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Sale process begins for German microinverter maker Solarnative
Solarnative launched insolvency proceedings and started searching for new investors in June.
VoltStorage advances its iron-salt battery technology
German flow battery firm VoltStorage says its next stage of technology development will deliver 20-fold increase in performance.
Germany concludes rooftop PV tender with average price of €0.0894/kWh
The German authorities have reviewed 363 MW of bids to select 2559 MW of projects in the nation’s latest rooftop PV tender. The final prices ranged from €0.0795 ($0.0864)/kWh to €0.1019/kWh.
Germany’s solar market faces price wars, consolidation
A series of inquiries to residential PV installers has revealed a tough consolidation phase in Germany’s solar installation market. With an increasing number of installers offering solar arrays at very low prices, competition is intensifying as companies vie for fewer orders.
German startup offers self-adhesive film for glare-free PV modules
Germany-based Phytonics has developed a self-adhesive film with microstructures to reduce glare on PV modules. It is available in sheets and rolls for new and existing PV systems.
Germany’s balcony PV installations hit 200 MW in H1
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) says 220,000 balcony PV systems were installed in the country in the first half of the year, reaching 200 MW.
German authorities arrest Solar Fabrik CEO
The German police have arrested Christian L, the CEO of German solar manufacturer Solar Fabrik, in relation to an investigation by the Würzburg public prosecutor over alleged customs violations by PV wholesaler ESC Verwaltungs GmbH & Co.KG during the minimum import price period for Chinese solar modules.
Fronius to cut 650 jobs
Austrian inverter maker Fronius has cut another 650 jobs due to high inverter inventories and no expected upturn.
Germany deployed 7.55 GW of solar in H1
Germany installed more than 1.13 GW of new PV systems in June alone. Its cumulative installed PV capacity hit 90.2 GW at the end of the first half of this year.
German rooftop PV installer Enersol to cease operations in October
Enersol, the residential unit of German battery manufacturer Sonnen, says it will cease operations at the end of October due to unprofitability, despite strong growth over the last three years.
