PV in the old freight depot – our Solplanet test facility

The colleagues from Solplanet, Qmax and IBC SOLAR on the old freight depot roof

We have already reported on our cooperation with the inverter manufacturer Solplanet. Now there is exciting news again: In Lichtenfels, very close to our company headquarters, we have installed a first test plant in an old freight depot together with our premium partner Qmax.  (more…)

More energy independence: vehicle bodybuilder with new SMA commercial storage system

Together with our Premium Partner Sonnenkompetenz we have equipped the bodywork and accident repair specialist Scholz from Zeil am Main (Bavaria) with an individually tailored and comprehensive energy solution. The PV system with 122-kilowatt-peak (kWp) capacity will be expanded to include the new SMA commercial storage system with a capacity of 32 kilowatt hours (kWh) and an integrated energy management system.  (more…)

Better testing – Endurance tests live at Intersolar 2023

SUNLAB Load Table

We have already reported on our upcoming trade fair appearance at Intersolar 2023. However, there is one highlight that we have not yet discussed in detail: The SUNLAB load table will demonstrate live at the trade fair stand three times a day how our in-house modules and mounting systems are subjected to endurance tests and have to prove their quality.  (more…)

Two new solar parks are connected to the Hungarian grid

Solar park Gerjen © MET Group

Renewable energies account for an increasing share of Hungary’s energy supply since 2020, and photovoltaics is gaining importance in the country. With the grid connection of the two solar parks in Gerjen and Söjtör with nominal power outputs of 51 and 45 megawatt peak (MWp), another milestone for the energy transition in Hungary has been achieved. (more…)

Solar power for the Tiny House – An interview

From left to right: Dr. Stratis Tapanlis, IBC SOLAR AG, Director C&I Energy Storage; Oliver Oswald, IBC SOLAR AG, Project Engineer Central Technical Sales Support; Prof. Dr. Rainer Hirth, HS Coburg; Benedikt Pfuhlmann, Student HS Coburg; Julius Möhrstedt, IBC SOLAR AG, Shareholder.

In our article Tiny House – The big trend for a small footprint we already told you about our participation in the Tiny House of the Coburg University of Applied Sciences. Today, we asked two colleagues who were responsible for the project planning and coordination with the university a few questions about the background and the exact process. (more…)