Solar power production reaches new high in Germany in July
With over 6.17 TWh, solar power generation surpassed its previous record of 5.93 TWh, set just two months earlier.
Germany sees 342 MW of new PV capacity come online in June
The country’s cumulative installed solar PV capacity has now reached 44.3 GW. As a result of this strong growth, the FITs for rooftop solar will be further reduced.
SolarEdge extends patent infringement lawsuit against Huawei
Following the claim filed in June, SolarEdge now alleges Huawei has infringed two more of its patents. With its HD-wave inverter topology the subject of the first lawsuit, the Israeli manufacturer now says its Chinese rival also copied its power optimizer technology.
Eon finalizes Innogy takeover bid
When Eon receives all regulatory approvals, it will own an 86.2% stake in Innogy. The energy company also finalized its voluntary public takeover bid to the minority shareholders.
Germany’s Brandenburg launches home storage incentive program
Starting from now, subsidies for up to 1,000 residential solar-plus-storage systems can be requested from the Investment Bank of Brandenburg.
Germany prevents China from joining 50Hertz
The Chinese state-owned State Grid Corporation of China has been attempting to acquire a 20% stake in German transmission system operator, 50Hertz for some time now. After the intervention of Germany’s Federal Government, however, this share will now go to domestic development bank, KfW.
Monitoring consolidation: AlsoEnergy acquires skytron, Draker
The renewable energy software company will keep the skytron brand and platform, as well as providing services for Draker’s customers.
Video: Future PV Roundtable @ Intersolar Europe 2018
Peijun Shen of Huawei discusses integrating bifacial modules into PV power plant projects from the Future PV discussion at this year’s Intersolar Europe. Bifacial technology is making leaps and bounds, and suppliers up and down the value chain have to deliver new technologies and solutions to pave the way for the next steps in PV systems.
9th PV Quality Roundtable: Stopping the blame game
At pv magazine’s 9th Quality Roundtable, held last month in Germany, a host of experts debated pressing quality issues, from LID in PERC modules, to hailstorm damage and faulty backsheets. In a video interview, Stephan Padlewski of DuPont goes into more detail about the quality debate, and how it has developed over the past years. He also discusses DuPont’s testing regime.
Heraeus Photovoltaics president steps down
Andreas Liebheit, President of Heraeus Photovoltaics, has stepped down for personal reasons. He has been temporarily replaced by Raymund Chua, Head of HPT in Singapore and Head of Heraeus’ Asia-Pacific Regional Center.
