photovoltaic grid News
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`Game Changers` Explores a Cheaper, Cleaner, a More Secure National Energy System
Original story at MIT News The Hoover Institution and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MITEI) released on June 17 the product of a multiyear collaboration: "Game Changers: Energy on the Move." The book, which highlights the historic and current effects of five research and development efforts from U.S. universities, stresses the importance of sustained support for basic ...
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Eltek Signs Reseller Agreement with Empire Clean Energy
Eltek, the world leader in high efficiency power systems for telecommunications, industrial applications and renewable energy, today announced that it has signed a non-exclusive reseller’s agreement with New York-based Empire Clean Energy Supply. Empire Clean Energy is a stocking distributor that is known for delivering expedited service, quick response times and strong customer support. ...
By Eltek AS
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Diehl AKO Photovoltaics – exhibitor at the South-East European Solar Exhibition
Which are your most significant products? Diehl AKO has more than 40 years experience in the production of high end electronics for the appliance industry. We used this experience in order to make the PLATINIUM inverters, the industry standard for quality, reliability and stability. Guaranteed to perform even in the toughest environmental conditions, our inverters continuously provide the ...
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Ascent Solar to Exhibit at Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010) as Part of the USA Trade Delegation
THORNTON, Colo. - Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced that it will be exhibiting at the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference, also known as DIREC 2010 hosted by the Indian Government. Ascent Solar is participating as part of a United States of America lead delegation to promote clean energy technology ...
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Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering creates subsidiary for international sales
On 1 April, at its headquarters in Biel , the Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering AG will launch a new subsidiary, Sputnik Engineering International AG. In future, the new subsidiary will be responsible for sales, service and customer advisory services in all those countries which do not yet have a Sputnik branch location. This does not impact the work of already existing subsidiaries ...
By Solar Max
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Hans-Georg Schweikardt is the new Head of product management of the Sputnik Engineering AG
With effect from today, Hans-Georg Schweikardt is the new manager in charge of Sputnik’s product management department at the company’s headquarters in Biel. Schweikardt has been employed at the German branch of the Swiss solar inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering GmbH since 2004, first as a sales engineer, then as head of sales. “Through moving to the company’s headquarters, I can now have ...
By Solar Max
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SMA Reinvents Iconic Residential Inverter Line with Sunny Boy 5.0-US/6.0-US
SMA has continued the evolution of its iconic Sunny Boy inverter line with a complete redesign of its popular models with Secure Power Supply. Developed to best suit the needs of the North American residential PV market, the UL-listed Sunny Boy 5.0-US/6.0-US offers simplified processes and a robust feature set that allows for reduced costs across all residential PV business operations. Its ...
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NREL to help California tackle solar energy grid integration - renewable energy laboratory picks up $2.7 million in grants
The California Public Utilities Commission has tapped experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to help the state stimulate solar energy research and build a sustainable solar industry. The commission awarded NREL $2,785,000 in California Solar Initiative (CSI) Research, Development, Deployment and Demonstration program grants. The CSI program will ...
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Overseas project of Namkoo--100KW off-grid photovoltaic system project is put into operation in Solomon Islands
First impression of Solomon Islands Where is Solomon Islands? It is located in the east of Papua New Guinea, about 2,000 kilometers from the northeast of Australia. There are 990 islands of all sizes. Besides, it is located near the equator, with a typical tropical rain forest climate. The population of the country is about 600,000. The local economy is mainly based on agriculture, forestry ...
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SMA Wins 2014 Leadership in Solar Power Award
Readers of Solar Power World magazine have named SMA the winner of the 2014 Leadership in Solar Power award. SMA was recognized as the inverter manufacturer that best exemplifies innovation, ingenuity and hard work for the success of the entire solar industry. The award was based on votes by solar professionals. SMA was recognized for its 30 years of experience, 30 gigawatts of installed ...
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Sputnik engineering, a Swiss manufacturer of solar system inverters, has a new managing director for its French subsidiary
Didier Jeannelle is the new managing director of Sputnik's French subsidiary Sputnik Engineering France S.A.R.L. Today, at the Energaia Trade Fair in Montpellier, he will take over from Daniel Freudiger, who has headed the French subsidiary since its founding last year. Freudiger will now move to Sputnik's Swiss headquarters to become head of sales and marketing with a focus on the continued ...
By Solar Max
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Solar Industry Reaching out to German Soccer Fans
European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition - EU PVSEC 2011 With German soccer season in full swing, international solar companies are aggressively marketing to the country's die-hard soccer fans. On jerseys and in soccer stadiums from Bayern München to Dortmund, fans are courted by the biggest names in the industry. This confirms the ongoing importance of the German ...
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Carmanah Installs $1.4 Million Solar Rooftop Photovoltaic System for Ontario Refrigeration Facility
Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) received a $1.4M CAD contract from a commercial refrigeration service provider in Southern Ontario and at present has designed, supplied and installed a nominal 250 kW solar rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system. The solar array occupies roughly 30,000 square feet of the facility’s rooftop, and generates approximately ...
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SMA Aligns North American Sales under New Leadership
SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) has tapped Marko Wittich, the company’s current executive vice president of sales for the Americas region, to also helm SMA America. In addition to his role as EVP, Wittich has assumed the president and general manager functions for SMA’s U.S.-based subsidiary, leading all product sales and marketing activities in North America. His focus is on ...
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10 years’ company anniversary of Phaesun GmbH celebrated in the framework of first „Off-Grid Experts“ Event
Solar enterprise Phaesun GmbH situated in Memmingen celebrated their „10 years of Phaesun and more than 500 years of Off-Grid experience“ anniversary on September 30 and October 1 together with their customers and 13 international manufacturers of the solar trade. On this occasion, the Off-Grid experts organised a two days’ exhibition with accompanying workshops. All in all, the ...
By Phaesun GmbH
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PowerStream Solar Awards Carmanah $2 Million Solar PV Contract
Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) (Pink Sheets: CMHXF) has been awarded a contract by PowerStream Inc, to supply and install a 350 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the Thornhill Community Centre located in Markham, Ontario. The Carmanah rooftop solar PV system, valued at approximately $2 million (CAD), began construction in October 2011. ...
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SMA Wins Inaugural Greentech Media Grid Edge 20 Award
SMA has received the inaugural Grid Edge 20 Award by Greentech Media, which recognized it as one of the most innovative companies leading the charge into grid edge modernization. Grid Edge 20 is a selection of technology vendors serving the electric power market that have the potential to shape the market going forward with innovative products, sound market strategies and forward-looking ...
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Sonel commissions the largest Slovenian photovoltaic plant equipped with SolarMax inverters.
The Slovenian wholesaler Sonel has built the largest PV plant equipped with SolarMax inverter in the northern Slovenian town of Gornji Petrovci. With a total capacity of 81 kilowatts the free-standing system is also the largest in the region Prekmurje. In spring, Sonel and Sputnik Engineering will officially inaugurate the plant. Sonel employee Andreja Knez expects that the system will produce ...
By Solar Max
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Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Energy-management System and Power Conditioners for World's Largest Energy-storage System
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation recently announced that the company has received an order for its BLEnDer RE energy-management system to monitor and control the battery and power conditioners (PCS) of what the company believes will become the world's largest energy-storage system (240MW output and 720MWh rated capacity) at Kita-Toyotomi Substation in Toyotomi, Teshio, Hokkaido, which is owned by ...
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SMA Announces Rebate Program for Sunny Boy 240-US Micro Inverter
SMA has rolled out a rebate program for its Sunny Boy 240-US micro inverter. Installers can now receive $10 cash back for each Sunny Boy 240-US purchased in the United States through December 31, 2015, with no quantity limitations. Redeeming the rebate is simple and can be completed in two easy steps. First, installers must purchase the Sunny Boy 240-US from a participating SMA Authorized ...
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