Month: September 2016

Top of the class connectors

Over a billion connectors from the Multi-Contact Solarline range have been providing reliable connections all over the world since 1996. This represents a PV output of over 120 GW – almost impossible to believe. Matthias Mack, Head of Photovoltaics at Multi-Contact, explains to PES how this important milestone was achieved in a highly volatile market environment. PES:… Read more »

PV Generation

Words: Min Qin, FAE, MORNSUN The Paris 2015 Global Climate conference achieved a carbon emission reduction agreement that is legally binding and practical to all parties, which further propel the development and popularity of the new green energy technology, e.g. photovoltaic industry, wind power. In 2015, China passed the Economic and Social Development 13th Five-Year… Read more »

It’s all in the measurement

Words: André Richter, Business Developer Technology, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd High efficiency, high performance – achieving these levels requires expenditure and commitment. This report investigates the measurement technology required. In recent decades, the use of photovoltaics (PV) has become increasingly widespread. In 2016 more than 200 GW of solar modules have already been installed worldwide…. Read more »

Monitoring expansion

Dr. Daniel Faltermeier, Managing Director at meteocontrol North America, talks to PES about the unique solutions they are able to offer due to their wide range of services. He is very positive about the future and the internationalisation of the company is part of the reason for this… PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine…. Read more »

Simply recycling with light

Words: Dr. Wolfram Palitzsch, Loser Chemie GmbH Loser Chemie is developing high quality, cutting edge recycling technology especially for the photovoltaic industry. The recycling of this waste is important from a political, economic and environmental perspective. Loser Chemie GmbH (LC) was a chemical company whose main business was in water chemistry. Recently Mr. Loser restructured… Read more »

Simply accurate

PES met up with Ruud Ringoir, Product Manager at Kipp & Zonen and asked him about the current solar energy market. He was very enthusiastic about their new, all in one solar monitoring system, the RaZON+. It’s easy to use, affordable and low maintenance….. PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. It’s great to talk… Read more »

Lowering LCOE with 1500V DC

While several new power plant installations still focus on old DC technology, Jurchen Technology enhances its BoS product lines. Their unwavering vision is to establish Solar PV Power as our international basic power supply. Michael Jurchen, CEO and founder of Jurchen Technology, explains why to PES. PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. It’s great… Read more »

OCTOPUS

Frank Juergens, Director Sales & Marketing at INDEOtec SA, tells us more about the innovative top and bottom side deposition concept of the OCTOPUS system… Motivation High-efficiency solar cells of the heterojunction or IBC type, which are composed of bulk crystalline silicon and thin film layers, have the potential to gain a substantial share in… Read more »

Pyranometer innovators

Kees van den Bos, Director of Hukseflux Thermal Sensors, dropped in to PES to tell us about the latest developments in solar radiation sensors and the quest to take measurement to the next level. We started off by talking about how it all started… PES: Welcome to PES Solar/PV magazine. It’s great to talk with… Read more »

Multi Flow Technology

Words: Franz Breitwieser, Product Manager, Fronuis International The trend in recent years of rising electricity prices and the falling costs of photovoltaic (PV) systems mean that the cost of generating electricity from PV is now significantly lower than the purchase price of electricity. With feed-in tariffs falling steadily at the same time, it is becoming… Read more »

All pumped up

Eric Taberlet, President of the Business Unit Semiconductor & Coating at Pfeiffer Vacuum, joined us at PES to bring us up-to-date with their latest vacuum advances and ‘Green LabFab’ in France. PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background… Read more »

The power of energy storage

Exide Technologies is a global provider of stored electrical energy solutions, with operations in over 80 countries around the world. It manufactures and markets batteries for a wide range of applications, from cars to railroads and is an increasingly powerful player in the fast-growing energy storage market. Research by IHS says this industry is set… Read more »

Pyranometers – the next generation

100 years ago, the world was introduced to the first generation of pyranometers. These thermal hemispherical viewing devices measured the irradiance of the sun on a horizontal surface. Since that first generation, small design changes have been made to improve this state of the art technology. However, all of those changes have been incremental; small… Read more »

Time to clean up

Driven by one of the globe’s fastest growing solar markets, Ecoppia is increasingly focussing on India. PES finds out why. Ecoppia’s new Vice President for Asia has had a very busy few weeks. Since joining Ecoppia, Nalin Sharma has been getting many enquiries from the leading companies in India’s utility solar space. As the country’s… Read more »

Same sun. More power.TM

n recent years, the solar industry has focused particularly on manufacturing capacity. However, if we want to meet the fast-growing future demand for renewable energy, just stepping up the volume will no longer be enough. This is why multinational Royal DSM N.V. focuses on adding value to the industry through innovations that make solar panels… Read more »

DER certification

Words: Bernd Hinzer, Principal Engineer and Head of Section Grid Code Compliance and Tobias Gehlhaar Principal Engineer, DNV GL Utility grid interconnection requirements for distributed generation, including solar, have been evolving to support higher levels of penetration. The new requirement that Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) have to meet according to IEEE 1547 requires verification that… Read more »

Backing a winner

Iain Garner, Business Development Director and Ismael Bena, Director UK & Ireland, DMEGC Solar, called in to PES to tell us how they went against the trend and backed mono-Si cells, we hear why that was the way to go. The company is rated by the Altman Z Score of financial stability, something to be… Read more »

Green economy

Are there cheaper renewable energies out there? Does saving the planet mean we, the consumer has to pay more? The EU has set targets and the UK is offering incentives to companies who meet these targets. Find out what savings you can make whilst doing your bit to save the planet… Saving Money Whilst Saving… Read more »

From the West to the East

Currently there are two conferences for you to choose from one in the US and the other in India. Both are important markets in our industry. Solar power in the US is booming and India is set to follow suit. It’s a good time to be in solar, with new opportunities on the horizon. There’s… Read more »

High quality encapsulation film

Quality is ever important in our industry and now Breyer have come up with a high quality, high speed extrusion process which has already been tested by TÜV Rheinland Germany…. BREYER’s extrusion system “CellProtect” allows the production of low shrinkage EVA encapsulation film at high production speed. Most importantly, there is no interlayer film and… Read more »

Many shades of grey

Energy and electricity are usually associated with the colour green. Not anymore. Today, grey is the colour of the European energy market according to Professor Leonardo Meeus from Vlerick Business School, Belgium, who provides PES with an insight in to the new market model choices being made across the EU and things that need to… Read more »

First direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generator solution sails smoothly aboard Terntank’s LNG-fueled, environmentally superior tanker

WE Tech Solutions (WE Tech), a leading energy efficiency solutions provider in the marine industry, and The Switch, a technology specialist of permanent magnet machines for advanced marine drive trains, announce the operational success at sea of their first direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generator solution. Ternsund, the first in a line of four Terntank Rederi… Read more »

WElink JV completes UK’s largest private wire solar connection

Shotwick Solar Park, a joint venture between WElink Energy (UK) Ltd, British Solar Renewables Group (BSR) and The Compton Group, has recently received full accreditation from Ofgem on its 50MW AC solar farm, on the Deeside Industrial Estate in North Wales. This is now the UK’s largest solar park with a private wire connection for… Read more »

Lifetime efficiency

EmaZys Technologies founder, Anders Rand Andersen, founded the company because he was inspired and interested in PV lifetime and efficiency. Today he and Arne Pedersen, CEO, talk to PES about our industry and the importance of collaboration. They also introduce us to the Z100 PV Analyzer. Read on to find out more… PES: Welcome to… Read more »

Heraeus’ new front-side paste SOL9631J Series enables Jinko Solar to produce new high-efficiency solar cells

(Shanghai, 2 September 2016) Today, the industry-leading developer and manufacturer of silver metallization pastes Heraeus Photovoltaics announced a new collaboration with Jinko Solar to support the latter’s launch of efficient polycrystalline cells. The Heraeus SOL9631J Series of new generation front-side silver pastes raises the conversion efficiency of solar cells. This collaboration marks another milestone in… Read more »

New Underwater Robotics Company Positioned For Success

–      Rovco awarded first contract in UK waters – A new subsea company has officially launched today (5th September) with the announcement of its first UK contract. An independent company focussed on underwater integrity, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), surveying and subsea services for both oil and gas, and renewables, Rovco has secured a contract with… Read more »

Sungrow Unveiled the World’s First 1500V String Inverter at AsiaSolar 2016

Hefei, China / Sep 5, 2016 – Sungrow, the world’s leading PV inverter manufacturer, officially released the world’s first 1500V string inverter, the SG80HV, at the AsiaSolar 2016 solar tradeshow in August.  The SG80HV has a power output of 80KW rated at 1500VDC. With a 2.5MW PV power block design, DC side cabling costs can… Read more »

Hybrid solutions for Mini Grid Applications

Growing requests for Mini ‐ Grid applications push Omron  Inverter’s technology Improving access to modern energy services in rural areas is a priority for many developing  countries (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Argentina etc….), with more than 1.5 billion people  worldwide without access to electricity. Around 80% of these people live in rural areas. According  to International Energy Agency ‐ year 2009‐, the number of people without electricity by 2030 is  likely to remain similar to the present day due to population growth. These are reasons for growing request of Mini Grid Applications: local generators (diesel in most  cases) able to satisfy power needs in rural areas, far from main power grid. By now hybrid mini‐ grids solutions, using multiple generation technologies, can improve reliability of power supply,  save money for fossil fuel consumption and cost intensive logistics. Combining diesel power generation with a PV plant is the most convenient solution, mainly in  countries with favourable weather conditions and many days of sunlight during the year. PV  hybrid solutions requests a plant controller working in conjunction with the Inverter, able to  manage the need‐based photovoltaic feed‐in depending on load and generation‐profile. The  Inverter, of course, need to stop supplying power when the load is not enough.

THANKS TO VOLTALIA, BRAZIL ACHIEVES A HISTORIC MILESTONE EXCEEDING 10 GW OF INSTALLED WIND CAPACITY

“Brazil exceeds the threshold of 10 GW installed wind capacity. This 10 GW turning point was reached thanks to the commissioning of Voltalia’s Vila Pará II wind facility in the city of Serra do Mel (RN)” congratulated the national association of wind power in Brazil in the press release they issued yesterday. Voltalia (Euronext Paris,… Read more »

Alencon Launches New Website

New website features enhanced product descriptions and unique applications Figure 1: Alencon Systems has launched a new website which includes greater description of the unique advantages of its technologies as well as clearer examples of its products applications. Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC has a launched a new version of its website which is… Read more »

Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of Leybold Vacuum

September 1st, 2016 – Effective as of September 1, 2016, Atlas Copco AB (Stockholm, Sweden) owns the former Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbH, renamed Leybold GmbH. Founded in 1873, Atlas Copco is a global player with more than 43,000 employees in over 180 countries. Leybold becomes part of the Vacuum Solutions Division, belonging to the Compressor… Read more »

SOLARWATT appoints UK partners as demand for renewable energy drives expansion

SOLARWATT (http://www.solarwatt.net), the leading German pioneer of high-performance dual-glass solar PV energy production and storage systems, has appointed its first partners in its expansion aimed at bringing advanced renewable-energy generation and management systems to homes across the UK. The company will work with BHC Distributors Ltd (www.bhcdistributors.co.uk) and BHC’s sister company Solar Power NI initially… Read more »

meteocontrol provides the monitoring system for a Japanese solar park

Augsburg, August 25, 2016 – With a major project, meteocontrol GmbH expands its presence in Japan's growing photovolatic market. meteocontrol supplies a tailored monitoring system as a turnkey solution for the planned 18 MWp solar park by Advantec Co. Ltd: project management, monitoring design and commissioning included. The solar park will be built in Kirishima,… Read more »

WindEnergy Hamburg 2016: Unique Industry Forum to Introduce Innovative Technology to the Global Market

From 27 to 30 September 2016 at the Hamburg Messe Fair Site WE10T/ Hamburg, 1 September 2016 Wind energy is one of the world’s most innovative industries, and there is no better place to highlight the dynamic development of this sector than WindEnergy Hamburg were more than 1,200 exhibitors from over 30 countries will display… Read more »

ALL NRG united and ready for growth

For the past two years, ALL NRG has acquired the strength necessary to become the preferred business partner in the energy sector. On Thursday September 1st 2016, ALL NRG turns a new page and heads into the world as one united company, strong and competent in every field of the energy sector both onshore or… Read more »