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The Dutch company, which itself was taken over by Blackstone and Rivean Capital, will become the majority shareholder of the German photovoltaic company. Schletter’s previous shareholders will hold minority stakes in Enstall in the future.

Energy Charts and Agora Energiewende both report a production of 10.3 TWh of solar power last month. Almost 9.5 TWh of this was fed into the grid. In addition, there were more than 80 hours in July with negative electricity prices.

The companies want to develop cost-effective and efficient photovoltaic products for space applications using next-generation, ultra-thin, radiation-resistant solar cells. Starting next year, hundreds of vehicles for space travel could be equipped with the flexible modules.

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.

JinkoSolar has begun converting its production to n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) products to stay competitive, says Frank Niendorf, the company’s general manager for Europe. He predicts that several market players in the value chain will exit the market soon.

It’s the third time in two months that a battery fire has broken out on the premises of Suncycle in Germany.

Qcells says it has started selling 4.4 kW PV systems with inverters for less than €9,000 ($9,892), including installation. The South Korean manufacturer says it is also offering its home storage systems at a 15% discount.

Danish startup Shiney AI says it wants to attract old and new customers to PV installation companies with targeted text messages and email campaigns.

Germany installed 1.4 GW of new solar capacity in July, bringing its cumulative total to 92.23 GW.

The German authorities have awarded 2.15 GW of utility-scale solar in a new tender, with bids ranging from €0.0450 ($0.05)/kWh to €0.0524/kWh. The tender was oversubscribed to 4.2 GW.