Modules & Upstream Manufacturing

Centrosolar is presenting a new solar module with 54 cells and up to 225 watts of output at this year’s EU PVSEC trade show. These modules have four more cells than their predecessors in the S-Class Excellent series and are wider and shorter, with six by nine cells instead of the earlier five by ten.

Isofotón is presenting its high-performance ISF 240 module at this year’s EU PVSEC. The Spanish company says this module is its most powerful so far, with an efficiency of 14.5 percent and an output of 240 watts.

Thin film manufacturer, Global Solar, is presenting the PowerFlex BIPV, a flexible solar module, at the EU PVSEC. The company produces flexible copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) cells.

Sovello is showing Pure Power T modules that work at high voltage, thus adding high-voltage modules for small roof surfaces to its range of low-voltage modules for large ground-mounted solar installations.

Sunways has further developed its monocrystalline 19+ solar cell. Made with the screen-printing metallization process, the cell was previously only available in a size of five inches.

The Solrif in-roof photovoltaic system from Ernst Schweizer is now also available in a larger size. With Solrif XXL, laminates of up to 1.7 square meters can be framed and take over the roofing’s function.

Degerenergie is presenting its solar tracking system Degertraker 9000NT at PVSEC. The dual-axis system is designed for 70 square meters of module surface and works with all solar modules currently on the market.

GeckoVoltaik is showing its single-axis tracking system ilioflex at EU PVSEC. Because of its low grammage of less than ten kilograms per square meter, it is suitable for industrial roof surfaces whose static properties weren’t sufficient for tracking systems before, says GeckoVoltaik.

Mounting Systems offers the Sigma installation system for ground-mounted installation of laminates and framed modules. To reduce Sigma’s installation time even more, the company has now developed the Pi track, which it is introducing at EU PVSEC.

At EU PVSEC, Gehrlicher Solar is presenting its in-roof system Gehrtec Intra, which is completely integrated into the roof and, according to the company, completely rainproof.