Wiltshire based renewable electricity supplier and generator, Good Energy, is pleased to announce that it has commissioned a new 5MW solar site near Wareham, Dorset. Oaklands Plantation will generate enough renewable electricity to supply around 1,300 homes and brings the number of solar farms the company has built and operates to seven. Combined with its… Read more »
A new edge connector for bifacial solar panels has been introduced by Multi-Contact. The slimline PV-JB/BF junction box can be mounted on the edge of double-sided panels without obscuring any solar cells. Where the panels are intended for use in a building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) system, this enables the connector and cabling to be hidden… Read more »
Best performances of Omron Inverter in Lebanon, where frequent electricity cuts make any photovoltaic installations more complex. Photovoltaic business in Lebanon is very challenging: the government is strongly committed to renewable energy and energy efficiency, but power grid is unstable and frequent electricity cuts makes any photovoltaic installation more complex. Main push for solar business… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd today announced the successful conclusion of two important contracts with a combined volume of over CHF 22 million with existing photovoltaic customers in Asia. Meyer Burger also reports unaudited net sales of CHF 323.6 million, incoming orders of CHF 418.9 million for 2015 and order backlog of CHF 257.5 million as… Read more »
• 50,07 MWp largest single PV Power Plant to date in Philippines, one of the largest in South-East Asia • Record time-line of 4 month – exactly 123 days – from start construction “first pile in” to commissioning and achieving “first power out”• 189,648 PV panels will produce electricity to supply more than 24,000 Philippe… Read more »
Northumbria University has taken significant steps to increase its use of solar energy to help reduce its carbon emissions. The University has just completed an investment in one of the largest installations of solar panels in Newcastle on the roof of its Sport Central facility, and has also refurbished existing panels on Northumberland Building, which… Read more »
Powertraveller has made some powerful updates to its portable solar charger, the solarmonkey adventurer 2015, with greater capacity to improve its charging capabilities. The design of the slim and compact solarmonkey adventurer 2015, which naturally harnesses and stores energy from the sun to charge up 5V devices, incorporates Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) Technology to… Read more »
A newly installed PV system at the Aquafax head office reduces operating costs and provides a stable and predictable energy supply. (PresseBox) (Teningen, 22.01.2016) Aquafax is a leading international wholesaler and distributor of marine and industrial equipment. They specialise in distributing over 16,000 products, sourced from all over the world many of which are as… Read more »
• Joint event of SOLARUNITED and EU PVSEC on Wednesday, June 22, 2016• EU PVSEC 2016 Co-location with Intersolar Europe Munich/Orlando/Hanau, 25 January 2016 – SOLARUNITED (formally known as International Photovoltaic Equipment Association, IPVEA) and the 32nd EU PVSEC (32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition) present the PV Production, Quality, and Innovation Forum… Read more »
Solar energy company PROINSO has announced it will open seven offices across Central America. PROINSO will open offices in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The expansion into Central America will increase PROINSO’s presence to 26 offices worldwide and bolster its team by over 50 members local to the region. Pablo Gonzalez,… Read more »
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 »