Latest news © Secondsol Topic of the Week: Maintenance Secondsol blog explains error patterns and damage in second-hand PV modules 11/20/2024 - What causes the brown colouration of the EVA films? How do hotspots occur in the module and what can be done? Why do microcracks and cell breakage occur? How can they be recognised and what measures should be taken? How do you recognise delamination? © Vorsatz Media PV Guided Tours Gert-Jürgen Schmidts of Chint Power Systems: Utility inverter with higher effiency and less noise 11/20/2024 - Video: Chint Power Systems presented its new large-scale inverter and also brought along a new inverter plus battery storage for the residential sector. Find out what innovations the devices feature! © Heiko Schwarzburger Trade fair Solar Solutions in Düsseldorf will take place on 27 and 28 November 2024 11/20/2024 - This autumn, the regional trade fair for solar technology, smart storage, EV charging and green HVAC in North Rhine-Westphalia will once again attract numerous visitors. The trade fair in Düsseldorf has firmly established itself in the diary of these sectors. And it is growing compared to the previous year. We offer free tickets! © Belectric COP29 Multilateral development banks to reinforce climate finance 11/20/2024 - Multilateral development banks (MDBs) issued a joint statement at COP29 (United Nations Climate Change Conference) in Baku outlining financial support and other measures for countries to achieve ambitious climate outcomes. © BBK Sweden BBK Group: High quality is the key to success 11/20/2024 - Flexibility and comprehensive solutions are key principles at BBK Group, part of Bredbandskompetensgruppen. Not only smaller projects for private customers are being built. © Sungrow Fidra Energy/Sungrow Partnership on 4,4GWh battery storage projects 11/20/2024 - Fidra Energy and Sungrow signed a strategic 4.4GWh energy storage partnership agreement to support Fidra’s plans to establish a 10GW battery energy storage system (“BESS”) platform across the UK and other European markets by 2030. © Array Technologies Company news Array Technologies Appoints new leadership for EMEA region 11/20/2024 - Array Technologies, a global supplier of solar tracker solutions, announces the appointment of Leonardo Serpa as general manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Héctor Sánchez as vice president of sales, EMEA. All latest news Latest videos © Vorsatz Media PV Guided Tours Maximilian Muennicke of Huawei Fusionsolar: New storage systems for the utility sector © Vorsatz Media CEO Talk Frank Henn of Kostal Solar Electric: Solar inverters become universal genies © Vorsatz Media PV Guided Tours Marc Uhland of Novotegra: A full kit for any kind of solar mounting More videos PV on Tour PV Guided Tours markets © Siemens Energy transition Net-zero energy system in Germany is possible 11/19/2024 - A greenhouse gas-neutral, renewable energy system in Germany by 2045 is technically and economically possible, according to a study by the Forschungszentrum Jülich (Jülich Research Center). It states that the energy transition continues to be well accepted and has positive effects on employment. © Corab Poland Barbara Michalowska: “Agri-PV products designed with durability and ease of installation” 11/18/2024 - Corab might be best known as a PV-component wholesaler based in Poland. The roots of the company lie in the production of mounting systems. Currently, the company is capable of an output of over four Gigawatt per year. One of the newest developments in mounting system techniques from Corab are agri-pv-systems. We talked about the role of this new development with Barbara Michalowska, Agri-PV Manager at CORAB S.A. More about markets financing © European-Ukrainian Energy Agency ReBuild Ukraine Commercial Risk Guarantee Fund can secure doubling of 10 GW RES in Ukraine 11/19/2024 - At the international energy conference ReBuild Ukraine in Warsaw, the Commercial Risk Guarantee Fund — a new tool to secure investments in renewable energy—was presented and received already positive feedback from the international financial institutions. © Czech Solar Association Financing Czechia: Investors want to take legal action against planned retroactive cuts to subsidies for PV plants 11/14/2024 - The Czech government wants to retroactively cut funding for existing renewable energy plants, as it did several years ago. International investors want to take legal action against this, citing a violation of national and European law. More about financing hybrid generators © TFV Hybrid power Download now for free: Our new hybrid special 11/14/2024 - Our special issue on hybrid power plants and the technology required for them is now available for you. In the run-up to Intersolar, you can find out why storage units and solar are increasingly being planned together. © Malte Forstat Topic of the Week: Storage Innovative zinc battery stores electricity and produces hydrogen 11/12/2024 - The zinc-hydrogen storage system should be able to be produced at a tenth of the cost of lithium batteries and feed hydrogen into the energy cycle on demand, say Fraunhofer IZM researchers. Initial laboratory tests have been very successful. More about hybrid generators inverter © Vorsatz Media PV Guided Tours Hamza al-Bazaz of Kaco New Energy: New hybrid inverter for residential applications 11/13/2024 - Video: Kaco is introducing a new inverter for storage systems: the Blueplanet hybrid. Find out which storage systems this inverter can be combined with and what other innovations the device has to offer. © SMA International SMA Transparent sustainability assessment of central inverter’s life cycle 11/01/2024 - SMA's new life cycle assessment, certified by DEKRA and conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute, provides a clear picture of the environmental impact of the Sunny Central UP inverter across its lifespan. More about inverter mounting © Vorsatz Media PV Guided Tours Florian Achatz from SL Rack: Innovations for solar mounting 11/14/2024 - Video: Whether on the roof, in the ground or even on façades: at SL Rack, craftsmen will find a suitable solution for every type of solar installation. Florian Achatz, Sales Manager at SL Rack, explains the innovations the company is using to drive the development of mounting solutions. Watch our video! © Vorsatz Media CEO Talk Katharina David of K2 Sytems: Strong Partner of installers 11/08/2024 - Video: The providers of mounting technology and the installers are networking more and more. All processes are digitalized, from planning to delivery to the construction site – and beyond. For K2 Systems a reason to celebrate. Why? We want to know exactly that. More about mounting