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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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Poland

SMA expands production its capacity

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SMA will expand the production of electromagnetic components for inverters and other products in the new production hall in Krakow, Poland. The location is strategically well chosen.

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Jürgen Reinert from SMA

"Sensitivity to data security is becoming more important for customers"

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Outlook 2024: SMA once again achieved significant growth last year. CEO Jürgen Reinert believes the company is well positioned - also with regard to the demand for European products.

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North America

SMA builds inverter factory in the US

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With a production capacity of 3.5 gigawatts, the planned factory in the US will only reach a tenth of the capacity in Germany. It is a step to better serve the local market in North America - and to utilise the support of the US government.

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Energy efficiency

SMA reduces energy consumption and installs new charging stations for electric vehicles

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SMA will reduce its energy consumption by 24 per cent by 2024 with heat pumps, LEDs and other measures. In addition, SMA employees and visitors will have more charging options on site.

© SMA/Heiko Meyer
Inverters

SMA increases turnover by 85 per cent in the first nine months

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The inverter manufacturer SMA increased its consolidated sales by 84.7 per cent to around €1,337 million in the first nine months of 2020. In the same period of the previous year, it was €724 million. In the residential segment, turnover actually more than doubled to €486 million.

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Top products of the week

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Intelligent control for heat pumps, more independence and an enhanced Picea app, power electronics that control heat pumps and three systems for a solar facade. These are our top products of the week:

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SMA/Samsung

Power electronics that control heat pump

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SMA and Samsung will link their communication. This will allow heating devices such as heat pumps from Samsung to be integrated into SMA's energy management system.

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SMA

Robots and new lines for electronics production

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SMA is investing in its electronics production. Around €12 million will be invested by the end of 2024 in the expansion of the PCB production lines at its site in Niestetal/ Kassel, Germany.

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ESG

SMA awarded for sustainability management

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Rating agency EcoVadis has once again awarded SMA a gold medal for successful sustainability management. This puts SMA among the top five percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis worldwide.

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Top products of the week

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A new hybrid storage unit for the home, IBC has new inverters in the portfolio, two new Vertex double glass modules and a commercial storage system delivers up to 200 kilowatts. These are our top products of the week:

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Hybrid storage

New hybrid storage unit for the home

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Manufacturer SMA is showing a new solar and storage combination. It consists of the single-phase Sunny Boy Smart Energy and the SMA Home Storage battery.

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Sector coupling

SMA cooperates with Samsung on sector coupling - via a cloud solution

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In the future, Samsung's heat pumps will be able to communicate with SMA's power electronics. The two companies are using a completely new approach for this.

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Intersolar 2023

SMA to showcase solutions for the new energy world

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It goes without saying that SMA will be at Intersolar Europe 2023 in Munich: Showcasing a range of new solutions for a future-proof energy supply. A spotlight will be on the Sunny Boy Smart Energy.

© Heiko Schwarzburger
European solar industry

More solar factories and more production in Europe and Germany

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The European solar industry is making a comeback. Soon more modules, storage units and inverters will come from new factories. An initial overview of planned investments.

© BMZ
Home storage

A system now compatible with more inverters

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The Hyperion high-voltage storage system from BMZ with its latest hardware and software is now also compatible with the three-phase hybrid inverters from SMA and Goodwe.

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Business performance

SMA shows significant growth in the first quarter of 2023

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Inverter manufacturer SMA recorded a 66.5 per cent increase in sales to 367 million euros from January to March 2023. All three segments in the Group contributed to this development. Storage units and digital services also continued to be in strong demand.

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SMA

Start of construction for new gigafactory to double capacity

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The inverter manufacturer is starting the construction of a new gigafactory. SMA is thus doubling its production capacity from the current 20 to 40 gigawatts. This will cost 80 million euros.

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SMA

More than 20 gigawatts of inverters installed in North America

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SMA is strongly expanding its American business. More than 20 gigawatts of output have already been installed overseas with large solar parks and battery power plants. Around 1,400 solar projects in 40 US states and four Canadian provinces have been installed so far.

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Commercial storage

Tesvolt introduces new battery storage systems for commercial use

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Tesvolt presents its new generation of battery storage systems TS HV 30-80 E, offering options for variation and, for the first time, a 10-year warranty for system and on performance.

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SMA

More turnover generated - despite lower sales figures

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SMA increased its turnover by 8.4 per cent in 2022. The company started the new year with a huge order backlog and expects turnover to continue to rise.

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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.

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Inverter market

Business is going better than expected for SMA in 2022

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Inverter manufacturer SMA has improved its forecast for the current year. The Managing Board cites a high order intake and an improving supply of electronic components as reasons. The situation is expected to ease further by the end of the year.

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Grid stabilisation

Large-scale storage facility in Eisenach brings renewable energies into the grid

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The new Wartburg storage unit in Eisenach in Thuringia is designed to compensate for fluctuating feed-in and stabilise the grid. It operates at 1,500 volts (DC) and has a output of 60 megawatts. Its storage capacity reaches 67 megawatt hours. Important components were supplied by SMA, and the project was planned and installed by Smart Power.

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Top products of the week

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New inverters ventilated without fans, the next generation of wallboxes, a black module with 410 watts of output and an EV Charger for charging parks. Here are our top products of the week: