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Interview EWS

„Germany at the heart of residential battery storage expansion in Northern Europe“

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Interview: Jan Paul Dahm, Managing Director of wholesaler EWS, on business in Northern Europe, expertise in residential battery storage and service for installers.

© Krannich Solar
Wholesale

Krannich Solar opens new branches in Croatia and Slovenia

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Krannich Solar is opening two new branches to further expand its global business. After recently opening branches in America and Asia, the focus is now on the Balkans. Krannich has opened its 30th branch there in Croatia, while the branch in Slovenia is number 31.

© Krampitz Communications
Anniversaries

PR agency Krampitz Communications celebrates 20 years for RE

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The Cologne-based team can look back on 20 years of successful PR work for renewable energies. Since then, many companies have been supported in their public image. Current clients include Aerocompact, Socomec and TÜV Rheinland. The editorial team of pv Europe congratulates and says: Keep up the good work!

© sun.store
E-commerce

“Expand quickly to get into network effects”

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Interview: The new PV online marketplace sun.store continues to grow fast, as latest figures show.  CEO Agata Krawiec-Rokita describes the further strategy.

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In memoriam Peter Helm

EU PVSEC mourns the loss of one of the leading lights in European renewables

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Peter Helm, one of the founders of WIP Renewable Energies, a founding member of several European renewable energy associations and a pioneering figure in the organisation of the EU PVSEC has passed away.

© Niels H. Petersen
Genera 2024

500 exhibitors and 33 innovative projects at Spanish trade fair

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The Genera trade fair in Madrid has set a new record this year with around 500 exhibitors and a good 24,000 square metres of space in two halls. There are 208 companies from 23 countries - particularly many from Germany, China and Turkey.

© Sunstore
E-commerce

sun.store: Dynamic growth

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The PV online marketplace sun.store has garnered the confidence of over solar 3,000 companies, facilitating a total of €3 million in PV equipment sales, in just three months.

© Barefoot College International
Burkina Faso

Solar Grandmothers initiative contributes to the rural energy transition

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During the India-Africa Forum held in New Delhi in April 2008, an agreement was reached between the Government of India and the African Union (AU) Commission on pan-African projects for the establishment of regional Barefoot College Training Centre in Africa. One such project is now underway in Burkina Faso:

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Wholesalers

„PV module stock reduced by almost three times“

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Interview: Filip Sypko,  General Manager Key Accounts at Menlo Electric, talks about the current market development,  the new utiliy business line of the company, financial expectations and the inventory development.

© Eurecum
Recycling

Disused wind turbine blades now used for noise and coastal protection

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Researchers in Karlsruhe are using a new approach to analyse how and where a large amount of broken glass fibre from old wind turbine rotor blades can be reused.

© ETU Software
Software

Expanded range for the electrical trade

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The software provider ETU is expanding its product range. The new initiative for the electrical trade is designed to help optimise both technical and commercial processes. The company sees a gap in the market for affordable software products.

© sun.store
E-commerce

New B2B online PV marketplace sun.store

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Sun.store, the new online marketplace for the photovoltaic (PV) industry in Europe, has been launched. More than 700 installers already registered within short time.

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Forum Solar Plus 2023

More solar power for industry

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The Forum Solar Plus will start this year with a panel discussion on more cost-effective electricity for industry. On 21 November 2023, politicians and industry will discuss what the solar industry and photovoltaic electricity can contribute.

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Solar Solutions 2023

Free tickets for regional trade fair in Düsseldorf

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At the end of November, the new edition of the solar trade fair for North Rhine-Westphalia, Northern Germany and Lower Saxony will take place in the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia. Our readers can look forward to it: We will provide you with free visitor tickets!

© Vorsatz Media
The smarter E Europe 2023

Touareg Tong of Slenergy: Standardized system packages for easy installation

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PV Guided Tours: Time is money. This is especially true for installation. Do standardized complete PV packages help here? Without quality falling by the wayside? Sales Manager Touareg Tong from Slenergy explains advantages and pitfalls.

© Valentin Brandes / Schott
Green energy

Schott melts glass completely with hydrogen for the first time

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For the first time, glass manufacturer Schott has implemented a glass melting process that is continuous over several days and does not use natural gas. The company aims to be climate-neutral by 2030 and is pursuing these two approaches:

© Vorsatz Media
The smarter E Europe 2023

Klaus Burgstaller of Suntastic Solar: Strong market growth challenges wholesalers

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CEO Talk: The demand for solar systems is very high. Solar modules, inverters, energy storage – whoever can deliver wins the race. On behalf of the installers: Let us find out what challenges the wholesalers have to master. We talk to Klaus Burgstaller, Head of Suntastic Solar in Germany.

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The smarter E Europe 2023

Stuart Brannigan of AEG Solar Solutions: One source, one stop for installers

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CEO Talk: The solar markets are starving for components, supply bottlenecks are dampening growth. Now is the time for full-service providers like AEG Solar Solutions. Everything from a single source: Does that make sense for installers? Stuart Brannigan is Business Development Director. Find out what he says in our video!

© Heiko Schwarzburger
The smarter E Europe 2023

Meet our experts at the trade fair!

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The innovation show in Munich is all about new solutions and products. The concerns of installers play a secondary role. To change that, we invite you to the experts' meeting at our trade fair stand in Hall B1.

© Seacon Logistics
Netherlands

Fully climate-neutral PV logistics centre

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BayWa r.e. Solar Trade and Seacon Logistics will develop a Netherlands based fully climate-neutral logistics centre with over 50,000 m² of storage capacity for photovoltaic components.

© Solar Promotion
EM-Power Europe 2023

Swarm intelligence for the energy transition

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The energy transition does not just change the energy generation technologies we use, but also requires an update of the power grids. Today, instead of a dozen large-scale power plants, an enormous swarm of power plants all feed into our grid.

© 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.

© Solarwatt
30 years of Solarwatt

Going from start-up to a large company for sector coupling

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The Dresden-based provider has set real milestones in our industry and done pioneering work. A look back that is also a look forward.

© Vorsatz Media
CEO Talks 2023:

Save the date to join us live at the trade fair in June!

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From June 14 to 16 2023, at the trade fair The smarter E Europe, we will once again be offering our online live stream to show you all of the important innovations.

© Solar Promotion GmbH
Power2Drive Europe 2023

Trade fair for charging infrastructure and electric mobility larger than ever

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Electric mobility and charging infrastructure are more in demand than ever before! Despite the recent expansion of the trade fair for charging infrastructure and e-mobility, the Power2Drive is already almost fully booked.