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Sandra Enkhardt pv magazine news director germany
Sandra Enkhardt pv magazine news director germany

Sandra Enkhardt

Sandra is News Director of pv magazine Deutschland. She has been reporting on solar since 2008.

Articles written by Sandra Enkhardt

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Finance
Germany’s Voltfang secures EUR 8 million in fresh cash The German battery manufacturer has successfully completed a Series A financing round. The funds will be used to expand its portfolio of second-life battery storage products.
Sandra Enkhardt
Oct 17, 2024
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Fire risk and safety
Cause of fire in German home with Senec battery unclear A battery energy storage system from Leipzig-based Senec was affected by fire which broke out in the basement of a residential building under renovation in southwest Germany. The manufacturer said that the affected system was an "old" model, adding the cause of fire could be non-battery related.
Sandra Enkhardt
Oct 07, 2024
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Grid-scale
Big-battery storage capacity could increase fivefold in Germany by 2026 Industry body the Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar) expects around 7 GWh of large-scale battery storage to be added during that period.
Sandra Enkhardt
Oct 04, 2024
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Fire risk and safety
German court rules Senec dealer must deliver new, defect-free home battery storage system The Frankfurt am Main Regional Court considers a fire-safety-related reduction in output of a Senec home battery to be a significant defect not compensated for by a goodwill payment. Judges have ruled in favor of a plaintiff who wants a new storage unit. The ruling is not yet final.
Sandra Enkhardt
Oct 03, 2024
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Vattenfall's Haringvliet Zuid hybrid energy park in the Netherlands, featuring solar, wind, and storage.
Grid-scale
Vattenfall enters large-scale battery storage business The energy company announced plans to invest extensively in large-scale battery business in response to the growing demand for flexibility, adding 500 MW of battery storage annually.
Sandra Enkhardt
Oct 02, 2024
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Products & Services
Strong Energy launches new PV battery storage system Cologne-headquarterered Strong Energy's new all-in-one battery storage system ALFRED 10 comes in different versions with a nominal capacity between 12 kWh and 24 kWh.
Sandra Enkhardt
Sep 27, 2024
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Sodium-ion batteries
Varta coordinates German sodium-ion battery research A 15-member industrial-academic consortium wants to develop cost-effective cell chemistry for industrial sodium-ion batteries. Germany's ministry of research is providing €7.5 million ($8.36 million) funding.
Sandra Enkhardt
Sep 25, 2024
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Containers with batteries on fire
Fire risk and safety
Third battery fire at the same site in Germany It's the third time in two months that a battery fire has broken out on the premises of Suncycle in Germany.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 12, 2024
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Industry
German PV and storage provider Bosswerk files for insolvency The provisional insolvency administrator is focusing on restructuring and continuing business operations. Bosswerk has operated the Green Akku online shop since 2010, through which it sells photovoltaic systems and home storage systems.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 07, 2024

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