —… Read more »
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SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Reports Successful Final Acceptance Test (FAT) of Processing Systems for Heterojunction Solar Cells
Russia’s Hevel Solar has successfully finished the conversion of the existing production line for a-Si thin-film solar modules More than 21.75 % cell efficiency after upgrading to heterojunction (HJT) technology The SILEX II supplied transports four carriers in parallel, thus offering a capacity in excess of 5,000 wafers per hour Kahl am Main, 29. March… Read more »
meteocontrol establishes joint venture in Japan
Augsburg, 3/29/2017 – meteocontrol GmbH, a leading provider of independent photovoltaic monitoring systems, has officially entered into Japan market and launched a new company “meteocontrol Japan” starting business operation in April. Meteocontrol Japan is a joint venture with Suntech Power Japan Corporation, a subsidiary of one of the major Chinese module manufacturers, Suntech Power. Meteocontrol… Read more »
SgurrEnergy advises on Benban’s Infinity 50 Solar Park
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, supported Bayerische Landesbank and Arab African International Bank as lenders’ technical advisor on one of the world’s largest utility-scale grid-connected solar power complexes. Located in Aswan, Egypt, the 64.1 MWp Infinity 50 Solar Park, which is part of Benban’s solar development complex, will comprise of almost 200,000… Read more »
SIC USA (Satcon) and Alencon Partner to Improve PV Plant Performance
Satcon’s exclusive US distributor has partnered with Alencon to support PV retrofits to improve performance, increase safety and reduce costs at existing plants with Satcon inverters Hatboro, PA and San Jose, CA – SIC USA LLC and Alencon Systems LLC today announced a partnership for promoting improved performance at existing PV plants with Satcon solar… Read more »
OST OVERSEES E&S FOR EBRD, PROPARCO AND DEG AT 86MW AL RAJEF WIND FARM
Leading technical advisor monitors environmental and social impacts for international lenders at one of Jordan’s first FiT-supported wind projects London, 28th March 2016 – OST Energy (OST), a leading independent engineering consultancy, has signed a four-year agreement to provide Environmental and Social (E&S) monitoring support throughout construction and early operations at the 86MW Al Rajef Wind… Read more »
QSTec starts up its 8,000 MT polysilicon facility in Qatar
Doha, State of Qatar – 26 March 2017: Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has announced that it has successfully produced its first polysilicon at its 8,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) manufacturing facility in Qatar. QSTec, the largest polysilicon producer in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with a plan to expand to over… Read more »
Lightsource turns on Northern Ireland’s largest solar project
Northern Ireland’s largest solar power development turned on Lightsource solar energy project will power more than 11,000 homes Environmental benefit the same as taking 4,000 cars off the roads Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, is pleased to announce the commissioning of a major solar development in Antrim, delivering over 32 MW of… Read more »
CIGS Thin-film Solar Modules in the Spotlight
Global demand for photovoltaic systems is rising sharply. CIGS thin-film modules have become a hot topic for the solar industry. International experts will convene in Stuttgart on May 30, 2017, at the annual IW-CIGSTech workshop to discuss past and potential future technical and industrial advances in this solar technology. The Centre for Solar Energy and… Read more »
Malaysia’s Helios PV Co-Develops Container-Size Solar Solution With Retractable Panels; Can Power Typical Office For 15 Hours Off-Grid
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, 17 March 2017 – Malaysia’s Helios Photovoltaic Sdn Bhd (“Helios PV”), which is developing Sarawak’s largest solar power project, has co-developed a unique solution that can deliver up to 15 hours of solar power for a typical office, with retractable panels housed on top of a 20-foot container. Helios PV said its… Read more »
Wärtsilä to supply solar PV plant to Burkina Faso – creating Africa’s largest engine-solar PV hybrid power plant
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 15 MWp solar PV power plant to Essakane Solar SAS in Burkina Faso. The solar PV plant will be built next to a 55 MW Wärtsilä power plant currently running on heavy fuel oil. The solar PV plant and the engine power plant will be controlled and operated in… Read more »
SOLV deploys QOS Energy’s O&M management platform to improve performance across 1 GW solar portfolio
San Francisco, USA, March 22, 2017. SOLV, the leading independent solar O&M service provider in America and a division of EPC contractor Swinerton Renewable Energy, has begun deployment of QOS Energy’s Qantum® software to monitor and support the operations and maintenance of more than 1 GW of solar PV plants in the United-states. Qantum® is… Read more »
Meyer Burger – Publication of fiscal year 2016 results
• Incoming orders increased by +9% to CHF 455.6 million • Net sales rose by +40% to CHF 453.1 million • EBITDA reached CHF 10.5 million, turnaround confirmed • Cash flow from operating activities improved by CHF 54.5 million to CHF +2.6 million • Recapitalisation programme successfully completed • Balance sheet structure substantially strengthened through… Read more »
EES EUROPE CONFERENCE DISCUSSES THE MARKET FOR DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL AND LARGE-SCALE STORAGE SYSTEMS
Munich, March 21, 2017 – The energy storage industry is evolving: ees Europe, the continent’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, is setting a new exhibitor record, an achievement which is also being felt at the accompanying ees Europe Conference. After all, when interesting energy topics draw a broad range of exhibitors and… Read more »
Photovoltaics in South Africa: meteocontrol supplies monitoring system
Augsburg, 3/21/2017 – South Africa is increasingly focusing on renewable energies. By 2020, solar energy is forecast to expand to over 5.7 gigawatts. meteocontrol GmbH, one of the world’s leading companies for PV monitoring, offers a manufacturer-independent monitoring and control system for solar systems of all sizes with the blue’Log X series and the VCOM… Read more »
Alencon Systems Gains ETL Certification for SPOT Family of PV Optimizers
Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC today announced that it has successfully gained ETL certification for its newest SPOT – String Power Optimizer and Transmitter – family of products. The ETL Mark from Intertek is proof that the product has been tested by an independent laboratory and meets the requirements of the applicable product safety… Read more »
Phoenix Solar has appointed new Senior Vice President in its Asia/Pacific business region
Mark Argar joins Phoenix Solar from Bechtel Eric Fleckten to serve as Senior Vice President Business Development Mark Argar (52) has been appointed Phoenix Solar Senior Vice President for Asia/Pacific. Mark joins Phoenix from Bechtel Infrastructure, leaving his role as Vice-President for Business Development for Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Bechtel he was CEO of… Read more »
Phoenix Solar regains full control over Asia/Pacific operations from minority shareholders in Singapore
Underscores strong commitment to Asia/Pacific region Continued growth expected for 2017 and beyond Focus on core markets Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia Sulzemoos, March 21st, 2017 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the official market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has acquired the outstanding minority… Read more »
Free project extension: SolarMax now offers its three-phase string inverters with energy management and data monitoring systems
Ellzee, 20.03.2017. With immediate effect the SolarMax Group is offering its 6 to 32 kilowatt three-phase string inverters with free additional features. With every order for MT and HT series inverters the group is gifting its customers one MaxWeb XPN data logger per photovoltaic system. The data logger has been on the market since autumn… Read more »
Continued success for MB PERC: Meyer Burger awarded further contract for around CHF 15 million from an existing customer for the industry-leading MB PERC cell upgrade technology.
The demand for Meyer Burger’s MB PERC cell upgrade technology continues with a contract from an existing Asian customer for the delivery, installation and commissioning of the MAiA 2.1 upgrade cell coating platform. The contract volume is around CHF 15 million. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced the successful conclusion of… Read more »
Phoenix Solar to build 11.2 MWp photovoltaic power plant on behalf of Akfen Renewable Energy in Turkey
Akfen intensifies its cooperation with Phoenix Solar with second utility-scale project Phoenix Solar strengthens local leadership position, establishes subsidiary in Ankara, Turkey Ankara and Sulzemoos, March 20, 2017 / Phoenix Solar Yenilenebilir Enerji A. Ş., Ankara, the newly established Turkish subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed in… Read more »
Lightsource Connects 14 New Sites Ahead of March ROC Deadline
Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, has connected 14 new sites well ahead of the 1.2 Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC) March 31st deadline. Totalling more than 50 Megawatts, the new sites are located across the UK – including four in Wales and one in Scotland. Thanks to its extensive in-house expertise in development,… Read more »
Largest Bifacial solar PV plant in Europe has started construction in the Netherlands
Lyon, France and Vaassen, the Netherlands– March 16 , 2017 – Tempress Systems B.V. , part of the Amtech Group started the construction of Europe’s largest bifacial PV solar plant of close to 400 kilowatt-peak (kWp) capacity in the Netherlands, using n-type PANDA Bifacial modules manufactured by China-based Yingli Solar and YC1000 native 3-phase microinverters … Read more »
New Version of T*SOL for the calculation of solar thermal systems
T*SOL 2017, the new version of Valentin Software’s program for the simulation of solar thermal systems, was introduced onto the market right on time at the beginning of the year. T*SOL 2017 enables its users to work with the program even more flexibly and, above all, to calculate and observe the system’s economic efficiency more… Read more »
OST ADVISES WIRSOL AND BAYERNLB ON 107MW UK PV PORTFOLIOS
Leading technical advisor completes long-term technical due diligence facilitating the financing and construction of 19 UK solar PV plants Brighton, 16th March 2017 – OST Energy (OST), a leading independent engineering consultancy, has worked with international solar energy provider Wirsol Energy Limited and German bank BayernLB to provide technical due diligence and independent engineering support… Read more »
EMS to Show Conductive Adhesives for Next-Gen Solar Modules at SNEC PV Power Expo
DELAWARE, OH ― March 2017 ― Engineered Material Systems, Inc. (EMS), a leading global supplier of conductive interconnect materials for photovoltaic applications, announces the introduction of its new CA-150 Series Snap Cure, Low Cost Conductive Adhesive for stringing and shingling crystalline silicon and Heterojunction solar modules. The new conductive adhesive will be displayed in Hall… Read more »
Omron and Elettra: together for revamping
Plug&Play replacement for 3.000 PV Inverter out of production Elettra, official distributor for AEG low voltage products in Italy, has announced it will replace old, failed PV invertors with new inverters that have the same technical features as the original – even though the original manufacturer has stopped producing them. Moreover, the replacement inverter offers… Read more »
Inaugurated one of Australia’s largest photovoltaic plants
One of the largest PV plants in Australia has been now inaugurated, namely the Moree Solar Farm, with a rated power of 56 MWac (70 MWp). This project has been the first utility-scale solar plant in the country to be equipped with a system that allows the PV panels to follow the path of the… Read more »
Swiss logistics firm invests in a 2.34 MWp rooftop solar PV system employing Delta inverters
In Frauenfeld, Switzerland, the logistics firm Rieser + Vetter installed on their distribution center one of the largest Swiss commercial rooftop PV systems in order to offset carbon emissions and benefit from remuneration via a feed-in tariff The firm Rieser + Vetter specializes in transportation of goods and materials throughout Switzerland that are large, bulky… Read more »
Tigo Introduces New Optimizers Utilizing UHD-Core Technology
TS4-L and TS4-O, new additions to the Flex MLPE offering, now optimize any photovoltaic module up to 475W with 99.6% efficiency Los Gatos, CA, March 09, 2017 – Tigo®, pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform, today announced the worldwide release of its next generation of solar optimizers, now featuring UHD-Core (Ultra-High Definition) technology. The UHD-Core technology… Read more »
Meyer Burger – Verdict by High Court of the Canton of Berne has become final; Adjustments of the conditions of the CHF 100 million convertible bond effective as of 17 March 2017
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that the verdict by the High Court of the Canton of Berne dated 20 January 2017 has become final after expiry of the appeal period. The verdict approved the amendments of the conditions for the CHF 100 million convertible bond as previously approved by the… Read more »
Infinity Solar, ib vogt and Solizer secure 64.1 MWp solar power plant at Benban, Aswan under round one of the Egyptian Feed-in Tariff programme
Cairo/Egypt, Berlin, Hamburg/Germany, 08/03/2017. Egyptian-based company Infinity Solar S.A.E. and German-based companies ib vogt GmbH and Solizer GmbH & Co. KG have announced the successful closure of a 64.1 MWp solar power plant project in Benban, Aswan, Egypt by the Infinity 50 consortium of which they are members. The project was approved by the Egyptian… Read more »
Save the Date: 18 &19 May 2017 PV Manufacturing Europe Brussels, Belgium #PVManufacturingEU
Brussels, 8 March 2017 Save the Date: 18 &19 May 2017 PV Manufacturing Europe Brussels, Belgium #PVManufacturingEU The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) announced today the debut of the PV Manufacturing Europe Conference covering the complete value chain and takes place on 18 & 19 May, 2017, at the BIP House… Read more »
SINGULUS Awarded a Major Contract with a Customer for the Supply of Production Equipment for CIGS Solalr Modules
Kahl am Main, 03. March 2017 – SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES) has signed a contract for the delivery of VISTARIS vacuum sputtering systems as well as systems for wet chemical buffer layer deposition with the brand name TENUIS II with the subsidiary of a major public energy company and producer of solar modules from… Read more »
new order for OCTOPUS II from KAUST
NDEOtec SA wins a new order for a combined OCTOPUS II – PECVD/PVD deposition system for High-efficiency and heterojunction cell development from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia Neuchâtel, February 2017 – INDEOtec SA (Switzerland) announces another order intake released by the KAUST Solar Center (KSC) of King Abdullah University… Read more »
SolarEdge Rolls Out Complete Residential Solution Throughout Europe
Herzelya Pituach, Israel (March 1, 2017) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, announced today that it is rolling out its new complete residential solution throughout Europe. Combining PV inverter, storage and home automation, the complete residential solution manages and monitors solar energy… Read more »