L R AS Published on Monday 19 February 2024 - n° 476 - Categories:products, various products
Company overview: SunWind, SEG Solar, and DMEGC panels; Okwind tracker, Viessmann heat pumps
Company overview: SunWind, SEG Solar and DMEGC panels; Okwind tracker, Viessmann heat pumps
France's SunWind offers a package consisting of two 352 W PERC solar panels and a microinverter,
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 Monday 15 January 2024 - n° 471 - Categories:new development
QCells to supply 12 GW of panels to Microsoft
QCells will supply 12 GW of panels and engineering services,
AS Published on Sunday 14 January 2024 - n° 471 - Categories:various products
New robots to monitor panel quality
The increasing size of solar power plants and the shortage of manpower are prompting managers to look at other ways of inspecting panels.
Some are using
L R AS Published on Monday 18 December 2023 - n° 470 - Categories:products, various products
New products: storage from Enerpoly and Canadian Solar, Corab heat pumps, lightweight panels from Solarge, etc.
In brief new products: storage from Enerpoly, Canadian Solar, Corab heat pump, lightweight panels from Solarge
Swedish start-up Enerpoly has been awarded an $8.4 million grant to validate its zinc-ion battery storage technology
L R AS Published on Sunday 17 December 2023 - n° 470 - Categories:French companies, new development
Software for assessing photovoltaic systems on buildings
France's Heliocity has developed HelioFlash, a series of artificial intelligence algorithms that assess photovoltaic systems on buildings and make recommendations for improving operations.
L R AS Published on Sunday 17 December 2023 - n° 470 - Categories:products, various products
A wooden solar carport
French timber frame supplier Azélan has developed a solar carport made from rot-proof Douglas fir. TheCO2 footprint over the entire life cycle is 25 times lower than that of steel.
A 100 m² carport avoids the emission of
L R AS Published on Sunday 17 December 2023 - n° 470 - Categories:new development
A guide to best practice for installing floating solar power plants
SolarPower Europe has published best practice for the installation of floating solar power plants with practical advice for project developers. It shows the expertise gained from years of experience in developing such plants.
In 2022,
L R AS Published on Sunday 17 December 2023 - n° 470 - Categories:various products
Smartphone application for determining the availability of renewable energies
The Fraunhofer ISE Institute in Germany has launched a smartphone application to help consumers make greater use of electricity during periods of high renewable energy availability. It is called PowerSignal. It provides data from 12 European countries.
"More detailed data is of course available,
L R AS Published on Monday 11 December 2023 - n° 469 - Categories:R&D , placing on the market
A new intelligent glazing system, capable of darkening in a matter of seconds
P-Layer, a young company based in Strasbourg, has developed a new type of intelligent glazing. This glass is capable of opacifying in a few seconds in the presence of a light source and simultaneously producing photovoltaic energy. The glass combines photovoltaic layers and liquid crystals. It can therefore
L R AS Published on Saturday 9 December 2023 - n° 469 - Categories:new development
Salt water battery and heat pump
Norway's Statkraft is studying the scalability and commercial viability of Aquabattery's technology, which has developed a battery based on salt water. It will fund a pilot project lasting six to twelve months in the Netherlands.
This flow battery is capable of independently modifying power (kW) and energy (kWh) capacity. It is also said to be inexpensive,
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:placing on the market
Two 600 W panels for do-it-yourself installation
A young Dutch company is launching a system with two 600 W panels. It claims that its solution can be installed in 20 minutes without special authorisation.
L R AS Published on Monday 27 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:placing on the market
In brief, companies: EDF takeover, Sax Power battery, Swiss adhesive film, Dutch laminated film, Velto PV plant, Nevados factory, Exide battery
In brief, companies: EDF takeover, Sax Power battery, Swiss adhesive film, Dutch laminated film, Velto PV plant, Nevados factory, Exide battery
EDF has bought British heat pump installer CB Heating
L R AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:placing on the market
A way to protect panels against hail?
Soitec, a Spanish manufacturer of trackers, has presented a hail defence algorithm to mitigate damage to solar installations. Hailstorms,
L R AS Published on Sunday 19 November 2023 - n° 466 - Categories:placing on the market
In brief new products at Risen, Tongwei, Guangzhou
New products at a glance from Risen, Tongwei, Guangzhou
Risen Energy's HJT Hyperion panels generate 5.1% more energy per watt than PERC panels
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Tongwei has unveiled its latest half-cut TOPCon panels in its G12R range, with an output power of up to 625 W+ and a panel efficiency of up to 23.1%.
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China's Guangzhou Sanjing Electric (SAJ) has developed two new single-phase and three-phase all-in-one battery inverters with efficiencies of 97.8% and 98.0% respectively.