Entries by Leonie Blume

IKEA UK to Sell PV Systems in stores

The Swedish furniture giant has added PV systems to the products it sells in the UK. Within the next ten...
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Against the Grain: Anti-Stress Seminars for Men

SMA’s stress management training courses have become a real hit with men in 2013, according to Professor Kaluza. Of the...
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Ten weeks of training abroad

At the beginning of June, I and eight of my fellow trainees set off into the big wide world.
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The Five Hottest Solar Gadgets

It’s amazing what solar energy can move, illuminate and operate. It lengthens the day after the sun goes down, provides...
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SMA India: A Market Blessed with Abundant Sunshine

SMA is represented in 21 countries around the world and in our series introducing new foreign companies we also highlight...
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Life-Saving PV: Electricity Supply for Tsunami Early Warning System

During the Christmas season of 2004, a tsunami flooded the Indonesian coast and thousands of people lost their lives. In...
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From the Idea to the Implementation: The Sunny Boy Smart Energy

The first wall-mounted, mass-produced PV inverter with an integrated battery can increase the self-consumption of solar power in households by...
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Intersolar 2013: Our Highlights

Despite all the prophecies of doom, Intersolar Europe showed once again that the solar industry is far from finished, but...
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The Principle of Sustainability

At the annual general meeting, the company presented its first sustainability report for 2012. I spoke to Günther Häckl, Chief...
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PV Plants and Flooding – What Should You Do?

Even though the water is receding in many places, the floods in Germany and Eastern Europe still pose a threat....
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