Latest news © Schletter Group Schletter New carport system is coming 04/29/2024 - The assembly manufacturer Schletter has developed a new, modular solar carport system. The Sunride system is a self-supporting construction with only one central support. © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Touareg Tong of Slenergy: Standardized system packages for easy installation 04/28/2024 - 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. © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Klaus Burgstaller of Suntastic Solar: Strong market growth challenges wholesalers 04/27/2024 - 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. © Wien Energie/Raphael Faschang Topic of the Week: Agri-PV Yield results show advantages of dual use of PV in agriculture 04/26/2024 - The first partial results of an investigation into the use of photovoltaics in combination with agriculture are available. The results show that the combination of agriculture and solar power production works smoothly. © Eurener Certificates Ecovadis Platinum Medal for sustainability and fair labour practices 04/26/2024 - Eurener is a Spanish photovoltaic module manufacturer specialising in the European residential sector and has been awarded the prestigious Platinum Medal for Sustainability, Good Labour Practices and Business Ethics by EcoVadis. © European Union 2024/EP Manufacturing Net-Zero Industry Act endorsed by European Parliament 04/26/2024 - The European Parliament approved the Net-Zero Industry Act. The move follows the provisional agreement of the law in February, and marks the finalisation of the NZIA. The last step will be a rubber stamp from EU Competition Ministers on 24 May 2024. © Schletter Group Corporate Social Responsibility Schletter Group releases first CSR report 04/26/2024 - Mounting systems manufacturer Schletter Group has published its first CSR report. The report, which covers the full calendar year of 2023, contains the company’s strategies and measures pertaining to ecological responsibility, sustainable economics, and social commitment. All latest news Latest videos © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Touareg Tong of Slenergy: Standardized system packages for easy installation © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Klaus Burgstaller of Suntastic Solar: Strong market growth challenges wholesalers © Screenshot YouTube/Oxford PV Perovskites Video: 2024 perovskite breakthroughs are the future of solar More product / company videos markets © SolarPower Europe National Energy and Climate Plans EU: Higher solar targets – but grid and storage planning insuffienct 04/25/2024 - With 26 of 27 EU Member States having submitted their National Energy and Climate Plans solar targets have increased by 87%. Despite the boost NECPs fail to connect the dots with grid deployment, modernisation, and flexibility. © Margriet Fotografie Opinion „We shouldn’t be quick to judge COP29 host“ 04/24/2024 - Really? Again? And less polite words to that effect have been the exasperated sentiments of climate activists to Azerbaijan’s unveiling as the host of COP29 – another fossil fuel economy coming after petro-powered UAE’s 2023 desert jamboree. It is easy to conclude there’s as much an emergency in seriousness as there is over climate realism, Gerard Scheper, CEO of Europe Solar says. More about markets financing © EBRD EBRD/Eiffel €45 million joint loan for 16 solar power plants in Poland 04/23/2024 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group (Eiffel) are supporting the development of solar energy generation in Poland by extending a joint loan of €45 million to PL-SUN Sp.z.o.o. © IRENA Energy transition Major utilies intent to raise renewable capacity by 2.5 times to 2030 04/23/2024 - The Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) adopted the UNEZA Roadmap to 2030, which targets a total increase of renewable energy capacity within their portfolios to 749 GW by 2030, an increase of 2.5 times relative to 2023. More about financing hybrid generators © European Energy Nordics Sweden: First large-scale hybrid wind and solar farm 04/22/2024 - European Energy has started constructing Sweden’s first large-scale hybrid park in Skåramåla in the municipality of Tingsryd, where the existing wind farm is supplemented by a solar park. © GVO Media Interview Rolls-Royce Power Systems "Microgrids can also pay off in Central Europe" 04/11/2024 - Rolls-Royce Power Systems is focusing heavily on battery storage systems, energy management and microgrids. Armin Fürderer, Director of Energy Solutions, and Jan Henker, Senior Expert Automation & Controls, explain this in an interview. More about hybrid generators inverter © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Jan Lengerke of Enphase Energy: Home Energy Management and the new IQ8 microinverter 04/07/2024 - PV Guided Tours: The all-in-one solution expands the Enphase Energy System and now integrates and controls heat pumps and EV charging stations to maximize self-consumption. Jan Lengerke, Sales Director Austria and Switzerland, explains how this works. © Vorsatz Media The smarter E Europe 2023 Leonhard Peböck and Robert Müllehner from Fronius: Sector coupling all from one hand 04/06/2024 - PV Guided Tours: 24 hours sun are possible – with using PV for heat and mobility. Fronius has all solutions for that in the assortment. What this involves, You will learn from Leonhard Peböck und Robert Mühllehner, product marketing manager at Fronius International. More about inverter mounting © Aerocompact Top products of the week 04/26/2024 - Roof hooks for all roofs, a new home storage system with more capacity, a string inverter with arc detection and a low-glare solar module with special glass. Here are our top products of the week: © Smartvolt Topic of the Week: Mounting systems A foldable solar system that speeds up installation 04/10/2024 - A foldable solar system for flat roofs could speed up installation. The Swiss company Smartvolt and licence partners offer the smart solar box in Switzerland and abroad. It arrives at the installation site pre-assembled, wired and ballasted on reusable plates. More about mounting