Solar plant on gas station shows how Jordan can achieve its renewable energy goals

The solar company MIRNA, our long-term Premium Partner from Jordan, has installed a solar plant with 100 kilowatt peak for a gas station located near the capital city Amman. The photovoltaics (PV) plant contributes to the national energy independence strategy of the monarchy in the Middle East. (more…)

Italian class 1 fire certificate for the IBC SOLAR Line modules

Fire safety plays an important role in Italy, particularly when it comes to photovoltaic modules. The country-specific provisions are even more strict here than the EU standard. For us this means that since 2013 we have been working with a specialised laboratory, accredited by the Italian interior ministry, for the analysis of fire safety classes for poly and monocrystalline modules in the IBC SOLAR Line. (more…)

Visit to the IBC SOLAR test facility III: Performance measurement

A walk through our test facility allows you to immerse yourself in the history of photovoltaics. Modules from many generations, some already a decade and a half old, show how technology has changed. Guest author and product manager René Schüler presents special test objects in a blog series and provides background knowledge to cell technologies and typical ageing effects. Using thermographic images, he looks into the interior of the modules in the last part of our series. (more…)