L R AS Published on Saturday 17 February 2024 - n° 476 - Categories:company results
Tigo in 2023: a very bad situation
Tigo Energy achieved sales of $145 million in 2023 (up 79% on 2022). Ebitda is
L R AS Published on Monday 12 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:stopping / restarting of activity
In brief: CubicPV halts project; REC Silicon closes silicon plant
American company CubicPV is halting construction of its silicon wafer plant because of the collapse in wafer prices. It wants to
L R AS Published on Monday 12 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:financial aspect
Midsummer: change of CEO, factory project, agreement with Solarport
Midsummer Energy and Solarport have joined forces to integrate ground-mounted solar energy on the distributor's PV Easy software platform. Thanks to this partnership,
L R AS Published on Monday 12 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:placing on the market
New products in brief: silicon carbide inverters from Imeon, optimisers from Taylor, inverters from Yaskawa Solectria, heat pumps from Trane, panels from Feedgy, etc.
New products in brief: silicon carbide inverters from Imeon, optimisers from Taylor, inverters from Yaskawa Solectria, heat pumps from Trane, panels from Feedgy
Imeon has developed PV inverters using silicon carbide. This material optimises the conversion of solar energy.
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:panels, R&D
The rebound effect of solar energy.
Researchers from Australia and Vietnam have analysed the short- and long-term dynamics of the rebound effect of solar energy.
The rebound effect is a reduction in the expected gains from a more resource-efficient technology resulting from a behavioural or systemic change.
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:heat pump
New optimisation method for heat pumps
Chinese scientists have developed a new optimisation method for medium-depth ground source heat pumps,
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 February 2024 - n° 475 - Categories:company results
Enphase sales halved between Q2 and Q4
American company Enphase Energy posted sales of $551 million in the 3rd quarter (compared with $711 million in the 2nd quarter). In the 4th quarter, sales fell to
L R AS Published on Sunday 4 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:various PVs
Abolition of VAT on batteries in the UK, AAE in the USA in 2023
In brief from abroad: abolition of VAT on batteries in the UK, successful PV sales in Germany, AAE in the USA in 2023
The UK government has exempted battery energy storage systems (BESS) from 20% value added tax (VAT) from1 February.
L R AS Published on Sunday 4 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:various PVs
Company news: new Ingeteam inverters, TOPCon panel from Solitek, new microinverter from Enphase, Aiko in France, 580 W panel from Sharp
Company news: new Ingeteam inverters, TOPCon panel from Solitek, new microinverter from Enphase, Aiko in France, 580 W panel from Sharp
Spain's Ingeteam has unveiled four new three-phase hybrid inverters in a range of
L R AS Published on Sunday 4 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:R&D
Oxford PV and Fraunhofer ISE have developed a tandem module with 25% efficiency
Oxford PV and Fraunhofer ISE develop a perovskite silicon tandem module with a record efficiency of 25% over a surface area of 1.68 m².
Perovskite silicon tandem cells
L R AS Published on Saturday 3 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:heat pump
Heat pump manufacturers don't want to be forgotten
The delay of the EU action plan on heat pumps is jeopardising a key European industry, warn 61 business leaders in a letter to the President of the European Commission. They claim that the delay threatens
L R AS Published on Saturday 3 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:R&D
In brief R&D: anti-reflective coating, liquid crystal perovskite, wastewater disinfection, panel cooling
In brief R&D: anti-reflective coating, liquid crystal perovskite, wastewater disinfection, cooling panels
International researchers have studied the use of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and zirconium dioxide (zrO2) as anti-reflective coatings.
L R AS Published on Saturday 3 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:company results
Nextracker has a brilliant year to 31 Mar 2024
Nextracker has raised its forecasts on the back of strong deliveries in the United States in the third quarter of its 2024 financial year. Deliveries increased by 70%, resulting in quarterly revenue growth of 38%.
For the full year to 31 March 2024, sales are expected to reach
L R AS Published on Saturday 3 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:company results
Wacker in 2023: further decline in silicon business
Germany's Wacker Chemie has announced a 30% drop in silicon sales over 2022 to $1.6 billion and a fall of
L R AS Published on Saturday 3 February 2024 - n° 474 - Categories:company results
Very strong growth for JinkoSolar in 2023
In the first nine months of 2023, JinkoSolar delivered 52 GW of panels, 57% of which were TOPCon. JinkoSolar's operating subsidiary is reported to have increased sales