“Mounting systems” blog series part 1: Private houses with tiled pitched roof

montage_1It is important for all installations that the solar energy system is securely fixed to the roof – and every roof has its own specific requirements. I would like to take the opportunity with this and other blog entries on the subject of “mounting systems” to present the typical mounting options to PV plant operators and installers for the most frequent roof types and give them recommendations. (mehr…)

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

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…)

Step by step: installing mounting systems quickly onto the rooftop with video tutorials by IBC SOLAR

Screenshot_MontagevideosThanks to their high level of prefabrication and a modular construction structure, our mounting systems IBC TopFix 200 for pitched roofs and IBC AeroFix for flat roofs are able to be installed on the rooftop with surprising speed. To make the assembly even easier now, we have expanded our services for our Premium Partners and have met a request previously expressed by many of them: installation tutorials in video format. (more…)

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

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

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…)