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© Euronergy

Martin Green from Euronergy: “Lightweight opens up new applications”

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Euronergy has launched an innovative and much lighter module without glass, opening up new forms of projects. Martin Green, CSO of Euronergy, discusses the target markets.

© Lars Maurer/Fraunhofer ISE

Fraunhofer ISE: Lightweight modules developed for agrivoltaic systems

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Farmers can mount the modules directly onto the existing weather protection. The foils and hail nets remain in place. When they are not needed, the farmer stows them beneath the modules.

© ArcelorMittal

BIPV: An award-winning solution for solar sandwich roof panels

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The French building materials company ArcelorMittal Construction has won The smarter E AWARD 2024 for itsolution for heat-insulating standing seam sheet metal roof elements, commonly known as sandwich roof panels, that integrates high-performance photovoltaic (PV) modules.

© Sabic Solar
Sustainability

Sabic and Solarge have developed lightweight and sustainable solar panels

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Sabic, a global chemical comapny, has participated in the development of lightweight, sustainable PV panels in conjunction with Solarge, a Belgian lightweight solar manufacturer.

© GoodWe
Building integration

A new lightweight BIPV product

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GoodWe has launched its latest product – the Galaxy series: A BIPV module designed specifically for industrial and commercial applications.

© Kalzip GmbH
Solar roof

PV system for 400-year-old monastery in Belgium

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Innovative solar technology and the protection of historical monuments are compatible: a 22-kilowatt PV system was installed on the Dominican monastery "Het Predikheren" in Mechelen in Belgium this summer.

© Hikmicro
Maintenance:

Thermal imaging module for smartphones

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Weighing only 26 grams, the Mini1 is a lightweight and cost-effective thermal imaging camera module for inspecting electrical equipment and solar systems.

© Sharp
Flexible solar:

Sharp achieves impressive efficiency with a flexible solar module

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Sharp Corporation has achieved a conversion efficiency of 32.65 per cent, the world’s highest to date, in a lightweight and flexible solar module.

© Sharp
Solar modules:

Lightweight solar modules with 108 half cells

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Sharp is expanding its module portfolio with two new monocrystalline per-half-cell modules: the NU-JC410 and the all-black NU-JC400B variant.

© Maxeon Solar Technologies
Maxeon Solar:

Lightweight solar module without supporting structure

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With the Maxeon Air, Maxeon Solar Technologies opens up new application possibilities for its proven premium product in the module market.

© Green Akku
Lightweight solar:

Glass-free solar modules that weigh next to nothing

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The new Lightair solar panels from Green Akku are characterised by their low weight. In the glass-free module, the individual cells are overlapped like roof tiles.