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Over 400 European companies call for the end of EU trade measures against China on solar products

More than 400 European companies covering all EU Member States sent a letter to European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom. They ask her to end the trade measures in place since 2012 on Chinese solar modules and cells.

Astronergy

Astronergy enters market for monocrystalline modules of up to 310 Watts – made in Germany

In addition to polycrystalline modules Astronergy started production of monocrystalline PV modules in its highly automated plant in Frankfurt/Oder. The manufacturer has utilized the newest generation of PERC cells for the particularly high-performance modules with 295 to 310 Watt.

HCN

EnBW expands its business around solar self-consumption and virtual power sharing communities

German utility EnBW enforces its products and services for solar self-consumption, power sharing communities and virtual power plants. At the trade fair World of Energy Solutions in Stuttgart the company presented its new energy management system Energy Base and its cloud community EnBW solar+.

NEWENERGY

Kazakhstan heads for more solar and other renewables but needs entrepreneurs to make it happen

Being a country that lives off its huge oil and gas reserves, Kasachstan is one of the most unlikely places to turn the tide and go all-in with green energy and sustainability. And yet this is what appears to be happening right now, with Kazakhstan officials going great lengths to attract solar and cleantech startups to the country. 

Belectric

UK: High battery penetration combined with high solar penetration reduces power system integration costs

A new report by Aurora Energy Research shows the low cost of integrating solar into power system in UK. High battery penetration combined with high solar penetration even reduces the cost of variability by £10.50 per MWh, resulting in a net £3.70 per MWh benefit.

Sungrow

Sungrow expands its presence in UK – over 320 MW inverters deployed

Chinese PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow is expanding its team in UK. The company plans also to support UK based developers and EPCs in emerging PV markets.

BayWa r.e.

BayWa r.e.: Power purchase agreements for five solar parks with 83 MW in the UK

BayWa r.e. signed five power purchase agreements (PPAs) for solar parks with 83 MW in southern England and Wales. The contractual partner is the energy trading company Neas Energy.

Kostal Solar Electric

Kostal’s intelligent battery control unit is able to charge it up on point

The Smart Energy Control introduces greater intelligence to the controlling of energy storage. It can predict load profiles and solar yields, and thus lower yield losses by taking the storage unit off the grid – without accessing data from the Internet.

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