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BIPV

Solar carport with steel construction

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The company Elexon offers a new solar carport. As a joint venture of SMA, the Elexon development team was able to draw on the company's product expertise in solar technology.

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Topic of the Week: Commercial storage

Intilion supplies four grid storage systems to start-up Purpel Energy

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Storage provider Intilion and the company Purpel Energy are building four large-scale storage projects with 48 megawatt hours at locations in northern Germany. The outdoor systems each have a capacity of twelve megawatt hours - they are intended to stabilise the electricity grid in future as grid-supporting systems.

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Ampero by BayWa r.e.

Using AI to improve renewable energy portfolio management

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Ampero is the new FinTech software company from BayWa r.e. and offers portfolio management for owners of wind and solar plants. The Ampero software solution combines all relevant information such as financial and technical data as well as weather and energy market information.

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Sharp - Olympic

New solar partnership in Greece

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Sharp Energy Solutions Europe and Olympic Engineering & Consulting announced their partnership, aiming to further advance the solar industry in Greece.

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CCL-Trina Solar

Framework agreement for 1.2 GW of PV modules

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Wholesaler CCL Energy Group and Trina Solar have signed a new framework agreement paving the way for the supply of over 1.2 GW of photovoltaic modules to CCL customers across Europe.

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Balcony

A new inverter for balcony power plants with 800 watts

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Growatt is presenting its NEO micro inverters and the MIC series for balcony systems.

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Topic of the Week: Commercial storage

Flexible commercial storage with up to 368 kilowatts

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With the sonnen Pro Flexstack, the storage manufacturer sonnen presents for the first time a modular battery storage system that has been specially developed for commercial and industrial customers.

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Energy mix

Switzerland aims for 50 per cent solar energy in the electricity mix

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The contribution of photovoltaics to the electricity supply in Switzerland is set to increase dramatically. How this can be achieved was a key topic at this year's Swissolar photovoltaic conference.

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Energy storage

Denmark: Solar park with storage for grid stabilization

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A 10 MW lithium-ion battery system is expected to be installed by the end of 2024 at Better Energy Hoby solar park on Lolland in Denmark.

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Caribbean

Dominican Republic: Schletter supplies 130 MW solar park

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Schletter Group will be supplying the mounting systems for a major 130 MW ground-mounted project in the Dominican Republic. This brings the total peak megawattage of clean power being produced on Schletter systems across the Caribbean to over 700.

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App

Digital planning and documentation

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With the software from Craftboxx, job planning, time recording and documentation can be digitised quickly and easily. The planner enables quick job planning in the office.

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The smarter E Europe 2023

Leonhard Peböck and Robert Müllehner of Fronius: Sector coupling all from one hand

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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.

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The smarter E Europe 2023

Junning Xu of Growatt: Intelligent PV solutions for a green future

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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!

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The smarter E Europe 2023

Steffen Wiedmann of Axitec: All components for self consumtion from one hand

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PV Guided Tours: From the solar module to the power electronics to the storage device: Axitec offers all components for self consumption with solar power from a single source. CEO Steffen Wiedmann explains what is included and the benefits for the customer and the installer.

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The smarter E Europe 2023

Marion Fiege and Helge Hartwig of Ernst Schweizer: Installation on and in all roofs

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PV Guided Tours: Whether on the roof or as a roof covering itself - Craftsmen and architects need solutions for all types of installation of photovoltaic arrays. Marion Fiege and Helge Hartwig from Ernst Schweizer AG show how solar installations become an integral part of the building.

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Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2024

"Low installation expertise as a challenge"

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In terms of photovoltaic installations per capita, the Netherlands is already the European leader with 1280 watts and the PV market continues to grow. The Solar Solutions trade fair in Amsterdam highlighted important trends and challenges.

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Topic of the Week: Utility-scale inverters

An inverter for traction current

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The Kassel-based company Smart Railway Technology presents PV2Rail, a specialised photovoltaic inverter. It is designed to feed directly into the railway power grid at 16.7 Hertz instead of 50 Hertz.

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Agriculture

Gridparity builds agri-PV system for fruit growing training and test farm in Bavaria

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Several tall rows of modules are installed on a field on the farm in Deutenkofen. The aim is to test the influence of the modules on the growth of apple and pear trees.

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Intersolar Europe 2024

Inverters as interface of the energy transition

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A new generation of inverters is on the rise: Their functions go far beyond their original task of converting direct current to alternating current. Today, they’re crucial for our renewable 24/7 energy supply.