How much energy does a photovoltaic system take to produce? What is its carbon footprint? These questions come up again and again in discussions about the energy transition and the expansion of renewables. However, the myth persists that solar power systems take more energy to produce than they generate during their lifespan. This statement is definitively untrue. (more…)
A few days ago we have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a 20 MW (AC) solar plant with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The project was part of a 270 MW (AC) PV tender in the state of Odisha and assigned to us through a competitive auction process during 2016. The PV system is planned to be put into operation by late 2017. (more…)
Our Turkish regional company has completed another large-scale solar plant with a total capacity of 3.43 MWp in the province of Niğde. This is the third major project IBC SOLAR Turkey has been realised since the beginning of the year as EPC project. The plant will produce 6 million kilowatt hours of solar power per year for grid feed-in and prevent the release of around 4.000 tons of CO2. (more…)
We are expanding our portfolio to include high-performance polycrystalline solar modules of the manufacturer GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd. GCL is an international energy company, specialising in clean and sustainable energy production. The company can produce more than 6 gigawatts per year in the module sector; we aiming a long term partnership. (more…)
“When we presented our business models at Intersolar Europe two years ago, the feedback was already good,” explains Xaver Lindner, our Head of the Solutions Germany department. “We are receiving consistently positive feedback from municipal utilities and energy providers which enable us to gradually expand our business.” (more…)