Blog Series International Markets and Trade Fairs: Part 1 – Energiesparmesse Wels und Swiss Photovoltaic Conference Bern

Our Team at the stand in Wels

Important industry events have also taken place in the Alpine region in recent weeks. Therefore, today’s blog post revolves around the Energiesparmesse Wels in Austria, where we were presenting our portfolio from 1st to 5th March, as well as the Swiss Photovoltaic Conference, which was held on 21st and 22nd March.  (more…)

IBC SOLAR partners with Preising for more safety on roofs

Safety on roofs is a major issue throughout Europe. There are different regulations and guidelines that cause a lot of uncertainty. Preising and IBC SOLAR now collaborate offering their customers a unique safety system for the maintenance of PV systems on the flat roof: a fall protection device, the AeroFix Latch (more…)

The profile that came in from the cold

Right into the freezer and back. Well – with  an area of 30 square meters the freezer in this case is slightly bigger than the usual household devices. We are referring to a special test that we have performed on our mounting systems. We wanted to know the following: Will temperatures of  minus 20 degrees harm the rails and modules and can major icing cause frost damage? (more…)

Our year 2018 in review

The year is drawing to a close. Time for a review of the solar year 2018! Read here which highlights we have experienced in the past 12 months. (more…)

IKEA and IBC SOLAR focus on simple mounting for PV systems

PV-Anlage auf IKEA-Dach“Do you still reside or do you already live?” This IKEA advertising slogan used in Germany must now be supplemented with “Yet producing or still consuming?”. The largest PV system of the Swedish furniture company to date was recently put into operation at a Swiss store. Modules with an output of 1.5 megawatt peak are IKEA’s contribution to greater sustainability. (more…)