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German inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology reported strong financial results for the very first half of 2020 in spite of the Covid-19 dilemma. Meyer Burger, nevertheless, saw sales as well as profits decline.

Germany may see the release of around 800 MW of PV systems not going beyond 10 kW in dimension until now this year, according to EUPD Research. If this result is attained, this year may also exceed record year 2011.

For the very first time, researchers in Germany sent perovskite as well as natural solar cells on a rocket right into room. The solar cells held up against the severe conditions in space, creating power from direct sunshine as well as reflective light from the Earth's surface area. The work, published August 12 in the journal Joule, establishes the structure for future near-Earth application in addition to prospective deep space missions.

In the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, a terrace module, with an ahead of time financial investment of EUR350 to EUR500, can provide electricity with an existing value of EUR54 per year. The payback duration varies from 6 to nine years.

Experts at Wood Mackenzie have looked at plans for the incoming years as well as wrapped up that concerning 119 production sites will be up and running by 2030. China presently sits firmly in the driving seat, with Asia Pacific making up 80% of international production ability, however Europe is catching up.

The brand-new outcomes mark an improvement on the institute's previous 24.3% efficiency record. The III-V tandem solar cell is directly grown on silicon.

The high-profile electrical car maker is performing a study of German clients to assess their passion in a Tesla electrical power toll.

German utility RWE will offer solar power to the German empire under a 16-year power acquisition contract. The electricity will certainly be generated by a 50 MW solar plant in southern Germany. Bosch has also secured power supply handle Statkraft as well as Vattenfall.

Rudolf Staudigl highlighted polysilicon production overcapacity amongst Chinese competitors as he revealed Covid-19-battered second-quarter numbers for the Munich-based chemicals empire.

The inverter and also energy storage company was able to preserve its streak of rewarding quarters in what was expected to be a difficult period for solar and also the Israeli business said it sees "indicators of recovery in the U.S."

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) has actually obtained EUR740,000 (US$ 866,429) in financing to check out land use problems between solar farms as well as farming land.

Flow battery manufacturers typically go after energy scale storage projects but German start-up VoltStorage is targeting the house market.

Financial Institutions of SolarWorld Industries have approved the sale of a production facility to Meyer Burger. The Swiss technology group prepares to manufacture extremely effective solar modules at the plant.

June installments brought first-half capacity additions to 2.36 GW, as Europe's largest solar market mostly shook off the effect of the pandemic.

The country's most current tech-specific PV tender was oversubscribed, however the final prices are somewhat lower than those videotaped in the last purchase round.