Wind industry in Germany
The brochures present background information on wind energy as well as data, potentials and companies. Among other things, the brochure shows where jobs are created, what export potentials turbine manufacturers have and how traditional medium-sized companies benefit from wind energy. Infographics and photos from the production, assembly and operation of wind turbines provide a picture of the development status of the industry. The editorial section presents figures and connections such as market development, profitability and technology. The company section presents companies and service providers.
left: Media data 2016 for the acquisition of advertisers, middle: website, right: Cover and inside of brochure 2016
Sunbeam developed the concept in 2005 in cooperation with Solarpraxis AG. The industry associations VDMA Power Systems and Bundesverband Windenergie e.V. were involved in order to promote the acceptance of the companies, then the product later passed over.
The data of the participating companies, the editing and the translation of the contributions were managed and edited using an online editorial system specially developed by Sunbeam. The content was published on the multilingual website via an XML interface.
Services
• content concept
• product development
• editorial design
• layout
• picture editing
• illustration
• print monitoring
• project management
• website
Client
initially on our own behalf,
then Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V. (German Wind Energy Association)
Contact person
Design of the brochures before adaptation to the design of the Bundesverband WindEnergie.
Tesvolt high-voltage storage system has been nominated for the ees AWARD
Press release | 16 May 2018
Tesvolt high-voltage storage system has been nominated for the ees AWARD
Efficient storage solution for industry and commerce
Wittenberg, 16 May 2018 – The Tesvolt high-voltage storage system has been shortlisted for the ees AWARD. The manufacturer from Wittenberg (Germany) has launched a storage system which is exceptionally economical: the TS HV 70. The levelized cost of storage (LCOS) is a mere 9 euro cents. With its outstanding total system efficiency of 92 percent and a lifespan of up to 30 years, this high-voltage storage system certainly pays off. The ees AWARD, which honours the most pioneering products for electricity storage each year, will be presented on 20 June at ees Europe, the continent’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems.
Press photos are available here: https://www.tesvolt.com/en/presse/tesvolt-high-voltage-storage-system-has-been-nominated-for-the-ees-award__prr24.html
“We are delighted about the nomination – after all, the ees AWARD is the Oscars of the storage industry,” says Daniel Hannemann, Tesvolt’s Managing Director. “Our high-voltage storage system shows the market that storage systems pay off for industry and commerce.”
High overall efficiency equals economic efficiency
“A storage system’s economic efficiency essentially depends on its overall energy efficiency. Many storage system manufacturers only state the battery efficiency, even though the overall efficiency of the storage system is what really counts,” explains Simon Schandert, Director of Engineering at Tesvolt. “With 92 percent, our high-voltage storage system achieves the highest energy efficiency found in the market.” This is due to the high battery efficiency of 98 percent, combined with a highly efficient inverter, which has been especially developed for the Tesvolt high-voltage storage system by SMA Solar Technology.
Longevity equals economic efficiency
Tesvolt integrates lithium-based prismatic high energy and high-efficiency cells of the kind used in state-of-the-art electric cars. Tesvolt’s own battery management system ensures that battery cells are always charged and discharged in an ideal way. The active cell balancing is not just limited to the cells within a battery module, but the different battery modules are also optimized to fit with each other. This system is unique in the world. The Active Battery Optimizer monitors the temperature, voltage and state of charge of each individual cell or battery module, which significantly boosts the cells’ lifespan, giving the TS HV 70 a service life of up to 30 years. This is equivalent to around 8,000 complete charge cycles with a depth of discharge (DoD) of 100 percent.
The storage system is produced at the company’s headquarters in Lutherstadt Wittenberg and functions just as well with a low voltage of 48 volts as with a high voltage of 1,000 volts for stationary commercial and industrial applications.
Tesvolt will be introducing its storage systems at Intersolar Europe in Munich from 20–22 June 2018.
Tesvolt booth: Halle B1, booth 550
About TESVOLT
TESVOLT specialises in commercial battery storage systems. The innovative company from Lutherstadt Wittenberg produces storage systems with state-of-the-art prismatic lithium battery cells from Samsung SDI, based on nickel manganese cobalt oxide. TESVOLT storage systems function just as well at low voltage as at high voltage, and can be connected to all energy producers: sun, wind, water, biogas and combined heat and power – on-grid and off-grid. All storage systems are produced at TESVOLT’s manufacturing facility in Germany. TESVOLT was awarded the Hugo Junkers Prize by the German Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt for its battery management system.
Press contact
Caroline Post
Tel.: +49 30 221 83 82 83
Mobil: +49 0176 87 55 93 80
caroline.post@sunbeam-communications.com
Energis PV-Online calculator
The largest energy provider in Saarland, Energis, wanted to generate its own leads with the help of a PV computer. Energis chose the Sunbeam solar calculator. Thanks to the server-based architecture with API, Energis is able to deploy the computer on various landing pages and even provide it to its subsidiaries.
The implementation took place in a two-stage design. In this variant, users can first carry out a quick design and obtain an approximate result in just a few seconds. You then have the choice of either requesting a consultation or carrying out a detailed design independently using our Google Map module, which not only calculates the size of the available roof area, but also the exact orientation of the roof.
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Services
• Concept
• Engineering
• Calculations
• Interface design
• UX design
• Programming
• HTML/CSS
• Responsive web design
• App development
Based on the location and roof data, the PV calculator determines the specific irradiation and the optimum system size in the form of a suitable solar package. On this basis, the solar yield, various economic aspects and the rate of self-sufficiency and own consumption are then calculated.
Energis can adjust the default values (e. g. electricity price or consumption) as well as all variables (e. g. remuneration from the Renewable Energy Sources Act, module properties, etc.) in its own backend at any time.
Zebotec PV yield data portal
The company Zebotec takes over the management of larger PV systems as a service provider. It was looking for a way to provide investors or other users without a technical focus with access to plant information. All necessary information was available in the software for monitoring the systems.
However, since the use of this software requires training and costly licenses must be purchased for each user, we were commissioned to create an appropriate application that works with the existing data, is user-friendly, is limited to displaying the necessary data and minimizes the costs for additional users.
Services
• concept
• engineering
• calculations
• interface design
• UX design
• programming
• HTML/CSS
• Responsive Web Design
As a result, we have programmed an application that visualises the yield data for various periods (year/month/day) and also provides information on the operating status of the plant. Each user can have access to any number of PV systems.
The server-based yield data portal is based on the existing software solution, but has its own user administration. Users can access the data via any web browser.
The interface is designed to be fully responsive so that the user can access it from any device (e.g. mobile phone, PC or tablet).
Biogas: an all-rounder
In cooperation with the Fachverband Biogas e. V., a total of 4 editions of the image brochure “biogas an all-rounder – New opportunities for agriculture, industry and the environment” were published. The special publications present the main players in the German biogas industry and offer a comprehensive overview of current developments and the performance of the German biogas industry.
We were responsible for the implementation of the 100-page reports, from the conception to the editorial design and the typesetting of numerous concise illustrations to the coordination and printing.
services
• content concept
• financing concept
• acquisition of participants
• editorial office
• editorial design
• layout
• photography
• illustration
• picture editing
• print monitoring
• project management
The brochures have been published alternately in German and English since 2008. With these reports, the German biogas industry presents itself to an international audience in numerous editorial articles on the topics of technologies, possibilities and the future of biogas use. In addition, around 100 companies – including full-service providers as well as suppliers, operators, planners and consultants – present their services and products.
Client
on our own behalf in cooperation with the Fachverband Biogas e.V. (German Biogas Association)
Contact person
Just click through the German edition 2016
renewables – Made in Germany
The industry catalogue “renewables – Made in Germany” was published annually by the German Energy Agency (dena) as part of the BMWi’s Renewable Energy Export Initiative. The five-language publication provided information on various technologies and presented various German companies from all areas of renewable energy with their products and services.
Media data, website and double page Russian
Since the first edition in 2004, Sunbeam has maintained this publication and a corresponding website. She developed the content concept, editorial design and logo of the campaign. The data of the participating companies, the editing and translation of the contributions were managed and processed with an online editing system specially developed by Sunbeam. The content was published on the multilingual website via an XML interface.
Services
• Concept
• Editorial office
• Editorial Design
• Layout
• Photography
• Picture editing
• Illustration
• Printing support
• Project management
We have adapted our editorial design to dena’s highly changeable corporate design.
power calculator
With the power calculator to the right battery storage
With the storage computer, homeowners can quickly and easily find out how much electricity they could actually save from the grid with a PV system and battery storage. The online tool shows the possible share of own consumption and degree of self-sufficiency and recommends the optimum storage size for the respective household.
Services
• programming
• screen design
• layout
• illustration
• editorial office
• engineering
The calculations are based on a consumption profile that reflects a typical single-family household. In contrast to standard computers, it is based on the assumption that the family consumes electricity in the evenings and at weekends rather than during the day during the week. The load profile has been developed in cooperation with the Berlin University of Applied Sciences.
Particularly pleasant for the user: The calculation result appears at the same time as the personal data is entered, e.g. annual household electricity consumption. Thanks to the responsive programming, the calculator can also be used on various end devices such as tablets and smartphones.
Solar Calculator Suncheck APP
We have developed the SUNCheck app for RWE in addition to the solar calculator. This means that sellers and craftsmen can quickly calculate the specific yield as well as determine roof pitch and orientation in the customer discussion.
Services
• Concept
• Engineering
• Calculations
• Interface design
• UX design
• Programming
In an extended version, the app can also calculate the actual savings potential and the internal consumption rate. The app is available for iOS and Android and can be flexibly adapted to your corporate design.
The user is guided comfortably through the APP by means of simple inputs and can thus get a good impression of the possible yields of a future PV system – even without any prior technical knowledge. The resulting interest benefits the provider of the APP directly as lead.
SmartFlex
For the ambitious EU project “SmartFlex Solar Facades”, Sunbeam provides several services from a single source: We are responsible for pan-European public relations and supervise workshops in which the project results are discussed and solar prototypes are tested. Also the design for the SmartFlex marketing materials and the design of the website in a modern, responsive design as well as the content of the site is in our hands.
Services PR
• PR strategy
• International PR
• Event organization
• Press conferences
• Press monitoring
• Online PR
• Professional articles
• Support for journalists
• Editorial office
Services Design
• Corporate Design
• Logos and icons
• Layout
• Photography
• Illustration
• Picture editing
• Web design
• Responsive Design
• TYPO3
SmartFlex “enables individually designed solar facades in a wide range of colours and shapes that are produced on an industrial scale. Using the SmartFlex software, architects can plan their facades simply and intuitively and then transfer the data directly to a production line. The first production line for tailor-made solar façades is located in Vilnius, Lithuania, in the factory of the solar module manufacturer Via Solis.
Sunbeam developed corporate design, logo, concept and text for website, flyers, advertisements, banners and rollups. The leaflet in an unusual format is used by the project partners to inspire façade builders and architects for the idea of flexible and economical solar façades.
Elcore
Sunbeam is responsible for PR at the Munich-based technology company Elcore. Elcore develops and produces highly efficient energy systems based on state-of-the-art fuel cell technology. The agency advises Elcore, plans and organizes the company’s press relations and supervises the editing of press releases.
Leistungen
• PR strategy
• Editorial office
• Support for journalists
• Professional articles
• Media planning
• Event organization
• Press monitoring
Elcore produces the first electricity-generating heating system that generates only as much heat as a conventional single-family home needs. Previous solutions are only economical if there is a high heat demand. In contrast, the Elcore energy system with the fuel cell CHP Elcore 2400 is suitable for all existing or newly built homes. It enables complete heating solutions with procurement and operating costs far below those of comparable electricity-generating heating systems.
Animation of the energy transition
Sunbeam has produced a short film for the knowledge service provider Solarpraxis and the trade magazine pv magazine, which shows the next necessary steps to achieve the energy transition.
The almost six-minute animation video “Shaping the energy transition – seizing opportunities” answers the following questions in a simple and understandable way: How can the energy transition be made more equitable? How to create a fair energy market? How can electricity grids be modernized in a meaningful way?
In order to make the complex subject as clear as possible, the short film uses simple recognizable elements. The individual actors are created in Illustrator and Photoshop. The animation was realized with After Effects.
The film is aimed at a broad public and was shown for the first time at the 11th Forum Solarpraxis as part of a speech by Karl-Heiz Remmers.
Vikram Solar
Sunbeam supports the worldwide press work of the international solar company Vikram Solar. The tasks include consulting, conception and editing of press texts and translation work.
Services
• PR strategy
• Editorial office
• Support for journalists
• International PR
• Online PR
• Professional articles
• Press monitoring
As a leading provider of solar energy solutions, Vikram Solar specializes in the production of highly efficient solar modules and comprehensive EPC solutions. Since 2006, the company has continued the success story of the Vikram Group, which looks back on 40 years of manufacturing experience. With representatives in more than 32 countries, Vikram Solar makes an active contribution to promoting the solar revolution. The products of the Tier 1 PV module manufacturer (Bloomberg Ranking) meet the highest quality, reliability and performance standards. In its role as a fully forward integrated EPC company, Vikram Solar uses world-class technology to implement its solar projects.
