Commercial energy storage: “Planning ahead is crucial”

IBC Solar/Heiko Schwarzburger

This market is at a very early stage of development, and it has a number of challenges for installing companies. Uwe Schmidt and Andreas Lipphardt of IBC Solar explain what potential pitfalls there are for ambitious entrepreneurs.

Vikram Solar`s new half-cut-cell module

Vikram Solar is launching a new line of solar modules with half-cut-cells.
Vikram Solar

Vikram Solar, the module producer from India, is launching a new line of solar modules with half-cut-cells at Renewable Energy India Expo. 

Solar energy records to be broken in winter

Harsh winters can also drive solar.
Matti Lehtonen

Europe’s solar energy market grew by 28.4% in summer 2018. Experts predict that another harsh winter will lead to more solar energy production records being beaten in 2019.

Solar advice: Key criteria for lightning protection

Mannheimer Versicherungen

The risk of striking lightning on a solar roof is a fact. But what are the main measures to prevent any damage?

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Huawei: Digital PV World
Vorsatz Media

Huawei: Digital PV World

Video: Huawei Solar’s vision is to build roads to a digital PV world with solutions like the FusionHome Smart Energy Center. See more on video from our pv Guided Tours at The smarter E Europe 2018.

NES: Enable efficient self-consumption
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NES: Enable efficient self-consumption

Video: NES offers a whole product family of modular storage systems to increase self-consumption from different sources. Discover more on video from our pv Guided Tours at The smarter E Europe 2018.

B&K Solare Zukunft: Aerodynamic mounting systems for flat-roofs
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B&K Solare Zukunft: Aerodynamic mounting systems for flat-roofs

Video: B&K Solare Zukunft produces solar-mounting-systems for any kind of roof with a special focus on aerodynamic systems for flat roofs. Discover more on video from our pv Guided Tours at The smarter E Europe 2018.

The Solar Together London Scheme is part of the Mayor of London’s £34 million Energy for Londoners Programme.
London Government

London pushes solar – 1 GW by 2030

London`s Solar Together scheme started successfully. 600 households are now equipped with PV systems.

The combination of solar powered and shared e-cars has enormous potential.
H.C. Neidlein

Solar generates mobility

Solar offers an unique opportunity for the decarbonization of the transport fleet, the EU Commission says.

Top products of the week: Scanifly.
Scanifly

Top products of the week

A drone-based software platform, a new high power charging technology, a solar inverter with up to 185 kilowatts power and a new battery inverter. These are our top products of the week.

Mannheimer Versicherungen

Solar advice: Protect your roof-top installation

Year-in, year-out, certainly when sultry summer days bring heavy thunder storms. Then people realise what elemental forces the skies can unleash.

Q.PLUS-G4.3 multicrystalline solar modules power a 500 kW installation at the Exalco Aluminum factory in Larisa, Greece. It is one of the largest net-metering projects in the country.
Hanwha Q CELLS

Solar net-metering in Greece on the rise

Hanwha Q CELLS supplied one of the largest net-metering projects in Greece, a 500 kW PV installation at an aluminum factory.

Solar energy is leading the renewable investments in the Ukraine.
IB Centre

Strong residential solar growth in Ukraine

Solar energy is gaining popularity in Ukraine. In the 2nd quarter of 2018, 1 107 families installed solar panels, twice as much as in the first quarter of the year.

Blueplanet gridsave 50.0 TL3-S is the battery inverter from Kaco which serves for charging and discharging batteries in energy storage systems.
Kaco new energy

Kaco new energy presents battery inverter Blueplanet gridsave

Blueplanet gridsave 50.0 TL3-S is the battery inverter from Kaco which serves for charging and discharging batteries in energy storage systems.

Solar Age

For architects: Database for solar buildings

The new Solar Age B2B portal already lists 70 exemplary solar architecture reference objects. These include buildings with solar roofs or photovoltaic facades. Roof renovations with in-roof systems are also presented.

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Vikram Solar Supplies 52.6 MW of Modules to Southern Current, USA

India: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and a prominent rooftop solar & EPC solutions provider announced today the shipment of 52.6 MW of solar modules to its U.S. customer Southern Current. The order has been facilitated by Vikram Solar’s recently opened local U.S. office in Massachusetts.

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Improve the efficiency of your PV System.

Solare Datensysteme GmbH offers free Online Training for Solar-Log™ Hardware

The Online training series is in the next round. The topic at the 26th of September is the installation of the Solar-Log™ Hardware.

Energy Storage Europe 2019: Focus on business topics and applications

Business topics and successful energy storage applications are the focus of the 8th ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE 2019. The emphasis on concrete business with a wide variety of storage technologies meets the wishes of numerous exhibitors and visitors. The international event has grown to 4,500 visitors from 61 countries and 170 exhibitors seven years in a row. With a 99.8 percent share of trade visitors, the trade fair and conferences have established themselves as leading events in the energy storage industry.

Yotta Solar Solves Panel Level Energy Storage

Yotta Solar selected for exclusive NREL Innovation Incubator

LONGi Solar signs MOI with SHAMS Technology

Cooperation in the African PV marketFrankfurt am Main/Germany, 18. September 2018 – LONGi Solar, a leading manufacturer of monocrystalline high-performance modules, has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) with the Tunisian project developer SHAMS Technology for a long-term cooperation. LONGi Solar and SHAMS Technology will develop PV projects in African markets where SHAMS has an active partner network. As a first step, the two companies are planning a 10 MW project in Kasserine located in the west-central part of Tunisia.

Professional Support for the Customer - Solare Datensysteme GmbH Relies on an Intelligent Service Concept

Training courses, webinars, and workshops play a major role in the success of Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS). In addition to innovative products and solutions, the company offers training services in a wide variety of formats. The goal is to make working with Solar-Log™ as easy as possible for customers.

Vikram Solar launches half-cut-cell module at REI 2018

India: Vikram Solar, the globally recognized leading solar energy solutions provider, is launching a new line of solar modules at Renewable Energy India Expo, Greater Noida. The new modules are based on the latest half-cell technology that increases module output by ~15 Wp per module compared to standard PV modules. The technology also boasts efficiency up of 19.56%.

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