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Sungrow received the ETSI EN 303 645 certificate for its data logger, the Logger3000 from DEKRA, the international certification organization. Sungrow is the first company in renewable energies to obtain the certificate.
The competition for locations for future Gigafactories for the production of solar components is heating up. To keep Europe on the ball, improved framework conditions for the construction of plants and state aid regulations are needed.
US manufacturer Wolfspeed and automotive supplier ZF establish a joint development centre in Saarland. The aim is to build innovative silicon carbide systems. Among other things, the microchips are important components for mobility and energy applications.
A smart home charger with updated features, a software for planning and project management, a space-saving junction box and a hybrid home storage unit. These are our top products of the week:
In workplaces and public facilities, it must be possible to measure the insulation resistance of all conductors to earth of each individual circuit without disconnecting the neutral conductor if the conductor cross-section is less than ten square millimetres.
With these energy meters with basic functions, Kostal is responding to the growing demand and the difficult supply situation for smart energy meters. However, the meters are sufficient to record all energy data and even to operate a storage system.
In the new Libinfinity project, partners from research and industry are developing a concept to recycle materials from lithium batteries. They are developing an innovative process that does not require energy-intensive process steps and allows higher recycling rates.
Qcells is once again named Top Brand PV in Europe and Australia as well as in the US for the first time.
Herbert Muders, Managing Director of Trianel Energieprojekte, on municipal participation, long approval times and land availability, as well as supply bottlenecks and cost increases.
A very compact DC contactor, efficient and durable solar modules, a hybrid inverter for convenient solar energy use and a short rail system with roof penetration. Here are our top products of the week:
With the C300 series, Schaltbau offers contactors that are suitable for various modern applications. The latest contactor from this series is the C320.
A flat roof system with integrated ballast, hydrogen-based storage in a cascaded system, a compact lightning current arrester and a smart charging cable that does not require a wallbox. Here are our top products of the week:
The lightning arrester Dehnventil M2 comes in a new, slim design in a compact module with integrated FM contact.
The start-up Enapter is launching a standardised electrolyser. With its one-size-fits-all design, the AEM EL 4.0 electrolyser enables the production of green hydrogen for any application, at any scale and in any sector.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has reached out-of-court settlements with leading inverter manufacturers in seven patent infringement cases to date. International companies had infringed the patent on its HERIC topology invented in 2002.
Sungrow showcased its residential 1-phase and 3-phase PV and storage solutions for European households at InterSolution 2022 in Belgium on January 19-20, thereby pushing the local energy revolution.
H-Tec Systems receives research funding to advance research project PEP.IN with PEM electrolysers expertise as part of the H2Giga hydrogen project.
A mounting system that avoids damaging the flat roof, a mobile solar container with emergency power, a system for charging self-generated solar power on the go and floating PV suitable for all water surfaces. These are our top products of the week:
Q Cells’ latest integrated inverter and battery system, Q.Home Core, have jointly been showcased at the exhibition with the new Q.Tron n-type module. Q Cells has also exhibited its new low-CFP Q.Peak Duo M-G11 solar module in Montpellier.
The Italian start-up Enapter has started the countdown for the future mass production of electrolysers in Münsterland. From the end of the year, Enapter wants to produce 400 units per month in Pisa and actually 10,000 units per month from 2023.
STI Norland has launched a new system that optimizes power generation in solar tracking plants. This new system, called STI Control, is used for comprehensive control and monitoring of photovoltaic plants equipped with STI Norland’s trackers.
Trina Tracker released a white paper on patented long-lasting Spherical Bearing. The improved performance was proven in more than 10 years of outdoor installation.
TrinaTracker’s efficiency in harsh conditions is verified in a 600-megawatt long-distance clean energy transmission project in China.
First Solar announced its commitment to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2028, relative to its emissions in 2020. It has also committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.
Easy installation of solar systems, a modular storage system suitable for retrofitting, a fast charging station with integrated battery and a mounting system for pitched roofs. These are our top products of the week:
