Germany

Organic Solar To Benefit from Femtosecond Laser Scribing

Fraunhofer is leading efforts to avail affordable photovoltaic material for solar at the industrial level

Dec 24, 2019 // Technology, Germany, Fraunhofer, Europe, PV material, ILT

Research on technologies for roll-to-roll production of organic photovoltaics

German Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen and partners are developing technologies for the roll-to-roll production of organic photovoltaics (OPV) in the »EffiLayers« project.

Dec 20, 2019 // Technology, Germany, Europe, OPV, PV cells, organic photovoltaics, Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT

BMW now has Half a Million Electric Vehicles on Road

The BMW Group has reached another electro-mobility milestone and already delivered half a million electric vehicles to customers worldwide.

Dec 20, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Transport, Germany, Europe, electric vehicles, BMW Group, Sebastian Mackensen, Oliver Zipse, Pieter Nota

Meyer Burger to shutter Zülpich manufacturing facility amidst falling demand

PV equipment supplier Meyer Burger will shutter its Hennecke-branded manufacturing facility in Zülpich, Germany, affecting some 60 employees.

Dec 18, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, meyer burger, Hans Brändle, cell manufacturing, wafer manufacturing

Baywa re sells German grid-parity solar plant to Encavis

The Munich-based group sold five solar parks with a total generation capacity of around 35 MW to the Hamburg-headquartered power producer. One of the five plants was among Germany’s first unsubsidized PV projects.

Dec 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, encavis, Baywa re, Matthias Taft, Karsten Mieth

BMW strikes five-year lithium deal for electrical car batteries

German high-end auto giant BMW said Wednesday it had struck a deal with a Chinese supplier covering all of its own lithium needs for electric car batteries for the forthcoming five years.

Dec 12, 2019 // Storage, Transport, BMW, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Ganfeng Lithium

SENS to create 440 MW photovoltaic project in Sicily

German Steag Solar Energy Solutions GmbH (SENS) and KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG intend to come up with photovoltaic power projects in Sicily with an installed capacity of 440 MW.

Dec 11, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, SENS

Chint launches a 103MW solar project in Netherlands

The photovoltaic park developed by Chint Solar was commissioned a month and a half ago. The PV modules for the project were manufactured by Astronergy, the company’s unit in Germany.

Dec 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, pv modules, Europe, Netherlands, Chint Solar

Collaboration for 20 percent efficient CIGS solar modules

European solar panel makers have combined efforts with research centers to developed improved procedures for CIGS manufacturing. The venture codenamed SUCCESS aims at production line efficiency exceeding 20 percent for modules sized 30 cm x 30 cm

Dec 6, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, France, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, solar cell, Netherlands, HZB, CIGS, SMIT, Solar Frontier, flexible module, Solliance, IMN

NICE Solar Energy & Manz set CIGS thin-film solar module efficiency record at 17.6%

The new total area efficiency record has been confirmed by TÜV Rheinland on a module surface area of 120 x 60 centimeters, using Manz production equipment at the NICE Solar Energy R&D facility in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.

Dec 4, 2019 // Technology, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, CIGS thin film, Manz AG, nice solar energy co, pv celltech

Aleo Solar introduces a new solar module to the market

Aleo’s new product will become commercially available in January 2020. Within the framework of the recent trend, the Germany-based photovoltaics maker is tending to increase the cell size. The advanced PV device is said to provide up to 333 watts of power production.

Nov 28, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Taiwan, solar module, Aleo

7 Companies That Are Leading the Way for Solar-Powered Cars

The naysayers aren't stopping big automakers and startups from developing the technology. There are some ideas where the payoff for success would be so huge that you just have to try.

Nov 27, 2019 // Transport, Japan, Toyota, NEDO, TESLA, Germany, Sono Motors, Hyundai, Elon Musk, Europe, Asia, Korea, Squad Mobility, Robert Hoevers, Light Year, Stella Ersa, Sion, New Energy, Koji Makino

Schletter closes its manufacturing site near Munich

The manufacturer of assembly systems will continue production exclusively at its Chinese facility. At the same time, the company plans to continue cooperating with its German and other foreign production partners. Stopping manufacture in Germany will result in job losses.

Nov 25, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Schletter Group

New conversion achievement for bifacial crystalline-silicon i-TOPCon solar cells

The latest peak conversion rate over 23 per cent for a large version of n-type photovoltaic cells achieved by China-based Trina Solar has been recognized by German ISFH calibration and test center.

Nov 25, 2019 // Technology, Germany, China, bifacial, Europe, Asia, Trina, PV cell, c-Si i-TOPCon, ISFH CalTeC

The leading solar panel supplier is accused of contraband from China

The accusation has been brought against IBC Solar of importing the Chinese photovoltaic modules declared in the wrong way, which has resulted in nonpayment of about €23m duties. Both the headquarters and the top management’s homes have been subject to search.

Nov 25, 2019 // Solar, Germany, China, pv modules, Europe, Asia, IBC Solar, contraband

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