Latest news © Longi Manufacturers Longi awarded for its ESG performance 04/24/2024 - Longi has been awarded the Silver Sustainability Rating by EcoVadis, the international authoritative corporate social responsibility (CSR) assessment platform. © Kostal Kostal String inverter with arc detection 04/24/2024 - The Piko CI 100 is Kostal's answer to the growing demand for ever more powerful commercial inverters. The Piko CI 100 has an output of 100 kilowatts and features arc detection with automated event signalling for increased safety. © Timo Jaworr/Baywa AG Topic of the Week: Agri-PV Download the free Special Edition on Agri-PV 04/23/2024 - The Special Edition on the decentralised generation and use of solar power in agriculture has been published. It is available to download free of charge. © Baywa r.e. Self-consumption BayWa r.e. realizes three PV rooftop installations for Merck and Tetra Pak 04/23/2024 - Global renewable energy developer and solutions provider BayWa r.e. has successfully completed three PV self-consumption projects for Merck and Tetra Pak. © EBRD EBRD/Eiffel €45 million joint loan for 16 solar power plants in Poland 04/23/2024 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group (Eiffel) are supporting the development of solar energy generation in Poland by extending a joint loan of €45 million to PL-SUN Sp.z.o.o. © IRENA Energy transition Major utilies intent to raise renewable capacity by 2.5 times to 2030 04/23/2024 - The Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) adopted the UNEZA Roadmap to 2030, which targets a total increase of renewable energy capacity within their portfolios to 749 GW by 2030, an increase of 2.5 times relative to 2023. © SAX Power Solar storage New home storage system with more capacity 04/23/2024 - SAX Power's storage system with integrated inverter function is now introducing a new version of the home storage system with more capacity: The new model stores 7.7 kilowatt hours and can be expanded to up to 23 kilowatt hours. All latest news Latest videos © Screenshot YouTube/Oxford PV Perovskites Video: 2024 perovskite breakthroughs are the future of solar © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Jan Lengerke of Enphase Energy: Home Energy Management and the new IQ8 microinverter © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Leonhard Peböck and Robert Müllehner from Fronius: Sector coupling all from one hand More product / company videos markets © Menlo Electric Corporate social responsibility New Solar2Share Collective 04/21/2024 - Solar2Share Collective welcomes companies from the industry and beyond to jointly donate solar systems for hospitals, schools, and kindergartens worldwide. By the end of 2024, up to twenty facilities will be able to transition to renewable energy thanks to this initiative. © Jinko Solar SolarPower Europe New report: Oman solar investments opportunities 04/19/2024 - A new report of SolarPower Europe offers key insights into the Omani solar sector, and opportunities for international investment. The country will need to install minimum 13 GW solar by 2030. More about markets financing © P.Power PPA R.Power with long-term power purchase agreements in Portugal 04/22/2024 - R.Power Group has announced the signing of 10-year power purchase agreements from its PV project portfolio in Portugal. The contract covers PV farms located in seven central Portuguese locations. © RWE Topic of the Week: PPAs RWE and PPC building PV projects with nearly 1 GW in Greece 04/19/2024 - RWE and PPC continue to forge ahead with Greece’s energy transition through their joint venture company Meton Energy S.A. The company has taken the final investment decision for the construction of an additional 450 MW PV park in the country. More about financing hybrid generators © European Energy Nordics Sweden: First large-scale hybrid wind and solar farm 04/22/2024 - European Energy has started constructing Sweden’s first large-scale hybrid park in Skåramåla in the municipality of Tingsryd, where the existing wind farm is supplemented by a solar park. © GVO Media Interview Rolls-Royce Power Systems "Microgrids can also pay off in Central Europe" 04/11/2024 - Rolls-Royce Power Systems is focusing heavily on battery storage systems, energy management and microgrids. Armin Fürderer, Director of Energy Solutions, and Jan Henker, Senior Expert Automation & Controls, explain this in an interview. More about hybrid generators inverter © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Leonhard Peböck and Robert Müllehner of Fronius: Sector coupling all from one hand 03/24/2024 - PV Guided Tours: 24 hours sun are possible – with using PV for heat and mobility. Fronius has all solutions for that in the assortment. What this involves, You will learn from Leonhard Peböck und Robert Mühllehner, product marketing manager at Fronius International. © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Junning Xu of Growatt: Intelligent PV solutions for a green future 03/24/2024 - PV Guided Tours: The market is calling for intelligent solutions around photovoltaics and energy storage. Find out now what these look like and how they work. Junning Xu is the product manager for Germany. He explains all the new features. Find out more in our video of pv Guided Tours! More about inverter mounting © Smartvolt Topic of the Week: Mounting systems A foldable solar system that speeds up installation 04/10/2024 - A foldable solar system for flat roofs could speed up installation. The Swiss company Smartvolt and licence partners offer the smart solar box in Switzerland and abroad. It arrives at the installation site pre-assembled, wired and ballasted on reusable plates. © Schletter Group Topic of the Week: Mounting systems Schletter Group installs 48 MW project in Italy 04/09/2024 - Mounting systems manufacturer Schletter Group continues to grow in the Italian market. In cooperation with the general contractor EnValue, Schletter has successfully installed two ground-mounted systems with a total output of 48 MW near the Italian city of Udine. More about mounting