Trina Solar

Trina Solar with impressive growth – revenue and sales increase – cell efficiency records

Trina Solar saw substantial growth in revenues and sales last quarter and year. The Chinese based company also achieved a number of cell efficiency records.

EvoEnergy

Commercial rooftop installation: Lyreco PV plant in Telford UK outreaches expected performance

UK´s fourth largest PV rooftop installation at Lyreco in Telford (West Midlands) outreaches expected performance. The 3.8 MW plant was shortlisted for two awards.

HZB

Lithium-ion batteries: Capacity might be increased by six times with very thin silicon films

The capacity of lithium-ion batteries might be increased by six times by using anodes made of silicon instead of graphite, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) discovered.

Martifer Solar

Voltalia acquires Martifer Solar – shift to stronger PV business

French renewable energy developer Voltalia has finalized the acquisition of the Portuguese PV developer Martifer Solar. The group`s operating capacity has more than doubled to over 1 Gigawatt.

Solarpraxis Neue Energiewelt

17th Forum Solarpraxis: The next energy era 2016 – November 10-11, 2016 Berlin

Germany’s leading conference for the new energy economy is taking place November 10-11, 2016 in Berlin. Organizer Solarpraxis Neue Energiewelt AG is expecting more than 800 participants.

Sonnen

In energy storage business you have to know your customers, says Philipp Schroeder from Sonnen

German supplier Sonnen has brought a new hybrid battery to the Intersolar and is increasingly marketing it internationally. Also, GE Ventures has gotten involved. CEO Philipp Schroeder explains for what he needs the new capital and what new markets are opening up for the storage segment.

HCN

Energy storage and solar batteries: venture capital funding doubled in Q2 2016 to $125 million

Battery and energy storage companies in the last quarter doubled venture capital (VC) funding with $125 million in ten deals compared to Q1 2016. The global VC funding was spread across six energy storage and battery technologies with lithium-ion batteries at the top, according to Mercom Capital Group.

Heiko Schwarzburger

SMA are transforming into a full system supplier of power electronics, says CTO Juergen Reinert

SMA have weathered the crisis and are now presenting themselves with new ideas: for domestic systems, for commercial installations and large parks. In spite of the pricing pressure, the company is developing into a full-range supplier for PV power electronics. Why that means, Juergen Reinert, chief technical officer at SMA, explains – in our expert’s interview.

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