Module trends and technologies: Cast Mono

The photovoltaic market has increased significantly over the last decade. In 2015, the annual PV installation was over 50 GW and the solar cells made with Multi Crystalline Silicon (mc-Si) had a market share of nearly 60 %. This year, however, the majority of European countries noticed a significant switch to Mono Crystalline Silicon with ratios of ~70 % in comparison to 30 % mc-Si. Regardless of the technology, one aspect is absolutely clear: the market is still going the direction where customers worldwide require higher efficiencies. The prices, however, have to stabilise or should get lower. By fulling this demand, cell and solar module producers are required to provide a solution to offer higher efficiencies at the same or lower level of prizing. In Sep 2018 we introduced you to our new module technologies which includes Half Cell, Multi Busbar or optimized cell connector like LRF. This time we want to take a closer look the Cast Mono technology.  (more…)

Solar hybrid solution for housing estate in Lebanon

Our Lebanese Premium Partner Smart Age has equipped a private housing estate in Lebanon with an off-grid PV system including batteries for backup storage. The solution is meant to make the site more independent from diesel generators and immune to power cut-offs. (more…)

Commercial PV in Lebanon is on the rise

Our Lebanese Premium Partner Smart Age has equipped two industrial companies with individual solar power solutions. The plants for the Al-Kazzi factory and the Woody factory show how to gain economic advantage from solar power by reducing energy costs. Both solutions use high-quality components with our long-time guarantees such as the IBC TopFix 200 mounting system and modules of our brand IBC SOLAR Line. (more…)

How Moroccan fishermen benefit from solar energy

Insecure, loud and sooty – these were the characteristics of the power supply for the fishing village Aftissat in the south of Morocco until about 2 years ago. Now the situation has changed fundamentally thanks to a modernisation campaign by the Moroccan fisheries authority (ONP). Our Moroccan specialist partner SEWT sarl has tackled the problem and developed a photovoltaic-based energy supply for the village. The new solar hybrid system not only provides fishermen with electricity around the clock, but is also environmentally friendly and contributes to the country’s ambitious climate protection targets. (more…)