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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Enhanced crucible performance able to deliver close to additional 2GW per year without increasing wafer production capacity Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, introduced HeraGlaze, a high-purity SiO2 diffusion barrier coating for enhanced crucible performance in wafer production. It is the first product of Heraeus Photovoltaics beyond metallization… Read more »
The Spanish companies Grupo Clavijo and MFV Solar, with the support of the Q-Growth Fund, have reached a merger agreement to form NCLAVE, the new name of this partnership, aimed at becoming the world leader in the design, manufacture and installation of structures and trackers for the solar photovoltaic market. NCLAVE now has more than… Read more »
A new look and intelligent functions Fronius Solar Energy, the quality leader on the global solar energy market, has recently overhauled its Fronius Solar.web online portal for photovoltaic systems. Replete with its new look, the clear and comprehensive portal allows operators to easily monitor and analyse data from their own system(s). Among the new features… Read more »
Rajnikanth Umakanthan to head Vaisala’s Indian subsidiary, delivering end-to-end resource risk management services for renewable energy developers, operators and investors 3TIER India, a subsidiary of global environmental and industrial measurement leader, Vaisala, has appointed a new Managing Director. Rajnikanth Umakanthan (Rajni) joins the business to lead the Bangalore-based team in the delivery of Vaisala’s platform… Read more »
RESOL has developed an economical solution for using excess current produced by PV systems – the DeltaTherm® PV immersion heater controller. This new controller can be fitted to all stores equipped with an electric immersion heater and is very easy to install, thus saving time and money. The controller reliably detects excess current and calculates… Read more »
Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, has completed the purchase of a 1.32MWp portfolio of residential solar installations. The portfolio is comprised of 469 installations across the UK from Ecos Solar Nine in a deal valued at £2.3million. As part of the deal, Lightsource will receive the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) payments from the… Read more »
The potential of photovoltaics (PV) has not yet been exhausted. Both industry and research continue to work intensively on increasing the efficiency and reducing the costs of solar cells, the basic component of every PV power plant. Now researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have produced a multicrystalline silicon solar cell with 21.9 percent efficiency, successfully bringing… Read more »
For the second year in a row, Jinko Solar is ranked among the top module manufacturers based on recommendation levels by British installers. Therefore, Jinko Solar receives the “Top Brand PV | Modules” seal in the United Kingdom from the German market research specialist EuPD Research. Bonn. Participants of the “Global PV Installer Monitor 2016/2017… Read more »
The PV plant has an installed capacity of 28 MW and it is already grid connected 8th February 2017. Global Energy Services (GES) completed the construction of the first utility-scale PV plant in Jamaica. The 28 MW plant is a big step ahead for the renewable industry in the Caribbean country. Jamaica´s commitment to renewable… Read more »
Augsburg, February 16, 2017 – The Chilean government continues to pursue its planned energy transition with the installation of 300 PV systems on top of public buildings. In collaboration with Ingetrace SPA, meteocontrol has won the call for tenders for monitoring the first 103 rooftop systems as part of the “Programa de Techos Solares Públicos… Read more »
FREMONT, Calif. — February 14, 2017. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. Quarter Ended December 31, 2016 Highlights * Revenues for the quarter of $111.5 million * GAAP gross margin for the… Read more »
Zorlu Solar to become major distributor of First Solar modules in 26 countries MAINZ, Germany/ISTANBUL, Turkey, 14 February, 2017 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has entered into a collaborative sales agreement with Zorlu Holding, A.S., a Turkish business and industrial conglomerate, to distribute its high-performance thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules… Read more »
InnoLas Solutions GmbH, the leading German laser equipment company for micro material processing and laser engineering, is pleased to announce the appointment of Antonio Schmidt in the role of Vice President of Business Development. Antonio has an impressive background in sales, business development and strategic marketing. He brings in more than 20 years’ professional experience… Read more »
A 220 kV underground cable will link 102 turbines to the grid to power 500,000 homes “We are proud to be involved in a world-leading project of this significance for the UK renewable energy sector,” said Llyr Roberts, Prysmian UK CEO Milan, 30 January 2017 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom… Read more »
• Photovoltaic pioneer Phoenix Solar continues to excel in leading edge engineering • First Mover awards for PV power plants in Saudi-Arabia and Turkey • Largest Project award attributed to Munich Trade Fair rooftop system Sulzemoos, Germany, January 27th, 2017 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the… Read more »
With a new record in PV installations of 76.4 GW in 2016, the forecast given by EuPD Research was merely exceeded by 5 GW. For the current year 2017, EuPD Research anticipates challenging framework conditions and a decline in new installations to 69 GW.Bonn. The year 2016 ended with a new record for the global… Read more »
Meyer Burger has been awarded further orders for the delivery, installation and commissioning of the MAiA 2.1 technology platform with the industry-leading MB PERC cell technology and for SiNA cell coating systems. The combined contract volume of the two customer orders amounts to about CHF 18 million. Delivery and commissioning of the equipment is scheduled… Read more »
Letter of Intent signed Cologne, Germany, January 25, 2017 – Renusol GmbH, a subsidiary of Gibraltar Industries, Inc., and PARI Group agreed on a Letter of Intent under which the PARI Group acquires substantially all the assets of Renusol GmbH. The PARI Group intends to continue to serve Renusol GmbH’s customers in Europe, Middle East… Read more »
Total capacity 3.04 MWp Robinsons Land Corporation extends cooperation with Phoenix Solar after successful commissioning of initial projects Sulzemoos, Germany, January 25th, 2017 / Phoenix Solar Philippines Inc., the Manila based subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the official market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock… Read more »
The commercial production of thin-film photovoltaic systems with semiconductors made of copper, indium, gallium and selenium (CIGS) is on the verge of a breakthrough: Two leading Chinese energy companies, Shanghai Electric and the Shenhua Group, have opted to invest heavily in CIGS technology manufacturing and development capabilities of the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen… Read more »
Solar-Log™ has won the Gold Award in the category India’s “Solar Monitoring Company of The Year”. The prize was presented on January 18th at the India Rooftop Solar Convention 2017 in New Delhi (India) to Dr. Frank Schlichting (CEO) and Nitin Bhosale (Country Manager India) from Solar-Log™. “We are deeply grateful for this award. The… Read more »
Pay-to-own solar energy system doubles off-grid customer base in just 12 months Fenix International reaches 100,000 customers as part of Africa’s infrastructure revolution 23rd January 2017 – Fenix International, a venture-backed technology company providing a next generation energy solution, has reached 100,000 customers in Uganda. This figure stands at double the 50,000 customers Fenix had… Read more »
Meyer Burger has been awarded further important orders for the delivery of its industry-leading MB PERC technology on the MAiA 2.1 system platform, SiNA cell coating systems for the production of high quality solar cells as well as DW 288 Series 3 diamond wire cutting technology for the manufacture of solar wafers for high performance… Read more »
The European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), has appointed Prof. Dr. Arno H.M. Smets General Chairman for its 33rd edition, which will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 25 – 29 September 2017. “I am honored and proud to chair the world’s largest international scientific photovoltaics conference in my home country,”… Read more »
Zurich, Switzerland, February 14, 2017 – ABB collaborates with DEWA to integrate solar energy and support UAE’s clean energy ambition ABB has successfully energized a major substation that will help evacuate power from the Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Solar Park, a key element of the vision to generate 7 percent of Dubai’s power… Read more »
For the ninth year in a row, EuPD Research, a market and economic research company from Bonn, published the study PV InstallerMonitor in January 2017. The results show that PV installers in Germany and the United Kingdom now carry storage solutions more often in their portfolio than in the previous year. Bonn. The current Global… Read more »