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Three new major projects in Asia went into operation

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Project Phalodi with 22.5 MWp in India

At the end of May, we put the photovoltaic project Phalodi with a total capacity of 22.5 MWp in India into operation. Phalodi is already our sixth project in India. In total, we have 50 MWp installed capacity in the country. In Japan, also in May we realized two new PV plants in the prefectures of Saitama and Ibaraki with a total output of 3.5 MWp. By the end of the year we will have developed, built and sold more than 25 MWp in Japan to private investors. (more…)

The cable is what matters

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Solar cable IBC FlexiSun

What are the main components of a PV system? To be precise: Modules, inverters, the substructure. However, there are even more… plugs, fuses, terminal boxes… and a lot of solar cables. And these cables are exactly what our current blog article is all about. System planners solely focus all too often on the main components. These components must be of high quality and durable. However, very often defective solar cables cause a system failure. (mehr…)

India is relying on the sun: our largest solar project outside of Germany is ready for takeoff

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pokhran-11-mwp-india-1Shailendra Bebortha calls it a “milestone”: With the signing of the EPC contract (engineering, procurement, construction) for our major PV project near Phalodi, India, the Managing Director of our Indian subsidiary cannot only announce IBC SOLAR’s largest solar project outside of Germany to date. With the installation of 22.5 MWp we now also exceed a milestone of 50 MWp of solar capacity for third party customers in India. The construction is expected to start in October, commission is planned for April 2017. (mehr…)

Cooling with solar power: IBC SOLAR supplies PV system for the largest freezer in Norway

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WP_20160418_11_33_02_ProCold stores require a great deal of energy – mainly when the sun is shining and it is warm outside. The leading Norwegian food logistics provider ASKO has Installed a PV system on the roof of a cold store in Vestby. The system was implemented by Solenergi FUSen AS, the Norwegian Premium Partner of IBC SOLAR. It enhances a current system which was put into operation on the roof of an ASKO dry fuel storage facility in 2014.  The entire system has a capacity of 1 megawatt peak (MWp), producing around 550 MWh of solar power each year which the company will use entirely for its own consumption.(more…)

Exemplary sustainability: the Dutch company Plospan leads the way

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Plospan-NL-2016The Dutch company Plospan has become a pioneer in environment protection: the company which focuses on sustainability has been producing its own solar power since 3 June. The PV system is in the province of Gelderland and, with 9,240 modules and 2.4 megawatts, is the world’s largest roof system supplied by IBC SOLAR that is used for self-consumption. This makes the system the largest PV installation in the province of Gelderland – a major step forward for the sustainable use of natural resources.(more…)