Mini Grid Applications are becoming more and more in demand from remote locations. They save on the costs of fossil fuel and logistics. PES finds out more from Omron… Improving access to modern energy services in rural areas is a priority for many developing countries (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Argentina etc.), with more than 1.5… Read more »
Anders Lindgren, CEO, Optistring Technologies, is very enthusiastic about the new module-level inverters. He tells PES why… PES: Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your organisation and how you currently serve the solar industry?Anders Lindgren: Parts of the basic ideas of the technology… Read more »
Dr. Peter Fath, CEO of RCT Solutions talks to PES about how RCT has grown in the PV industry over the last 4 years… PES: Welcome PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your organization and how you currently serve the… Read more »
Dr. Albrecht Krüger, CEO, SENTECH Instruments GmbH talks to PES about non-contact, non-invasive optical characterization using ellipsometry and reflectometry, and their new quality control system SENperc PV … PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine.Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your organization and how… Read more »
PES meets up with Ivo Lackner, Head of Sales and Marketing at Serbot Innovations, Switzerland to discuss the benefits of clean solar panels, the role of experience, know-how in innovation and the growth of the solar industry… PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by… Read more »
The new converter technology and the silver-plated CVD-reactors from Silicon Products Bitterfeld GmbH & Co.KG (SPB), lead to a substantial contribution regarding reduced production costs and higher quality of silicon produced by standard Siemens process. This article presents the latest development and technology in the production and purification of trichlorosilane (TCS) and converter technology developed… Read more »
PES caught up with Dr. Frank Schlichting, CEO, Solare Datensysteme GmbH, to learn about the advances in their PV monitoring systems, developed over the years from their know-how and innovation and the importance of strong partnership…. PES: Welcome back to PES Solar magazine. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us. Would you like… Read more »
Traditional, heavy roof top PV panels can cause damage to both the roof and membrane. Andreas Zimmerer, Managing Director, Soltop EU, introduces PES to a light, quick fit alternative. We, at Soltop, specialise in roof top solutions; our main business is flat roof mounting systems and integrated fall protection systems. Unlike most of our competitors… Read more »
PES talks to Matt Maroon, VP of Product Management, Aquion Energy about salt water batteries and the importance of clean, green energy. Interest in storage is on the up…. PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your organisation… Read more »
Reliable wireless communication is something people around the globe demand from their service providers. With many telecom network sites located in remote areas where no grid access is possible, or access to the grid is unreliable, alternative power sources are making inroads. Here’s how Trojan is leading the way… To power remote telecom towers in… Read more »
India has a target of 100 GW solar capacity by the year 2022, which means exciting opportunities across the industry. What is UBM doing to help companies to make the most of this? PES caught up with Rajneesh Khattar, Group Director, India to find out… PES: Welcome to PES Solar magazine. Thanks for talking with… Read more »
Younicos recognised at an early stage that energy storage would play a big part in making fossil-free energy a reality. Stephen L. Prince, their CEO, met up with PES to expand on this, their intelligent software solutions and their current projects… PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you… Read more »
Celebrates global market leadership in monitoring systems for utility-scale PV segmentBerlin, June 14, 2016. skytron® energy, a First Solar company and the global market leader in utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) monitoring, today announced the launch of version 2.3 of its PVGuard® Supervision Platform. The updated version will be showcased at Intersolar 2016, and features a new… Read more »
Augsburg, June 14, 2016 – At this year’s Intersolar Europe 2016, meteocontrol GmbH, the world’s market leader for manufacturer-independent PV monitoring, will unveil its Pit Stop service for existing systems as well as the latest refinements made to its SCADA Center and VCOM monitoring solutions. meteocontrol’s exhibition at Booth 219 in Hall B1 will also… Read more »
As utility solar becomes increasingly competitive, companies seek gains in efficiency and production. Ecoppia and CEO Eran Meller are delivering just that with the market’s only automated cleaning solution – and the industry has noticed. Several months ago a dust storm swept through Israel’s southern Arava Valley, depositing a fine layer of dust over utility… Read more »
Dirk Kaisers, key account manager at Energy Storage Systems EMEA, speaks to PES about the uses of energy storage systems for onsite energy management, storage and the move away from dependence on fossil fuels…… PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about… Read more »
Energy storage is the theme everyone is talking about. Lars Möllenhoff, MD of GILDEMEISTER energy storage GmbH, meets up with PES to talk about their vanadium redox flow energy storage system. PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of… Read more »
With so many of the large PV product manufacturers announcing the launch of their new storage products in 2016, what factors should you consider in order to make the best choice for your situation? Here BayWa r.e Solar Systems tells PES about some of the main features to consider: Battery lifetimeThis information is often displayed… Read more »
Quality is ever important in our industry and now Breyer have come up with a high quality, high speed extrusion process which has already been tested by TÜV Rheinland Germany…. BREYER’s extrusion system “CellProtect” allows the production of low shrinkage EVA encapsulation film at high production speed – on top – no energy consuming annealing… Read more »
It’s that time again, Intersolar Europe, is on the horizon. What’s new this year? Read and and find out. Renewable energies are in vogue. While this brings new opportunities and prospects, it also creates new challenges in terms of energy management and storage. This is why Intersolar Europe 2016 will be focusing on smart renewable… Read more »
As utility solar becomes increasingly competitive, companies seek gains in efficiency and production. Ecoppia and CEO Eran Meller are delivering just that with the market’s only automated cleaning solution – and the industry has noticed. Several months ago a dust storm swept through Israel’s southern Arava Valley, depositing a fine layer of dust over utility… Read more »
William Beutell, EKO, explains how innovation, research and experience contributed to the development of the new generation of pyranometers and pyrheliometers leading the way forward to more precise data collection …. While the prevailing technologies have provided consistent results for decades, new approaches were needed to push sensor performance into a new realm. Starting with… Read more »
A look at battery storage in the UK: is behind the meter storage the more attractive option? Read on to find out more… Electricity storage is far from being a new idea. Small-scale batteries have been household items for decades and increasingly powerful, yet relatively diminutive units are now a common part of our everyday,… Read more »
Dirk Kaisers, key account manager at Energy Storage Systems EMEA, speaks to PES about the uses of energy storage systems for onsite energy management, storage and the move away from dependence on fossil fuels…… PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about… Read more »
Latest families of pastes designed to meet high efficiency solar cell requirements. HANAU, GERMANY- June 13, 2016- Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, will be showcasing its newest metallization pastes at the intersolar/PVSEC trade show and R&D conference, which will take place June 22-24, 2016, in Munich, Germany…. Read more »
PES meets up with Martin Hackl, Head of Division, Fronius to discuss the importance of high quality grid-connected inverters, energy storage solutions and the goal of 24 hours of sun….. PES: Welcome to PES Solar magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your… Read more »
Energy storage is the theme everyone is talking about. Lars Möllenhoff, MD of GILDEMEISTER energy storage GmbH, meets up with PES to talk about their vanadium redox flow energy storage system. PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of… Read more »
Dirk Tegtmeyer, Ingenieurbüro Mencke & Tegtmeyer GmbH talks to PES about their slow but sure growth following the central European market collapse and the need for high quality in the solar PV industry…. PES: Welcome back to PES Solar magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about… Read more »
Solar uncertainty poses a problem to our industry. Geographical location, weather conditions all add to the problem. Clive Lee explains the Kipp & Zonen solution… For solar energy resource assessments, site prospecting, or monitoring the generating efficiency of solar power plants it is necessary to measure the amount of solar radiation arriving at the surface… Read more »
The Stringer TT2100 is setting a new standard at 2100 cycles per hour or 1.7 seconds for a single cycle. It confirms teamtechnik’s position as the supplier of the fastest single-track soldering solutions for solar cells in the world, increasing the throughput per stringer to 65 MW per year and production system. The full teamtechnik… Read more »
Continuous growth of new and maturing solar assets increases the need for trustworthy, comprehensive component testing and system evaluation Global energy consultancy and certification expert DNV GL extends its PV testing bench and capabilities DNV GL to grow scope of asset management services with novel software tools OAKLAND, CA (8 June 2016) – DNV GL,… Read more »
The newly launched DW288 Series 3 diamond wire cutting technology from Meyer Burger has been selected for the manufacture of high performance mono-crystalline silicon solar wafers by yet another existing photovoltaic customer in Asia. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced that it has received an important contract from a manufacturer of… Read more »
Hevel LLC, the largest integrated solar company in Russia, has placed an order with Meyer Burger for the supply of high-end systems for the qualification of crystalline solar wafers, the coating and performance measurement of heterojunction cells, as well as SmartWire Connection Technology for connecting cells. These Meyer Burger systems will develop Hevel’s existing technology… Read more »
Spain, 6th June 2016. Ingeteam launches its new range of central PV inverters, the 1500 Vdc INGECON SUN PowerMax B series. With dimensions of just 2,800 x 885 x 2,010 mm, these inverters are able to supply up to a maximum power of 1,640 kVA in a single unit, making it the solar inverter with… Read more »
Boulder, Colo., June 6th, 2016 – Sungage Financial, a leading provider of solar financing solutions, has added the Tier 1 solar module manufacturer Vikram Solar to its approved vendor list. Vikram Solar Modules can now be installed in any residential solar system that is using financing from Sungage Financial. Ken Oatman, Head of Business Development… Read more »
Realizing the successful result of its most recent R&D effort, ASM Alternative Energy (ASM AE) announced today that it has commercialized its new solar cell printing technology, XtremePrintTM. The innovative and rapidly responsive XtremePrintTM system is a novel approach to high-speed cell topography accommodation and an ingenious solution to the limitations of conventional printing techniques…. Read more »