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The PV rooftop installation covers 100,000 sqare-meters at DSV`s site in Landskrona in southern Sweden.

Sweden: Sungrow supplies 14 MW PV-rooftop installation

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Sungrow supplied inverters for the largest PV rooftop installation in Scandinavia. On the roof of the logistics service provider DSV's site, 24,000 solar modules will generate 14 MW of direct current and supply the 175,000-square-metre logistics centre and a cold store with clean energy.

 Boudewijn Siemons (left), Acting Managing Director of Port of Rotterdam Authorit, and Vincent Karremans from the Municipality of Rotterdam commission the first electric charging station in the port.
Electric trucking

Port of Rotterdam builds charging stations for electric lorries

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The first charging station for battery-electric lorries has just gone into operation. More charging stations will follow. This is because the lorries mainly transport containers in the region.

The new plant opf Schletter Group near Istanbul/Turkey will open in April and will initially produce ground-mount systems.
Manufacturing

Schletter Group extends logistics and production

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Solar mounting systems manufacturer Schletter Group will commission a new production site in Turkey this month. At the plant in Dilovasi near Istanbul, Schletter will primarily produce for the markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and America. In parallel, the company is expanding its logistics network with a new 12,000-square-meter logistics center in Northern Europe.

The international PV boom demands additional logistic space of the German-based wholesaler Krannich Solar.
Wholesale

Krannich Solar: 5 new warehouses in Europe and America

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Krannich Solar expanded its warehouse space to 125,000 square meters of space due to high demand worldwide. Five new warehouses were opened in Europe and America in 2022.

A heated vest keeps Dayr Maxamed and Sven Schönemann warm. The two SMA employees control the temperature via their cell phones.
Energy crisis

SMA trials interesting measure to save energy

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It is getting colder in SMA’s logistics hall. But nobody has to freeze. To keep warm, staff are wearing self-heating clothing. They can control its temperature themselves and will keep daily logs of the experience.

Electric truck manufacturing

Volvo Group to produce battery modules in Ghent by 2025

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In 2025, Volvo Group’s truck plant in Ghent, Belgium will start to produce battery modules. So far, the Volvo Group has been using external partners for the supply of both cells and modules.

The stagnation of the Chinese economy impacts the European and global PV market, as a new report shows.
European Solar

Chinese economy vs global PV market outlook

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Economic growth in China slowed substantially. The solar energy sector is likewise also suffering from the problems that seem to be becoming increasingly structural, according to our guest author Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar.

Logistics

Ergonomic helpers for the photovoltaic industry

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Aero-Lift have a reputation for lifting equipment. An example is the vacuum lifter that is used by ezee Energy. It offers smart solutions for handling PV modules.

Power optimisers:

The next generation of power optimisers

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Manufacturer SolarEdge has announced the launch of the new S-Series of power optimisers. It is available immediately for rooftop installations in Europe.

11.5 MW solar park in Schönkirchen-Reyersdorf, north east of Vienna/Austria.
Austria:

Lapp supplies largest solar park in Austria

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Austria’s largest ground mounted PV system recently started operation. It is designed to supply clean solar power for at least forty years, which is why only highly robust components are used - including those in electrical connection systems: These are supplied by Lapp.