Porsche AG

Mission E Possible - The Porsche Photovoltaic Pylon

Porsche has completed works on its first photovoltaic pylon in Berlin. Watch this time lapse video showing the construction. The structure, which is 25 meters high and comprises 7,776 solar cells, can reportedly generate up to 30,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.

EWS

Solar power and battery storage: Selling solar PV to the Danes

Solar power and battery storage play an increasing role across Europe. PV Europe took a look behind the scenes at one of Germany’s solar pv wholesale suppliers, EWS, active in Denmark. We talked to CEO Kai Lippert who leads the track northward, ho!

Stiebel Eltron

Using air as energy source Stiebel Eltron provides efficient heat pumps

Cosy warmth from the air, while others turn on their central heating. The WPL 15 ACS air-water heat pump, designed for outdoor use, is still exceptionally efficient even at temperatures well below freezing.

S:Flex

S:Flex is going to mount the modules directly onto the roof

Without penetrating the skin, the S:Flex Standing Seam Clamp is an interesting solution to mount PV modules onto standing seam metal rooftops. The framed modules can be mounted quickly and safely directly onto the metal roof using the proven click-technology.

Ingeteam

Ingeteam extends its range of three-phase string inverters

Ingeteam has just launched onto the market its new PV string inverter models, delivering output powers of up to 40 kW in a single inverter. In addition further three models have also been presented:  24 kW, 28 kW and 33 kW. They are available from now on throughout Europe.

Fronius

Off-grid Systems: Fronius and Victron team up

Fronius, an Austrian provider of solar inverters and storage solutions, has teamed up with Victron Energy from Netherlands to align part of their product ranges. They aim at small systems for rural applications and micro grid systems remote from grid supply.

Aleo Solar

European PV Module Market Will Fall Back in New Deployments

The deployment of newly installed solar generators increases every year - unfortunately not in Europe. As European solar installations slow, China, US and Japan lead the boom overseas, say market researchers from IHS Inc.

BYD

Chinese Electric Car Now Available in Europe

Since February, the Bavarian storage producer Fenecon offers the electric vehicle E6 of the Chinese manufacturer BYD. The E6 is a crossover, optimized for commercial use. Thanks to the battery capacity of 400 kilometers – with a price tag of 50.000 euro (excluding VAT), this electric vehicle achieves a system price of around 600 euro net per kilowatt hour storage capacity.

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