Articles written by Cornelia Lichner

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REG Energy Engineering module structure
Applications & Installations
69 MWp agrivoltaic project underway in Rhineland-Palatinate One of the largest agrivoltaic power plants in Europe is currently under construction in the southwestern German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. REG Energy Engineering has designed a new, material-saving substructure for the project that allows for livestock grazing.
Cornelia Lichner
Jun 26, 2024
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pv magazine Focus Event, Munich 2024
Technology & Products
Home energy management systems: Compatibility, good forecasts and efficiency The quality of home energy management systems is a concern for the industry. More than 300 participants at the pv magazine Focus Event in the conference center of the Munich Trade Fair Center made this clear. To provide a glimpse into the “black box,” manufacturers, scientists and users discussed the most important criteria.
Cornelia Lichner
Jun 24, 2024
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Electrolyzer prices – what to expect In addition to the cost of electricity, the price of hydrogen depends largely on the up-front investment cost of the electrolyzer. The lower the full-load hours, the greater the impact. Analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) sees a number of different possible pathways for the market to develop.
Cornelia Lichner
Mar 11, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Weekend Read: A 10 GW time bomb It is estimated that 10 GW of solar modules in Germany suffer from prematurely aging backsheets, with sites of all sizes affected. pv magazine Germany’s Cornelia Lichner looks at how to detect and repair such defects.
Cornelia Lichner
Sep 09, 2023
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A 10 GW time bomb It is estimated that 10 GW of solar modules in Germany suffer from prematurely aging backsheets, with sites of all sizes affected. pv magazine Germany’s Cornelia Lichner looks at how to detect and repair such defects.
Cornelia Lichner
Jul 25, 2023
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More acceptance through dual use Doubling up on land use by adding solar to agricultural sites sounds like a great idea. But what is the right method? pv magazine Deutschland’s Cornelia Lichner compares ground-mounted solar and agrivoltaic systems in Germany and discovers that some of the relevant regulations do not appear to be justified.
Cornelia Lichner
Apr 05, 2023
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Applications & Installations
Polypropylene absorber to simplify brine heat pumps’ adoption German company Mefa Befestigungs- und Montagetechnik has developed absorbers made of polypropylene that are intended to simplify the use of brine heat pumps. The novel technology should make it possible to combine multiple heat sources, including water, earth, air and also ice storage all within a single system.
Cornelia Lichner
Oct 24, 2022
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Applications & Installations
The weekend read: Energy storage efficiency and prices determine economics Estimating the total cost of energy storage connected to a rooftop PV installation is a complex affair, involving factors such as tax, the policy environment, system lifetimes, and even the weather. As part of its extensive overview of distributed energy storage in Germany, pv magazine Germany analyzed the efficiency of different battery energy storage systems to create a comparable index that illustrates the cost of a stored kilowatt-hour.
Cornelia Lichner
Jul 16, 2022
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The art of sizing The ideal size for a battery system depends on the user’s goals. However, with regard to optimizing self-consumption, some calculation programs recommend systems that are too large, explains HTW Berlin. Here, we provide expert tips on the design and interpretation of storage system dimensions seen in pv magazine’s market overview. The outdoor trend discernible in this data is also worthy of further investigation.
Cornelia Lichner
Jun 24, 2022