Articles written by Marian Willuhn

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Singulus and SERIS continue HJT research after proof of concept By proving inductively coupled plasma can be used for HJT-cell production, the research institute and corporate partner will now work on ways to find cost-effective production methods with the aim of making a GW scale roll out of HJT cells viable
Marian Willuhn
May 25, 2018
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ADB finances its first utility-scale PV plant in $160 million deal Asia’s largest IPP receives funds to develop renewable energy assets in line with Indonesia’s plans to increase renewable generation to 23% by 2025. The ADB’s support for PV at this scale is novel and could help overcome financing gaps that have hindered PV development in emerging nations
Marian Willuhn
May 24, 2018
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Survey finds digitalization, decentralization and decarbonization concerns energy leaders The World Energy Council tracks the top concerns of energy leaders and has created a tool with Arup to display its findings. The rise of digitalization issues and the decreasing significance of fossil fuels indicates a strong renewables market ahead and energy start ups are receiving increasing attention from utilities and leaders
Marian Willuhn
May 24, 2018
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SMA launching new multi string battery inverter SMA says its new product will offer digital services such as monitoring and automatic notifications to perform maintenance as well as offering an emergency supply system. According to analysts, the varied applications of new inverters signal an increasingly competitive marketplace.
Marian Willuhn
May 23, 2018
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PV inverter market becoming more diversified as price pressure intensifies – IHS Markit PV inverter shipment volumes have gone up recently, but an increasingly competitive market has seen declining prices, forcing manufacturers to think out of the box to find new business applications for their products.
Marian Willuhn
May 18, 2018
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Etrion completes 13.2 MW solar project in Japan ahead of schedule The Swiss IPP finished its fourth Japanese PV plant located in Japan. Overall, the Swiss company is working on a 190 MW backlog of projects in Japan.
Marian Willuhn
May 17, 2018
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Crowd investment kicking off PV, storage system market in developing countries Autarsys reports the roll-out of two off-grid battery systems in Madagascar. Thanks to crowd investment, its order books are full. Streamlining the process of investment, the Germany-based start-up will cooperate with crowd investment platforms, Greenvesting and Ecoligo.
Marian Willuhn
May 17, 2018
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Canadian Solar commissions 35 MW PV farm in India The Chinese-Canadian solar company reached commercial operation for the plant just in time to still benefit from the state of Karnatake’s lucrative incentives programme. Open access rules allow businesses to broker PPA’s directly with the PV operator.
Marian Willuhn
May 16, 2018
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Neo Solar Power increases turnover, reduces losses On the last stretch to the merger between NSP, Gintech and Solartech, the company still posted losses due to “operational challenges” and solar trade disputes.
Marian Willuhn
May 16, 2018