Aerodynamic system for south-facing solar systems 20.1.2016 – Renusol is introducing its new ballasted flat-roof mounting system FS10-S and FS18-S for mounting south-facing photovoltaic panels. It requires few components and uses especially short rails, making the system price-efficient and quick to install. As it has little surface area exposed to the wind and is equipped… Read more »
The RESOL DeltaSol AL E HE has many new features.It is equipped with two high-current relays to which an electric immersion heater of up to 3 kW (230 V~) can be directly connected. Thus the controller manages time and temperature control of the electric backup heating.The controller also offers a thermal disinfection function and, in… Read more »
Augsburg, January 19, 2016 – meteocontrol GmbH, one of the world’s leading companies for monitoring and quality assurance of photovoltaic systems, has equipped the Pituaçu and Maracanã solar stadiums in Brazil with the safer’Sun Professional remote monitoring system. As a result, the output and status of the PV systems with a total power of around… Read more »
• New joint project with strategic partner Asunim• Completion scheduled for end of February Sulzemoos, January 20, 2015 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and its partner Asunim Yenilenebilir Enerji Teknolojileri İnş. Müh. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti., a member… Read more »
Dry pumps A4 series Turbopump HiPace 2800 IT Magnetically levitated turbopumps in the ATH-M series Asslar, Germany, January 18, 2016. Pfeiffer Vacuum, a leading global supplier of vacuum technology, will be exhibiting at the Semicon Korea Trade Fair in Seoul from January 27 to 29 and Semicon China in Shanghai from March 15 to 17…. Read more »
Zwoenitz, 14 January 2016. The leading independent PV monitoring company, Gantner Instruments, is presenting its latest solutions for monitoring, data collection and plant control at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi from January 18 to 21, booth # 7323. With offices in Europe, Asia and the US, and representatives in 32 countries, the… Read more »
Strong increase in PV capacity expected Pretoria, 12th January 2016 – German PV mounting systems manufacturer Renusol enters South Africa’s promising solar market. The company supplies its innovative solutions for mounting photovoltaic modules on roofs to South African wholesaler Lumax Energy, which sells Renusol’s entire product portfolio. Press photos are available at: www.renusol.com/en/company/news/news-image/article/1006.html “The solar… Read more »
Initial StorEdgeTM installations completed at end of 2015 Herzelya Pituach, Israel (January 12, 2016) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, announced today the immediate international availability of its StorEdgeTM solution. At the end of 2015, the company already completed a number of… Read more »
For the third time running, the award is presented for outstanding innovations in energy storage. Munich, January 13, 2015 – A great marketing tool for the winners and an indicator for the industry as a whole: The ees AWARD will be presented on June 22, 2016 for the third time running at ees Europe, the… Read more »
German-US partnerships aims to connect 1.4 GWp by mid 2016 Berlin, 7 January 2015. skytron® energy has equipped 700MWp of Strata Solar power plants with its latest monitoring and supervision systems. Strata Solar, ranked among the top ten solar providers in North America, will entrust more than 1.4 GWp to the German PV plant expert… Read more »
• 55,544 PV panels will produce electricity to supply more than 6,300 Philippe homes• Offsetting the emission of more than 9,500 tons of CO2 annually Dec 23nd 2015: Syntegra Solar announced that the RASLAG II PV Power Plant project has been commissioned and went on-line today more than 4 weeks ahead of schedule. The RASLAG… Read more »
The UniformSun measuring system is based on a new development by Ingenieurbüro Mencke & Tegtmeyer GmbH. It enables simple and extremely precise measurement of the solar irradiance distribution of sun simulators. UniformSun’s very high measurement rate of up to 10 000 measurements per second means it is also suitable for flashlight sun simulator (flashers) measurements…. Read more »
CLAVIJO, a leading Spanish solar tracker company and BRAFER, one of the largest and most traditional Brazilian steel structure manufacturers, have signed an agreement that will provide developers, installers and EPC contractors with access to the most advanced technology in fixed structures and solar trackers for their projects in Brazil. The Spanish company Grupo Clavijo… Read more »
SFCE subsidiary Suniva is poised for growth as U.S. lawmakers agree to extend solar and wind tax credits. HONG KONG, Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Following the U.S. congress passes extension on solar investment trade credits (ITC), Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited (“SFCE” or the “company”, HK stock code: 1165) reaffirms their commitment to the… Read more »
M10 delivers 300 MW high performance stringer to India The Indian photovoltaic industry relies on German engineering: “Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Pvt. Ltd”, the Indian module manufacturer based in Bangalore, has placed an order for two high performance “Kubus” stringers from the German Freiburg-based company M10 Industries AG in December this year. “This means that our… Read more »
Prices cluster around $3-$4 per watt for residential, $2-$3 for nonresidential and utility-scale Media contact: K Kaufmann, kkaufmann@solarelectricpower.org WASHINGTON, DC — A new state-level analysis of close to 11,000 solar price quotes has found that, despite some outliers, average residential solar prices in 2014-2015 clustered around $3-$4 per watt, while prices for nonresidential and utility-scale… Read more »
Martifer Solar Spain has signed a number of new O&M contracts of 31 MW to supervise and provide O&M services for the companies Eland Private Equity and European Energy in Spain The 7 PV plants were installed on the ground, with fix structure, one and two axis trackers systems, and are located in the Centre… Read more »
The most important international Conference in the field of Photovoltaics in 2016 EU PVSEC 2016 – Call for Papers open Abstracts for Conference Contributions to be submitted until 05 February 2016 Munich, 16 December 2015 – Next year’s EU PVSEC 2016 will take place from Monday to Friday, 20 to 24 June 2016 at ICM… Read more »
HONG KONG, Dec. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited (“SFCE” or the “company”, HK stock code: 1165) today announced it has signed an agreement to sell 100% equity interest in a wholly-owned subsidiary that owns and operates 9 solar projects in China to Chongqing Future Investment Co. Ltd. for a cash consideration… Read more »
The Chinese PV inverter manufacturer Zeversolar has extended its Zeverlution string inverter series with three new products. With nominal powers of 3.68, 4 and 5 kilowatts, the inverters are the perfect choice for residential installations. They will be available in the UK, Thailand, Taiwan and China in January 2016. Further countries of distribution will follow… Read more »
• 8 PV Power Plants in Total• All PV Power Plants to meet the Philippine FIT deadline on March 15, 2016 December 14, 2015: Syntegra Solar coordinates and supervises the installation of currently 8 PV Power Plants totaling some 250 MWp in the Philippines alone. The daily installation of the PV Module Arrays (electro-mechanical installation)… Read more »
The transformation of the energy system in Germany is a declared political goal of the federal government. By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by at least 80 percent under 1990 levels. This necessitates a massive reduction in energy-related CO2 emissions, forcing a fundamental restructuring of the present energy system towards a largely… Read more »
Omron, whose main strength is cutting edge technology, is a Top Five supplier in solar inverter industry, with more than 1 million inverter sold Omron, worldwide leader in industrial automation, confirms its strong commitment in photovoltaic business, and remains, according to IHS Research, a Top Five global supplier in inverter industry. The Japanese company consolidates… Read more »
§ Purchase agreement concluded concerning acquisition of 80% interest in centrotherm photovoltaics by Solarpark Blautal GmbH§ Execution of purchase agreement still depends on conditions§ Company co-founder Robert M. Hartung to remain invested§ Retention of location and further diversification Blaubeuren, December 14, 2015 – Sol Futura Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH has concluded an agreement concerning the disposal of… Read more »
At the start of 2016, high-performance, one-hundred-percent Meyer Burger modules will be generating solar energy on the roof of the Migros Aare cooperative. The trend-setting modules making up this solar power plant combine the most innovative cell technology with the state-of-the-art cell connection technology and show which technologies will hold sway in the solar industry… Read more »
WAVELABS Solar Metrology Systems has sold a SINUS-220 LED solar simulator to the internationally renowned Fraunhofer ISE. With its acquisition of WAVELABS LED technology, the renowned research institution and PV service provider plans to conduct PV cell technology characterization and possibly callibration in the future. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy systems (ISE), Europe’s largest… Read more »
Julia Hamm, President and CEO of the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), has issued the following statement on the adoption of the Paris climate agreement: “The historic climate agreement reached in Paris on Dec. 12 presents tremendous opportunities and challenges to all stakeholders across the the U.S. energy sector to build on our country’s leadership… Read more »
Blaubeuren, December 10, 2015 – Sol Futura Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH has today signed an agreement concerning the disposal of the shares that it holds in centrotherm photovoltaics AG. The Management Board of centrotherm photovoltaics AG has been negotiating a financing agreement to secure the company’s financing after the disposal of the interest by Sol Futura. The… Read more »
Phoenix Solar to build series of power plants on behalf of the Oklahoma-based Western Farmers Electric Cooperative • One of the largest project portfolios in the state of Oklahoma with a total nominal output of 26.6 MWp DC Sulzemoos, December 9, 2015 / Phoenix Solar, Inc., the San Ramon, California, based subsidiary of Phoenix Solar… Read more »
Neuhausen-Hamberg (Germany),December 07th, 2015. It is only recently that 70 TPedge photovoltaicmodules have adorned the external façade of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) laboratory in Freiburg (Germany). These modules are a joint development between Bystronic glass and the Fraunhofer ISE.Ten of these modules were already integrated into the façade in 2013 and still… Read more »
Seven months ahead of the exhibition around 80 percent of exhibition space has already been booked Munich, 04 December 2015 – Seven months ahead of the start of ees Europe 2016, most of the exhibition space for Europe’s Largest Exhibition for Batteries and Energy Storage Systems has already been booked – and this despite the… Read more »
SAN JOSE, CA – December 2015 – Bentek Solar, manufacturer of a broad range of products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the residential, commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, has received patents for the Bentek inverter PowerRack and PowerSkid – patent numbers D739,819 S and D739,346 S. Bentek Inverter PowerRack with PowerShield “Bentek Solar continues… Read more »
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP, recently conducted a three-day trade delegation to Israel on a mission to strengthen London’s economic and commercial ties to technology companies and business leaders. As one of the largest global inverter companies, SolarEdge was invited to participate in the trade mission. Mr. Lior Handelsman, Vice President of Marketing… Read more »
Martifer Solar has signed a new O&M contract of 7 MW to supervise and provide O&M services for the company Garnell in Italy The 8 PV plants were installed in rooftops and are located in the North East region of the country Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has added 8 PV rooftop plants… Read more »
Significant yield losses caused by sand and fine dust 1 December 2015 – In many regions of the world, sand and fine dust cause photovoltaic power plants to experience considerable yield losses. Although the manual or automatic cleaning of modules is intended to remedy this situation, it may actually damage the solar panels’ glass surfaces…. Read more »
• Merck´s new lisicon formulation enables greater power generation of more than 50 W/m² in semi-transparent Belectric OPV modules• Availability of gray modules is creating broad possibilities for architects and designers Darmstadt and Nuremberg, Germany, November 26, 2015 – Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced that semi-transparent gray-colored organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules are… Read more »