After ten years in the market the Chinese supplier of inverters is still holding the ground. The business is volatile, but that is no news in PV. The sales director for Eastern Europe talks about chances and pitfalls in turbulent times in the polish market.
Ioannis Chatzichristofis is Regional Sales Manager at KOSTAL Solar Electric and is responsible for the Polish, Czech, Baltic and Finnish markets. In the interview, he explains why he currently sees challenges in the Polish photovoltaic market, but why the market offers excellent potential in the long term.
With the Inverter Vision, Solarwatt has its own inverter in its product portfolio for the first time. The device is available as a single-phase and three-phase model. Both models have an emergency power function in combination with the company's home storage system.
Kaco New Energy presents the new Blueplanet Hybrid NH3 system. The hybrid inverter series offers outputs between six and twelve kilowatts for home storage systems and small businesses.
Inverter manufacturer Kostal Solar Electric and battery manufacturer Varta are offering a new package for greater self-sufficiency. Thanks to the close co-operation between the two development departments, the compatibility of the Plenticore G3 and the Vartawall is now assured.
With Magnetics Sp. z o. o. near Krakow, which SMA has taken over, the company is one of the largest solar manufacturing employers in Poland. This production, supply, service and development site, which is important for SMA, is currently being expanded to include another production facility. Jan Stottko is Sales Partner Manager Central Europe at SMA. He provides insights into the Polish PV market.
The solar wholesaler Alpha Solar offers Deye Sun, a hybrid inverter with plenty of storage capacity: Up to 32 Deye RW-M6.1 LFP lithium battery storage units can be connected here. The device also has both an emergency power and a backup power function.
The new Fronius Gen24 is a hybrid inverter with an integrated basic emergency power function known as the PV Point. It is also capable of supplying essential power during outages and storing solar energy for night-time use.
Solar Solutions Group presented its newest product lines at Intersolar Europe, encompassing a new stackable battery for modular energy storage, matching hybrid inverter and high efficiency Back-Contact and N-Type solar modules ranging from 435 to 615 W.
At Intersolar Europe 2024, Fronius will be presenting a full range of efficient and long-term energy solutions. Under the motto “Meet the solutions”, the family-owned company will be showcasing its solar solutions as a holistic provider.
A new generation of inverters is on the rise: Their functions go far beyond their original task of converting direct current to alternating current. Today, they’re crucial for our renewable 24/7 energy supply.
FuturaSun will showcase various innovative products at Key Energy trade fair in Rimini from 28 February to 1 March.
With its inverters, Fronius provides safety and self-consumption in solar energy generation and is now expanding its product portfolio with the Fronius GEN24.
Kostal and Swedish manufacturer Nibe are launching a partnership to better network inverters and heat pumps. The Plenticore hybrid inverter from Kostal and the S-series heat pump from Nibe can be easily connected via Wi-Fi for smooth communication.
The Chinese manufacturer Fox ESS introduces new micro inverters as well as the hybrid inverters of the H3 Pro series. The micro inverter series offers outputs between 600 watts and 1.2 kilowatts.
Chinese company Ecoflow introduces the Power Ocean three-phase home storage and solar system. The system includes a three-phase hybrid inverter and LFP batteries.
In the inverter segment, Fronius from Austria also has something new in its quiver: Hybrid inverter GEN24 Plus has already established itself in the company's portfolio. This model has now been joined by an even more economical version: the GEN24.
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.
Eternalplanet is a brand of the Chinese company Canadian Solar. The new home storage system EP Cube is already on the European market. The EP Cube has a hybrid inverter and modular batteries.
The Chinese manufacturer Growatt presented new products at the Webuild trade fair in Austria. These include a hybrid (battery-ready) inverter and a 650-volt high-voltage storage unit.
With the EP Cube, Canadian Solar's subsidiary CSI Solar is presenting an all-in-one energy storage solution for residential applications in combination with residential solar photovoltaic systems.
By the end of this year, Fronius aims to increase the output of its inverters installed over the past 30 years to 35 gigawatts. To achieve this, lavish production is necessary. Further developments have already been announced.
GoodWe recently launched its single-phase, low-voltage hybrid inverter: the ES G2 Series. This inverter comes with features such as energy backup and peak shaving.
Kostal Solar Electric presents the second generation of the hybrid inverter Plenticore Plus.
The all-in-one (AIO) storage system with an integrated hybrid inverter from FoxESS consists of either a single-phase hybrid inverter (3/3.7/4.6 kilowatts) or three-phase hybrid inverter (5/6/8/10 kilowatts) and HV2600 modular high-voltage batteries.
