Articles written by Michael Fuhs

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Applications & Installations
‘The technology and the capital are available, but the market simply lacks execution capacity’ 1Komma5° has acquired a majority stake in Swedish solar installation provider Cellsolar AB. This is the sixth acquisition of the recently founded Cleantech startup which wants to open the installation sector for the capital market in order to allow rapid growth.
Michael Fuhs
Feb 02, 2022
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Products to pack in more power While the central vs. string debate dominates much of the discussion in the inverter market, Italian manufacturer Fimer supplies both, and argues that both are suitable depending on the circumstances. The company’s new central platform can also efficiently cope with increasing DC/AC ratios, says Maren Schmidt, managing director of its utility business line.
Michael Fuhs
Aug 09, 2021
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Christian Pho Duc
Update: solar hydrogen in Europe Smartenergy is driving solar hydrogen production in Portugal. Christian Pho Duc, the company’s CTO and managing director H2 projects, discusses the EU regulatory environment, costs, and his motivation to equip photovoltaic plants with electrolyzers.
Michael Fuhs
Jun 07, 2021
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Markets & Policy
Global solar supply chain under scrutiny The discussion about the extent to which forced labor exists in the solar value chain continues. A video, a university report, a ministerial response and a parliamentary machinations formed notable developments of the debate last week.
Emiliano Bellini, Michael Fuhs
May 24, 2021
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Markets & Policy
The weekend read: Should solar developers take notice of ESG criteria? Something is brewing in the financial world. “Sustainable finance” and the growth of ESG funds have been taking the market by storm in recent years. Since most major PV projects end up needing investors from the capital market, it is only a matter of time before they will have to adapt. The beginning of March 2021 saw a milestone reached in this process.
Michael Fuhs
Apr 10, 2021
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ESG criteria: Should developers take notice? Something is brewing in the financial world. “Sustainable finance” and the growth of ESG funds have been taking the market by storm in recent years. Since most major PV projects end up needing investors from the capital market, it is only a matter of time before they will have to adapt. The beginning of March 2021 saw a milestone reached in this process.
Michael Fuhs
Apr 07, 2021
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Research & Development
LG Chem unveils two residential battery series LG Chem is spinning off its battery business into a new subsidiary, LG Energy Solution. It also launched two new battery series, Resu Prime and Resu Flex. These devices rely on new battery cells with a higher power density and with up to 16 kWh, they have a higher capacity than previous models. The first products are expected to be shipped from February or March 2021.
Michael Fuhs
Dec 08, 2020
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Technology & Products
The weekend read: Something truly new You can try to succeed by making a better version of your competitors’ product, or you can try to do something completely new. NexWafe has chosen the second path. It is developing plans to manufacture wafers for high-efficiency solar cells in Bitterfeld, Germany, that are produced more sustainably and at lower cost than any other products available today.
Michael Fuhs
Oct 31, 2020
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Something truly new You can try to succeed by making a better version of your competitors’ product, or you can try to do something completely new. NexWafe has chosen the second path. It is developing plans to manufacture wafers for high-efficiency solar cells in Bitterfeld, Germany, that are produced more sustainably and at lower cost than any other products available today.
Michael Fuhs
Oct 12, 2020