GCL to supply modules to IBC Solar
German based PV systems provider IBC Solar has announced a partnership deal with solar manufacturing giant GCL System Integration Technology. The first modules supplied by GCL are expected to be delivered in September.
SolarWorld: short-term solution from investor seems possible
The provisional insolvency administrator of the German module manufacturer is now in talks with a potential investor for the acquisition of the company’s German manufacturing facilities in Freiberg and Arnstadt. Around 1,200 employees will be transferred to a transitional company.
VDMA: solar equipment orders increase 328% in Q1
A report published by German engineering federation VDMA reveals strong demand for solar production equipment, with order intake in the first quarter of 2017 tripling over the previous quarter. The book to bill ratio of orders to delivered systems hit the ‘very high’ level of 4.4 for the first quarter of 2017
Organic electrode material could boost lithium ion capacity
Researchers at Germany’s Helmholtz Institute have developed a new electrode material which could improve the capacity and charge/discharge speed of lithium-ion technology, as well as reducing for costly cobalt in the batteries.
SolarWorld announces lay-off plan
The company said that continuing it’s business operations is possible only with reduced staff. Production must keep going in the interest of possible future investors.
Singulus’ CIGS order from China cut to just €10m
The German tooling specialist confirms that an order received by an unnamed Chinese solar frim earlier this year has been reduced by half, down from €20 million worth of equipment to just €10 million.
Germany added 212 MW of solar in May
6,589 small-sized PV systems with a combined capacity of 136 MW were connected to the grid in May. Furthermore, the first large-scale solar plants selected in the first auction held in April 2015 are now coming online.
German Parliament approves incentives for tenants’ solar power supply
The new provisions will come into force in the fall. Renewable energy associations and organizations ask for improvements in order to make the scheme really attractive.
Jolywood, TÜV Nord and CPVT joint forces for testing of bifacial modules
It is difficult to compare the performance of bifacial modules with that of conventional solar panels, if the usual tests are applied. As a result, China-based Jolywood, Germany’s TÜV Nord and Chinese company CPVT have decided to develop a joint testing process.
Heraeus develops new low activity tabbing paste for PERC applications
New white paper by the German-headquartered silver paste specialists examines effect of new generation of tabbing pastes on mono- and multi-PERC solar cell wafers, leading to higher efficiencies.
