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The smarter E Europe 2023

Dr Eric Rüland from RCT Power: The recipe for success behind the HTW test winner

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PV Guided Tours: The Storage DC from RCT Power was once again the efficiency winner in the HTW storage test in 2023. This year as a double winner and therefore for years on the winner's podium. What is the recipe for success of the storage systems and why is it important to optimize the efficiency so far, about it reports Dr Eric Rüland, Managing Director at RCT Power.

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Solar Solutions

Christian Holtz of EcoFlow: Storage systems for retrofit and new PV installations

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PV on Tour: EcoFlow’s home storage systems Power Ocean and DC fit contain solar energy from the roof top to use it inside the house. Which special benefits the systems offers and how easy it is for installation we learn now from Christian Holtz, Manager for Residential Business Development.

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Solar Solutions

Hamed Hanifi of AE Solar: Innovative design of solar modules

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PV on Tour: AE’s efficient solar modules Terra protect every single solar cell with a bypass diode. This eliminates the risk of hot spots. And it gives some more benefits to the installers. Dr Hamed Hanifi is Director R&D. From him we learn about interesting innovations.

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Topic of the week: EU manufacturing

EU solar market reaches record heights

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SolarPower Europe’s new EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2023-2027 reveals a record 56 GW of solar installations in Europe in 2023. However, the forecast for next  year is lower.

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Energy Storage Inspection

Fronius achieves top battery rankings for the fifth time

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Fronius achieved top rankings for the fifth time in a row at this year’s Energy Storage Inspection by Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW). Find out here which solutions particularly impressed the judges.

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Eastern Europe

Further large-scale PV projects in Romania

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Romania will become an energy transition hotspot in 2024. After CCE - Clean Capital Energy already started construction of the 42 MW solar power plant in Horia in the Arad region in 2023, the company has now obtained further building permits and grid commitments for 4 additional large projects.

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Hybrid plants

Spain: Pioneering 188 MW wind-PV project

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BayWa r.e. is setting new standards with its first project in Spain to combine solar and wind energy projects. The project comprises three wind farms with a total capacity of 135 MW and two solar farms with a total capacity of 53 MW.

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Top products of the week

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A new load-bearing roof hook, ready-to-connect inverter manifolds, a planning software that assembles plans in the cloud and a lot more innovations to be presented at Solar Solutions in Amsterdam. These are our top products of the week:

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Topic of the week: EU manufacturing

Stringer pioneer focuses on innovation and "made in Europe"

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The EU is currently struggling to find a common strategy to rebuild photovoltaic production. Know-how and inventiveness are also available in "good old Europe", as a visit to Teamtechnik, technology leader for systems for solar cell strings, shows.

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PV installation

Standardised installation of solar cycle paths

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A project team from Vorarlberg in Austria has developed a system with which cycle paths can be quickly and scalably covered with solar modules. The solution offers the chance to generate plenty of solar power from sealed surfaces - and protection for cyclists.

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Agriculture

Sweden: Collaboration for Agri-PV

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SolarEdge has entered into a collaboration with Scania Regional Council in the south of Sweden to explore the potential of agrivoltaics (Agri-PV), the combined production of solar energy and agricultural crops on the same land.

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UK

Bigger solar farms signal faith in PV energy despite challenges

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Solar farms in the UK are getting bigger, research shows, as developers and investors look to maximise returns through economies of scale. Peter Curtain, Director of Allerton Communications, shares his insights.

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Planning software

A planning software that assembles plans in the cloud

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The US company Enphase Energy is now making its cloud-based design and quotation software Solargraf available. The software provides installers with system proposals and planning documents for residential and commercial customers.

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Topic of the Week: EU manufacturing

Praise for EU climate and industry policy

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SolarPower Europe has praised the EU Zero-Industry Act and the proposed EU 2040 climate targets.

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Conference

Connecting sectors with each other

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The Sectors4Energy conference presents solutions for successful sector coupling. This is the only way to stabilise the energy system of the future. The sectors will meet in Cologne in Germany at the beginning of July 2024.

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Manufacturers

Tier 1 list halved after adjustment of criteria

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The criteria for BloombergNEF's Tier 1 list, which is seen by the solar industry as a seal of assurance, has recently been adjusted. The number of the manufacturers on the top list has been halved, notes Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar. "As many as 26 have dropped out, which means that Tier 1 really serves as an elite list again, but the way this has been done is quite outrageous."

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Buildings

EU Solar Standard approved by European Parliament

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European legislators adopted the EU Solar Standard in the European Parliament within the European Performance of Buildings Directive. The new law is set to require solar installations on buildings across the European Union.

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Solar Solutions Amsterdam

Eurener presents visually appealing solar modules in three colours

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At Solar Solutions, Eurener, a solar panel manufacturer based in Spain, will be launching their latest product: Terracotta Solar Panels. With a power output of 360 watts these solar modules are designed for installations where aesthetics is important.

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Solar Solutions Amsterdam

EcoFlow at Solar Solutions Amsterdam for the first time

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EcoFlow has announced its first-ever participation in Solar Solutions Amsterdam from March 19 to 21, 2024. EcoFlow will be presenting their home solar storage systems, including PowerOcean DC Fit.