Hanergy showcased its pioneering energy solutions at Intersolar Europe 2019

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Clean energy giant Hanergy Thin Film Power Group is in an expansionary phase as it attempts to strengthen its foothold in the global market. The company recently exhibited its latest energy solutions at the 27th Intersolar Europe exhibition.

As part of the three-day conference and exhibition at the Messe München Exhibition Centre in Munich, Hanergy showcased its most promising solar solutions.

Amongst the exhibits were the HanPaper Plus in, a portable solar power-bank product; the HanPack solar backpack and the Humbrella solar-powered parasol. There were also solar-powered housing solutions such as the single and double glass HanTile, power-generation wall solution the HanWall and road paving solutions including the HanBrick. Transportation solutions included the slide-in ground mounted system and the thin-film solar vehicle roof as well as flexible modules and production lines from Solibro and MiaSolé.

Hanergy also fast-tracked its global expansion plans at Intersolar by signing strategic cooperation contracts with companies including Deuter and Bahama, to co-design and develop solar backpacks and solar powered parasols, respectively.

As per the strategic co-operation contract with Deuter, Hanergy will be responsible for the development and design of thin film flexible components, and Deuter will take the onus for the design, production and the sales of the bags globally. The duo will adopt a co-branding strategy to promote their solar backpacks.

Robert Schieferle, VP of Deuter, said: “We’re pleased to build synergies with [a] company of Hanergy’s stature and bring to use [its] par-excellence thin film flexible components in our upcoming solar backpacks. We’re confident that our new solar backpack, powered by Hanergy’s lightweight modules with dual branding of the two brands, is surely going to be a head-turner.”

Deuter is a German brand of sport packs and bags for hiking, trekking, snow sports and other uses. Founded in 1898, Deuter has been pioneering premium outdoor equipment for more than 120 years. 

Under the aegis of a strategic partnership agreement with Bahama, Germany’s leading parasol brand, Hanergy and its new partner will cooperate to co-design and develop solar powered parasols. Founded in 1950, Bahama designs and manufactures a variety of high-quality, large-size parasols and sun sails.

Introducing its flexible modules and BIPV product the HanTile to the Swedish market, Hanergy also signed a $1 million distribution agreement with Sun Lion Solar Ltd, one of the renowned companies offering rooftop solutions in Scandinavia.

Sweden’s solar market has grown tremendously in the last few years. Its operational PV capacity increased from 231 MW at the end of 2017 to 411 MW at the end of last year, according to statistics released by Swedish Energy Agency the Energimyndigheten. The figures show 2018 was the country’s best year in terms of solar development, with 180 MW added to the grid. That contrasts with 91 MW in 2017 and just 13 MW in 2016, while in 2015 and 2014 the country added around 37.6 MW and 36.2 MW, respectively.

Lv Yuan, vice president of Hanergy overseas sales, said: “Intersolar Europe has been around for years now and we’ve been fortunate to be associated with the platform. Our participation at this year’s Intersolar exhibition has yielded exceptionally good results for the company. We signed a $1 million contract to distribute our rooftop solution [in] Sweden and we’ve also clinched strategic cooperation contracts with renowned companies in their respective fields [such as] Deuter and Bahama, to accentuate the look and feel of our solar backpacks and parasols, and also the sales in Europe and the world markets.

Hanergy, hoped to close deals with nearly 85 potential customers for orders totaling 380 MW at the Intersolar exhibition. The company claimed it received more than 5,000 visitors and thousands of experts from 160 nations during the exhibition.

Wang Zhongshuang, CEO of Hanergy Germany said: “Hanergy has been on a continuous growth trajectory and is constantly expanding its foothold in the global market. Our collaborations with Deuter and Bahama [are] a testament [to] our earnestness to apply our innovative thin film power technology to … products across industries. We’re committed to empower the world with mobile energy and we’re open to work with top companies to create more energy efficient products that will change the way of life for consumers.”

According to the Global Market Outlook for Solar Power published recently by SolarPower Europe, the continent’s solar market is expected to grow exponentially. Germany will remain the largest PV market in Europe for years to come, with an expected newly installed solar capacity of 26.7 GW by 2023, bringing its cumulative capacity to 72.6 GW. Spain will be the second-biggest market, with new additions reaching 19.4 GW and its cumulative total hitting 25.3 GW by the end of 2023.

Over the next five years the Netherlands, France and Italy will likely add 15.8 GW, 13.3 GW and 9.6 GW, respectively. They will be followed by Ukraine and Turkey, with 5.9 GW and 5.5 GW of respective projected growth.

This PR was amended on 30/05/19 after Hanergy confirmed the deal signed with Sun Lion Solar for supply of the HanTile was worth $1 million rather than the $1 billion originally stated by the company.