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Solar system on the factory roof saves 50,000€ per year

80 % of the electricity need covered, lower energy costs, and reduced CO2 values. Quick and easy installation of a solar system on the flat roof thanks to Sunny Tripower CORE1 inverters.
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How to Incorporate Modbus Energy Meters Into Energy Management With SMA Data Manager M

Holistic energy monitoring for photovoltaics, diesel gensets, hydropower, CHP & Co.: This tech tip shows how to incorporate a Modbus TCP energy meter into your system with SMA Data Manager M powered by ennexOS.
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Whitepaper: Central system layout – decentralized inverter concept

Centralized or decentralized? Which design is best suited for large-scale solar systems? Answers can be found in a new whitepaper.
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Generating Its Own Energy: Company Uses Flat Roof for Solar Power Production

Solar system lowers energy costs and promotes environmental goals: Sunny Tripower CORE1 solar inverter from SMA is easy to install on a flat roof.
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Efficiency House Plus Settlement in Hügelshart: Residents Save More Than 50% of Energy Costs

It’s been a year since the residents of the Efficiency House Plus homes in Hügelshart, Germany, moved in. They have already experienced one hot summer and their first winter. So how have these innovative, low-energy homes featuring their own PV systems, battery-storage systems and heat pumps fared during this time?
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Repowering makes PV Power Plants fit for the Future

Invest and keep operating, or dismantle it? Ideally, this is a question that operators of PV power plants only have to ask when a plant is nearing the end of its planned productivity period.
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Maintenance of Central Inverters with Augmented Reality App

Regular maintenance of large central inverters is important to ensure maximum efficiency and long-term profitability of the entire PV project. In order to make preventive maintenance work and acute corrections to individual components as easy as possible, SMA presented a new app for electricians at Intersolar 2019. (Video)
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Solar Energy for Marlon Brando’s Dream Island

“No more fossil fuels on this island.” These were the words of Hollywood legend Marlon Brando. Since April 2019, the luxury private resort on the island of Tetiaroa in the South Pacific has been receiving a near around-the-clock supply of solar power. Here, guests can enjoy luxury-level comfort and convenience while having the opportunity to experience how humans and nature can co-exist in complete harmony.
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Fire safety of PV systems

Worldwide several million households enjoy safe, clean and cost-efficient energy from PV systems. Despite this, some online media sources claim that PV systems cause fires and put firefighters at grave risk. These articles spread fears about PV safety and are sometimes used to sell add-on safety products like module shutdown devices. Fortunately, these fears are unfounded.
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Update for Edimax Radio-Controlled Socket: Managing Home Appliances Intelligently

You can incredibly efficiently reduce power consumption in your home using the Sunny Home Manager 2.0 and Edimax radio-controlled socket. The update makes the Edimax radio-controlled socket even more safe. Here you’ll learn why the update is important and what you need to know when updating.
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