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Technology & Products
Meyer Burger reports €67.8 million loss for fiscal 2017 The Swiss PV equipment manufacturer recorded a loss of around €68 million last year. Although Meyer Burger was able to slightly increase sales, the EBITDA margin was below 3%. This year, the company is aiming for an EBITDA margin of 10%, in order to return to profitability.
Daniel Seeger
Mar 22, 2018
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Markets & Policy
PV has the lowest LCOE in Germany, finds Fraunhofer ISE According to Fraunhofer ISE experts, PV’s Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) currently ranges between €0.0371 and €0.1154 per kWh in Germany. The potential for further cost reductions is vast, the researchers add.
Daniel Seeger
Mar 20, 2018
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Technology & Products
Manz returns to profitability Thanks to a one-off effect in the solar segment, the company was able to achieve a record turnover of €325 million in 2017.
Daniel Seeger
Mar 08, 2018
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Technology & Products
SolarWorld Americas gets $5 million loan from creditors Creditors will allow SolarWorld Americas to borrow more than US$5 million. This should bring operations up to full capacity in the coming months.
Daniel Seeger
Mar 05, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Luxembourg launches tender for solar over 500 kW The government of Luxembourg has also adopted a new draft legislation aimed at regulating self-consumption and promoting the active role of prosumers.
Daniel Seeger
Mar 02, 2018
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Technology & Products
Phoenix Solar starts insolvency proceedings The insolvency proceedings of the German PV company have begun at the district court of Munich. According to the insolvency administrator, there is no hope for the parent company and its largest subsidiary in the United States.
Daniel Seeger
Feb 28, 2018
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A new concept gains traction Flexible sector coupling: To date, the energy transition has unfolded primarily in the electricity sector. This limitation should be overcome by sector coupling, which is basically electrification of the mobility and heat sectors. But this alone does not offer a complete solution. Sector coupling must be flexible. To this end, a Berlin-based startup is developing a colossal steel storage tank, and battery storage facilities are being built in Canada along a highway.
Daniel Seeger
Feb 28, 2018
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Research & Development
Germany’s ISFH announces 26.1% efficiency for p-type crystalline cells The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) and the Leibniz Universität Hannover claim that this result is a world record for p-type silicon material, as well as a European record for crystalline silicon.
Daniel Seeger
Feb 07, 2018
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Markets & Policy
Meyer Burger goes to Chinese court for patent infringement The Swiss PV equipment manufacturer has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in China against Wuxi Shangji Automation Co, Ltd for the protection of its patented wire winding system for the cutting of solar wafers, the Diamond Wire Management System (DWMS).
Daniel Seeger
Feb 07, 2018
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