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Roland Ernst

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Applications & Installations

Germany concludes rooftop PV tender with average price of €0.1087/kWh The German authorities reviewed 213 MW of bids and selected 195 MW of projects in the nation’s fifth tender. The final prices ranged between €0.0900 ($0.0959)/kWh and €0.1125/kWh. The final average price was €0.1087.

Roland Ernst

Mar 02, 2023

Markets & Policy

BayWa re to sell PV product distribution business BayWa AG is strategically realigning BayWa re so it can sell its solar trade business. In the future, the subsidiary will focus on international projects as an independent power producer (IPP).

Roland Ernst

Mar 02, 2023

Research & Development

Fraunhofer ISE founder, solar pioneer Adolf Goetzberger dies Adolf Goetzberger, the founder of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and an early proponent of photovoltaics, passed away on Feb. 24 at the age of 94.

Roland Ernst

Mar 02, 2023

Applications & Installations

Germany trying to attract ‘solar workers’ from India The German Solar Industry Association and the Indian Skill Council for Green Jobs signed an agreement in Delhi on the weekend, marking German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to India.

Roland Ernst

Feb 28, 2023

Markets & Policy

Axitec expands solar panel capacity to 2 GW Module manufacturer Axitec is ramping up its production capacity in China, India and Vietnam to meet growing demand for PV modules in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Roland Ernst

Feb 27, 2023

Markets & Policy

Austria deployed more than 1.4 GW of new solar in 2022 Austria joined the gigawatt club last year after deploying more than 1,000 MW of solar for the first time. It has now reached more than 4.2 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity.

Roland Ernst

Jan 09, 2023

Applications & Installations

Germany installed 675 MW of solar in November Germany’s newly installed PV capacity for November consisted of 596 MW of subsidized systems and 73 MW of installations built without public support. In the first 11 months of 2022, the country added around 6.8 GW of new solar capacity.

Roland Ernst

Jan 03, 2023

Research & Development

Researchers achieved world record 32.5% efficiency for a perovskite tandem solar cell A group of researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has achieved a new world efficiency record for a silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell, with a certified efficiency of 32.5%.

Roland Ernst

Dec 20, 2022

Markets & Policy

Sono Motors launches campaign to save Sion solar electric car German electric car manufacturer Sono Motors says it has failed to raise enough money from investors and is now trying to save its business by selling its Sion solar electric vehicles at a discounted price.

Roland Ernst

Dec 15, 2022

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