photovoltaic installation system News
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Pilot photovoltaic systems in Piraeus Bank buildings
Piraeus Bank has been managing its operational environmental impacts, through the European co-funded project GREENbanking4Life. Within this framework, the Bank developed energy-saving programmes and implemented pilot installations of photovoltaic systems in 4 buildings, with a total capacity of 45KW. The Bank's demands in electricity are partially covered with 'clean energy' that is produced by ...
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German Solar Market Undergoing Dramatic Shift
This year will mark the most profound change to the German solar market since the passing of the country's renewable energy act (EEG) over a decade ago. By far the world's largest photovoltaic market, Germany has been fine-tuning incentives for years. Now the scales have been tipped from a feed-in tariff market to a cost competitive grid-parity reality. Today Germany Trade & Invest released a ...
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A New light on Solar Storage
Solar power continues to make headlines. Intense global competition and a potential crisis of over-supply among producers have seen the industry forced to improvise at many levels to keep it stable and develop new growth opportunities. In Germany, a new incentive program is gaining attention in the market, after the government announced in May this year that they would support installation of ...
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Fronius USA Solar Electronics Division Launches New Fronius Service Program
PORTAGE, Ind., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Fronius Service Program helps photovoltaic (PV) system installers maximize customer energy yields by certifying them to complete board-level replacements in the field, reducing system downtime to minutes instead of days. Launched by the Fronius USA Solar Electronics Division in March 2013, the Fronius Service Program will offer training ...
By Fronius
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PV Insider releases the PV India Report: Cost, Performance and Project Development (2013)
PV Insider is pleased to announce the launch of the PV Insider India Report. This in-depth report provides real data on cost and performance to plan and optimize profitability in PV plants in India. PV currently accounts for 99.3% of India’s solar energy mix, and by the end of June 2012 exceeded the milestone of 1GW of installed PV systems with a cumulative deployment of 1030.7MW. ...
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FS Uno, Steel Solar Mounting System, Now ETL Classified
Schletter©, a worldwide leader in photovoltaic mounting systems, announces the certification of its all-steel solar mounting system to UL Subject 2703. Released in mid-2012, the FS Uno is the first all-steel system offered by Schletter. The system utilizes a single-post design to reduce installation time and is suitable for most all terrain conditions. Intertek©, the issuing ...
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Domestic Solar Lead Generation and Sales roles with Europe’s leading solar company
Lightsource Renewable Energy is seeking to work with lead generators and sales professionals with existing knowledge of the UK residential solar PV market. We are looking to expand our portfolio of residential assets in the UK and would like to work with established professionals to tap into additional income streams across the industry. This opportunity is equally applicable to those who ...
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Cartography for Solar Energy Performance Valuation in European Regions
European Commission has published a new map showing the PV (photovoltaic) solar energy potential of various regions of Europe. PV solar cells transform sunlight into electricity directly. PVGIS (Photovoltaic Geographical Information System), developed by DG Joint Research Centre, the internal scientific service of EU, lets users to predict the performance of solar energy at any particular area in ...
By RNCOS
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Domestic Solar Lead Generation and Sales roles with Europe’s leading solar company
Lightsource Renewable Energy is seeking to work with lead generators and sales professionals with existing knowledge of the UK residential solar PV market. We are looking to expand our portfolio of residential assets in the UK and would like to work with established professionals to tap into additional income streams across the industry. This opportunity is equally applicable to those who ...
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No Costly On-site Fabrication, Large Cranes or Special Tools Needed for Schletter`s New, All-Steel PV Mounting System
Schletter Inc., a leader in solar mounting systems, announces the release of the FS ECO, an all-steel ground mount system for photovoltaic (PV) applications designed for traditional south-facing installations as well as unique east-west oriented applications. The new system will be on display at the Intersolar tradeshow in San FranciscoJuly 10 – 12, 2012, booth number 9223. From a company ...
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Q-Cells SE: Broader Product Portfolio Strengthens Earnings Power
Q-Cells SE / Q-Cells SE: Broader Product Portfolio Strengthens Earnings Power processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. - 2010 to see continued implementation of restructuring program and strategic transformation drive- Expansion in selected international markets - Net income for 2009 affected by ...
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Unirac launches new `U-Builder` Online Tool
Unirac, Inc., a Hilti Group Company and North America's leading provider of infrastructure for solar power systems, today launched its new U-Builder. The visual online application offers users a simple way to design, share, and recall PV projects, backed by Unirac engineering. "Our new online tools do the engineering for you, making it simple to get a valid, installable and code compliant Unirac ...
By Unirac, Inc.
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Masdar breaks ground on photovoltaic factory in Germany
Less than three months after announcing a strategic investment into thin-film photovoltaics, Masdar, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy company, yesterday broke ground on its first photovoltaic production plant in Ichtershausen, Germany. The plant will use advanced production technologies to bring PV closer towards grid parity, and enhance a local economy with a rich history of manufacturing and ...
By MASDAR
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New Berkeley lab report shows that the installed cost of solar photovoltaic systems in the U.S. fell in 2008
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S., showing that the average cost of these systems declined by more than 30 percent from 1998 to 2008. Within the last year of this period, costs fell by more than 4 percent. The number of solar PV systems in ...
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World’s Largest Web-Based PV Monitoring Solution Reaches 50,000 Registered Solar Systems
With 50,000 registered solar arrays in more than 100 countries, including the United States and Canada, SMA’s Sunny Portal is the world’s largest Web platform for monitoring, managing and presenting photovoltaic systems. That equates to 3.5 gigawatts of power monitored via the Sunny Portal Web site and iPhone application, both free services. “SMA’s Sunny Portal is ...
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A solar suburb within a solar city
The $32 million Solar City in Townsville will help the local community save energy, save money and reduce carbon pollution, Environment Minister Peter Garrett said today. Visiting Magnetic Island for the launch of the Smart Lifestyle Centre at Horseshoe Bay, Mr Garrett said the Magnetic Island Solar Suburb would be the main component of Townsville Solar City, with the installation of 2500 smart ...
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Solar energy can bring clean energy to over 4 billion people by 2030
Solar electricity can contribute largely to the energy needs of two-thirds of the world’s population - including those in remote areas - by 2030. This is the main conclusion of the Solar Generation report, published by Greenpeace and the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) today. “Solar photovoltaic electricity has the potential to supply energy to over 4 billion people by 2030 if ...
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SMA Solar Technology AG Surpasses 7.5 GW of Installed Inverter Capacity in North America
SMA has affirmed its status as the preferred PV inverter solutions provider in North America by reaching 7.5 GW of installed inverter capacity. Leading researchers calculate the U.S. installed base to be more than 20 GW as of the end of the first half of 2015, and the total North American market to be near 22 GW over the same time frame. That means more than a third of all PV systems installed in ...
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Dow Corning, LG Electronics and Seowon University Announce Memorandum of Understanding for PV System Installations
Dow Corning Corporation has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG Electronics and Seowon University relating to innovative photovoltaic (PV) systems using LG Electronics modules made with Dow Corning silicone encapsulation technology for installation on Seowon University’s premises in South Korea. The planned installation of a ...
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New Berkeley Lab Report shows that the installed cost of solar photovoltaic systems in the US fell in 2008
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S., showing that the average cost of these systems declined by more than 30 percent from 1998 to 2008. Within the last year of this period, costs fell by more than 4 percent. The number of solar PV systems in ...
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