Featured in Solar leads the European recovery – 06-2020

Inverted sustainability

Sustainability is undoubtedly the prime motive for the very existence of the solar industry. After having rolled out some 600 GW globally, there are new challenges ahead. It is not enough to simply surpass fossil fuels in terms of environmental outcomes, but efforts have to be made to make solar sustainable – period. In the EU, a range of new projects and legislative acts determine the direction, with some suppliers of solar products already undergoing the process of identifying the sustainability hotspots.

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Marian Willuhn

15 Jun 2020

Image: SMA

There are many metrics by which to assess PV inverters. Performance indices – such as energy density, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) count, or efficiency, are among the more popular numbers on spec sheets. In its non-financial report, Germany-based inverter giant SMA demonstrates how the company has worked with stakeholders to identify different parameters that …

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