Tag: Alternative energy solar energy
Prices for solar modules fall to record lows
Production by Meyer Burger in Freiberg European companies see themselves under pressure in the fight against Chinese competition. (Photo: IMAGO/Sylvio Dittrich) Dusseldorf The warning is drastic: “If nothing happens now,…
Prices for solar modules fall to record lows
Dusseldorf The warning is drastic: “If nothing happens now, there is a great risk that European solar producers will have massive problems in the next few months, and some will…
Photovoltaics: Rent a solar system instead of buying it?
Building a solar system If you want to save money, you can also rent a system. Solar energy is booming: around 90,000 new photovoltaic systems (PV systems) were installed in…
Meyer Burger uses US subsidies for factory construction in Colorado
Meyer Burger The new plant in Colorado is scheduled to start production in the fourth quarter of 2024. (Photo: IMAGO/Sylvio Dittrich) Zurich The Swiss solar module manufacturer Meyer Burger wants…
EU Parliament passes far-reaching reform of the electricity market
Brussels The European Parliament wants to lower electricity prices for households and companies in the long term and keep them stable. The Industry Committee agreed on a new electricity market…
Energy unicorn Enpal is in the black for the first time
Installation of solar systems The German solar start-up Enpal reports a profit for the past fiscal year. (Photo: Enpal ) Dusseldorf The solar start-up Enpal is benefiting from the boom…
Energy unicorn Enpal is in the black for the first time
Installation of solar systems The German solar start-up Enpal reports a profit for the past fiscal year. (Photo: Enpal ) Dusseldorf The solar start-up Enpal is benefiting from the boom…
How stable is our power grid?
Dusseldorf The German power grid was one of the most important topics of all last year. The fear of power outages was great, but in the end, despite the problems…
New type of solar systems is about to make a breakthrough
Organic Solar Cells The cells are thin, light and flexible – this opens up completely new application possibilities. (Photo: Heliatek [M]) Dusseldorf When Karl Leo looks at houses, he sees…
Organic solar cells are about to make a breakthrough
Organic Solar Cells The cells are thin, light and flexible – this opens up completely new application possibilities. (Photo: Heliatek [M]) Dusseldorf When Karl Leo looks at houses, he sees…
Northern Germany benefits from green electricity as a location advantage
Wind power in Lower Saxony Parts of northern Germany produce more electricity than they consume themselves. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The availability of green electricity is a decisive location factor for…
Organic solar cells are about to make a breakthrough
Organic Solar Cells The cells are thin, light and flexible – this opens up completely new application possibilities. (Photo: Heliatek [M]) Dusseldorf When Karl Leo looks at houses, he sees…
Photovoltaic developer Maxsolar secures money for expansion
Christopher Strasser Maxsolar develops, builds and operates systems for itself and for third parties. (Photo: MaxSolar) Frankfurt The Upper Bavarian photovoltaic developer Maxsolar has received 410 million euros from the…
Electricity from the air, smaller and more efficient than a wind turbine
SkySails There are different approaches to airborne wind power. The company SkySails from Hamburg is entering the race with kite technology. Dusseldorf The red and white kite flies through the…
How renewable energies are saving the oil state of Texas in the record heat
new York In Austin, temperatures recently climbed to more than 42 degrees Celsius, and in Corpus Christi even to 50 degrees Celsius. In the US state of Texas, one heat…
How dependent is Germany on energy from abroad?
power grid Germany has exported a particularly large amount of electricity in recent months. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In recent months, Germany has imported more electricity than usual from abroad. According…
Boom even before planned simplifications
balcony power plant Many Germans want to generate energy with solar cells on the balcony – and thus save money. (Photo: dpa) Bonn/Berlin More and more citizens in Germany have…
This is how digitization and AI accelerate the installation of solar systems
Roof and facade of a residential building with photovoltaic systems Many owners who want to install a PV system currently have to wait a long time. (Photo: IMAGO/blickwinkel) The expansion…
What owners should pay attention to when buying a photovoltaic system
electricity from the roof Since January, 11,000 solar systems with an output of up to 30 kilowatts have been put into operation on average per week on German roofs. (Photo:…
“Europe is currently not a good place to invest in the solar industry”
Gunter Erfurt (right) with Robert Habeck The Meyer Burger boss during a factory tour of the Federal Minister of Economics in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. The entrepreneur is quite satisfied with Habeck, but…