solar modules

The mountains of old modules coming back from solar parks and roofs are slowly growing. The company Reiling has set up a competence centre for recycling in Münster. Managing Director Tom Reiling and Plant Manager Malte Fislake talk about the opportunities and the pitfalls - often underestimated.

The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) has reached a milestone in its mission to create end-to-end transparency and promote responsible practices across the solar value chain with the publication of its Supply Chain Traceability Standard. It was unveiled last week at Sustainable Solar Europe Conference in Brussels.

Sharp Energy Solutions Europe unveils the NBJE610, a new bifacial TOPCon glass-glass solar module with 610W output, designed for large-scale rooftop and open-field installations.

Video: Jinko Solar resents new solar modules and battery storage systems. A lot has happened at the cell level, both in terms of modules and batteries. Solar cell production has also become much more environmentally friendly. Watch the video to find out more.

The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) completed its first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) assessments, with additional ones already ongoing. Two manufacturing sites of Trinasolar have been certified.

With the Kleines Kraftwerk Flex series, Kleines Kraftwerk DE is launching a new type of lightweight, flexible solar module on the market that has been developed for balconies with glass railings or curved mounting points.

Jinko Solar has achieved the significant milestone of delivering 300 gigawatt (GW) of solar modules worldwide since 2011, the company having previously also been the first in the industry to reach milestones of 100 GW and 200 GW.

The Dutch provider of solar solutions Autarco presents the first storage system under its own brand: It is a three-phase high-voltage battery with battery cells made of lithium iron phosphate.

Over Easy Solar, a Norwegian manufacturer of vertical bifacial PV modules, has entered into a European distribution partnership with the Dutch Sempergreen Group, a supplier of green roofs and green facades.

Sharp Energy Solutions Europe has been recognised for its sustainability efforts, earning top scores for transparency and environmental responsibility in its latest Corporate Sustainability Report.

The company Maustronik from Kassel in Germany has developed a new concept to utilise the heat under the solar modules efficiently. The new PVT principle is very promising: Roof heat exchangers are installed underneath the modules at the top and bottom ends of a photovoltaic system.

Video: Glass-free photovoltaic half-cell modules. 60 to 70 percent lighter than conventional modules, while at the same time offering high quality and resilience. How this works and what advantages it brings we will find out now with Thomas Bell of Sunman.

Video: Solar modules are getting bigger. However, high output is not only a result of growth, but also of increased efficiency. Christian Peter, Head of Solarlab Aiko Europe, knows which technologies make this possible.

Aiko achieves high module efficiency in series production. The new panels have already passed their first test in installations in China.

Video: Jinko Solar resents new solar modules and battery storage systems. A lot has happened at the cell level, both in terms of modules and batteries. Solar cell production has also become much more environmentally friendly. Watch the video to find out more.

Sharp Energy Solutions Europe unveils the NBJE610, a new bifacial TOPCon glass-glass solar module with 610W output, designed for large-scale rooftop and open-field installations.

Trinasolar has been awarded the bankability certificate for its Vertex n-type TOPCon bifacial PV modules by TÜV Rheinland, an independent third-party agency for testing, inspection and certification.

LONGi reported a net loss of 1.261 billion CNY (€170 million) in Q3 of this year. To return to profitability, the Chinese manufacturer is increasingly relying on high efficiency PV modules with back contact technology.

The Rheinhessen-based module manufacturer Bauer Solar has received official approval for overhead glazing from the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt). The DIBt approval covers the new Protect modules from the glass-glass series with the designation BS-XXX-XXXMXHBT-GGP.

Video: Glass-free photovoltaic half-cell modules. 60 to 70 percent lighter than conventional modules, while at the same time offering high quality and resilience. How this works and what advantages it brings we will find out now with Thomas Bell of Sunman.

LONGi recently announced a new three-year partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The company will also provide solar systems and solutions as well as solar energy skills training to support refugees and host communities.

FuturaSun’s FENICE project, aimed at building a high-efficiency photovoltaic module plant in Italy, has passed the selection process by CINEA, securing a grant from the Innovation Fund—one of the European Commission’s key initiatives to drive technological innovation and the green transition.

The market for second-life solar modules is growing rapidly: in addition to use in smaller stand-alone systems and as balcony power plants, entire solar parks can also be equipped with used modules. After all, 70 per cent of old modules are immediately usable.

Manufacturers of high-efficiency modules with TopCon and back-contact technology communicate different test results to prove the efficiency advantages of their technology. Trina Solar now points to generation gains of TopCon PV modules.

Video: Solar modules are getting bigger. However, high output is not only a result of growth, but also of increased efficiency. Christian Peter, Head of Solarlab Aiko Europe, knows which technologies make this possible.