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Trina Solar launches all-black 450 W solar modules

Trina Solar has developed all-black, 450 W solar modules, featuring n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells, with a power conversion efficiency of 22.5%.

EU to support European PV industry, says no to import duties

SolarPower Europe has held a two-day event to address tensions between rapidly growing PV capacity and the desire to establish a solar industry on the continent.

Germany’s new PV additions hit 1.25 GW in January

Germany installed 1.25 GW of solar in January, bringing the nation’s cumulative PV capacity to 82.19 GW by the end of the month, with more than 3.7 million projects in total.

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Bauer Solar warns about counterfeit solar modules under its brand name

Several containers with fake glass-glass module are said to be in circulation in Europe. Germany’s Bauer Solar has taken legal action against the counterfeiters, who are suspected to be based in China. It said the fake panels can be identified by the packaging and a lack of wooden reinforcements for the pallets.

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Hyundai acquires stake in German PV recyling specialist Flaxres

Flaxres says it will leverage Hyundai’s capabilities to expand its business outside of Germany. The company has developed a solar module recycling technology that is based on short-term high-temperature heating using flash lamps.

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Germany installed 14.28 GW of solar in 2023

According to new figures from Germany’s network grid operator, the country reached 81.3 GW of installed PV capacity at the end of December.

RWE testing agrivoltaics on former opencast mine

The power utility said it is testing three different agrivoltaic concepts at the Garzweiler opencast mine in western Germany.

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BEC-Energie Consult releases self-supporting PV mounting system

German developer BEC-Energie Consult has developed a mounting system that uses less material than conventional systems. It claims the new tech can reach 1.45 MW of output per hectare. It can also be used for ground-level agrivoltaic systems.

SAX Power unveils all-in-one battery inverter for home use

German manufacturer SAX Power says the capacity of its new all-in-one battery inverter solution ranges from 5.76 kWh to 17.28 kWh. It is suitable for new PV systems, as well as retrofit projects.

German grid operator expects new 2023 solar capacity to hit 14.1 GW

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) says developers likely installed 14.1 GW of new solar capacity in 2023, with more than 260,000 balcony solar modules now in operation.

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