SOLARUNITED
GLOBAL PV INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
SOLARUNITED is an association devoted to focusing on quality, reliability, innovation, and PV technology.
Formally IPVEA – known as the International Photovoltaic Equipment Association (IPVEA). Today, we are known as SOLARUNITED and we serve the interests of PV equipment manufacturers, module producers, project developers, financiers, consultants, service providers – the complete value chain, and more! SOLARUNITED has evolved to meet your changing needs, and we’ll build the perfect organization for your needs.
Industry News & Reports
Flexible PV fabric for heavy transport
Solar Cloth, a startup based in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France, said this week that it has developed new products that will be used to provide on-board electricity for Renault Trucks. The French company says vehicle-integrated photovoltaics (VIPV) will be a key element...
Sono Motors and MAN Truck & Bus Join on Solar Technology in Vehicles
MAN Truck & Bus and Sono Motors have signed a Letter of Intent. The two companies have agreed to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of integrating the Sono Solar technology into MAN's eTGE electric transporter. "It is a great opportunity for Sono...
Vehicle-integrated PV for light commercial vehicles
A German consortium is building a light commercial truck prototype powered by 10 PV modules featuring Meyer Burger’s heterojunction cells. Initial estimates suggest that the panels could cover more than 25% of a vehicle’s total annual driving distance, and researcher...
UPCOMING EVENTS
PVinMotion - Virtual Event - 6-8 December 2021
Supported event!
PVinMotion is the world’s first scientific conference dedicated to vehicle-integrated photovoltaics.
True to this year’s motto – “Solutions for Vehicle Integration” – the conference brings together renowned experts from the worlds of science and industry to showcase their innovative work among friends, colleagues, and the global PV community.
Our pronounced aim is to explore cutting-edge technologies and frameworks of integrating PV into different vehicles and together take advantage of the current, unprecedented momentum in both VIPV research and application.
To this end, PVinMotion provides a seminal platform for scientists and researchers in PV and materials, vehicle manufacturers, module producers, electronics and materials suppliers, consultants, advisers, and designers to meet, network and exchange ideas.
The first PVinMotion will take place from December 6-8, 2021 as a virtual event and will be hosted by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany. For the 2021 conference, cars and trucks are in focus but there will of course also be ample time and opportunity to discuss further applications such as boats, airplanes, or trains as well.
VIPV Alliance
A new workgroup to promote Vehicle-integrated Photovoltaics (VIPV) as a core source for electricity in transport.
Vehicle Integrated Photovoltaics (VIPV) becomes a reality with the need for EV’s to be powered by renewable electricity. But this is only the tip of the iceberg since PV-powered cars are being developed, and solar-produced green hydrogen is increasingly announced as a promising energy vector for the decarbonization of transport.
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As a SOLARUNITED member, you enjoy the considerable benefits of access to key decision-makers, exposure to timely and critical issues, and expert analysis to help your business or organization succeed in the fast-growing solar PV industry.
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Photo: © a2-solar
PV car roof from a2-solar on the Fisker Karma: The roof of the plug-in hybrid from the American Fisker Automotive company has an aesthetically attractive design.
Contact Us
Main Office
SOLARUNITED e.V
Danziger Str. 11, 63454
Hanau, Germany
+49 172 833 2224
USA Office
PO Box 771507
Orlando, FL 32877
Switzerland Office
Avenue de Lavaux 88
CH-1009 Pully
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
King Road Tower
Floor 22cd, Suite 2202
P.O. Box 197
Jeddah 21411