PV in Austria: The Energiesparmesse Wels

A number of trade fairs and conferences on photovoltaics and renewable energies are currently taking place around the world. Including in Austria, where the Energiesparmesse Wels opens its doors from 8-10 March. In today’s article, we want to take this as an opportunity to take a closer look at the PV market in Austria. You can also look forward to the highlights that IBC SOLAR will be presenting in Wels this year. (more…)

An exciting year for IBC SOLAR

Our IBC SOLAR Executive Board (from the left): Lars Degendorfer (CFO), Stefan Horstmann (COO), Patrik Danz (CSO), Dr Dirk Haft (CEO)

We already announced it in our 2023 annual review: 2024 will be an exciting year for the PV industry and especially for us at IBC SOLAR. At the turn of the year, there was a major change at the top of our company, as Udo Möhrstedt, founder and CEO, has withdrawn from the executive board and has moved to the supervisory board. In this blog post, we give a small outlook on the coming year and let our new CEO Dr Dirk Haft say a few words.  (more…)

Rooftop safety – Fall protection AeroFix Latch

When it comes to occupational safety in relation to PV, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the complex and costly scaffolding of the building that is required for safe installation on a pitched or flat roof. But that’s not all. Work on the roof itself, for maintenance etc., must also be secured. That’s why we have our AeroFix Latch fall protection system, which is the subject of today’s article.  (more…)

Power optimisers for PV systems – what’s behind them?

Optimisers for PV systems are small devices that are installed on the back of photovoltaic modules. Their main function is to monitor each module and maximise capacity independently of the other modules. This is important if the PV system is regularly shaded. In this article, we explore their benefits and find out when it makes sense to use optimisers.  (more…)