At least one Mio #PluginPV systems are registered in Germany with the Federal Network Agency: https://www.yahoo.com/news/germanys-balcony-power-plants-double-093122619.html
We estimate this means around 2~3 Mio #balconysolar devices are actually operating right now!
From: @balkonsolar
https://freiburg.social/@balkonsolar/114664681259780220
On G83-Lite: Solar Nanogeneration For Everyone (2009) - Learn how plug-in solar curtain linings could trim your home power bill and footprint... #solar #balconySolar #nanogeneration - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-G83-lite.html
#Eskom se P*es!
Just unboxing my #BalconySolar equipment from #Ecoflow #Powerstream. It's like the 'Apple' of balcony solar.
For all those who are renting and thought they cannot have a solar system, think again! These superslim cables avoid you having to drill holes in your landlord's walls - they just go through the window.
My panels will go onto the roof and I am doing this to supplement my 5.5 kW island-system and reduce the Boiler costs.
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We have written an open letter to the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection on the risks of Plug-In-PV and are open to participate in a process with stakeholders from civil society, industry and citizens to make safe #PlugInPV easily available for consumers in #Norway.
On G83-Lite: Solar Nanogeneration For Everyone (2009) - Learn how plug-in solar curtain linings could trim your home power bill and footprint... #solar #balconySolar #nanogeneration - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-G83-lite.html
Bei #shelly gibt es jetzt auch Z-Wave Steckdosen und Clamps für 400 Ampere.
Aber noch keinen Türkontakt.
Auch #Solis hat angeblich seit einem Jahr einen #Kleinwechselrichter
https://sites.libsyn.com/509443/site/14-balcony-solar
(Onkel Fritz ist wunderbar)
Balcony Solar
first episode in a series about #solarenergy, and we're starting really small. In #Germany, Gwen learned about these compact personal solar kits you can install yourself -- right out of the box. There, they call it #balkonkraftwerk, or balcony solar. Of course she had to buy one when she got back from Europe and try it out on her roof in #Fairbanks.
But is the grid ready for this kind of DIY power generation?
A new Utah law promoting balcony solar reveals the challenges of making the clean-energy tech mesh with the U.S. grid. #balconysolar🔌💡
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
Balcony solar is all the rage ...
On G83-Lite: Solar Nanogeneration For Everyone (2009) - Learn how plug-in solar curtain linings could trim your home power bill and footprint... #solar #balconySolar #nanogeneration - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-G83-lite.html
On @Grist Akielly Hu asks:
#Balconysolar took off in Germany. Why not the US? - our chair @sbamueller explains: "The 800W threshold is considered low enough that even in the country’s oldest homes, the wiring can withstand (...) even the worst of worst-case scenarios"
The article explains very well what are the next steps the US would have to take to make #pluginpv feasible:
Develop a standard accepted by Underwriters Laboratories and complies with the National Electrical Code. And a compatible ground fault circuit interrupter.
https://grist.org/energy/balcony-solar-took-off-in-germany-why-not-the-us/
Pictures: Some German Houses with Plugin PV systems on the balcony and elsewhere.
In Germany "off-the-shelf" #BalconySolar units are sold online, or just after the check out counters in supermarkets so customers can easily grab the latest and cheapest model (250 € for 800Wp system or 34 US cent/Wp) right after buying beer and barbecue for the weekend. A bit bulky for the shelf 😃
With great interest we are reading
Solarpower Europe report on #pluginpv in the #EU.
We even wrote a quick summary: https://balkon.solar/news/2025/03/13/solar-europe-publishes-report-on-plug-in-pv-in-europe/
Key message: People will use #balconysolar if the legislative and regulatory hurdles are removed. Baffling difference between "pro nuclear" #France that allows #pluginpv and "environmentally conscious" #Sweden that forbids it. Not mention is say #Finland (where @henrihorn.bsky.social is campaigning to make it simpler, but where regulations prescribe an electrician).
Good news from #Utah: “A new Utah bill allows portable solar power systems of up to 1.2 kWac to connect directly to 120V outlets without interconnection applications or utility fees, provided they meet NEC and UL certification standards. (…) #Balconysolar has already seen widespread adoption in Germany, growing from nearly zero to hundreds of megawatts deployed in recent years.”
The Bill was introduced by a Republican and was unanimously supported in both the Utah House and Senate.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/03/05/balcony-solar-gains-unanimous-bipartisan-support-in-utah/
On G83-Lite: Solar Nanogeneration For Everyone (2009) - Learn how plug-in solar curtain linings could trim your home power bill and footprint... #solar #balconySolar #nanogeneration - https://m.earth.org.uk/note-on-G83-lite.html
On G83-Lite: Solar Nanogeneration For Everyone (2009) - Learn how plug-in solar curtain linings could trim your home power bill and footprint... #solar #balconySolar #nanogeneration - https://m.earth.org.uk/note-on-G83-lite.html
It seems that the #German #plug-in solar boom is being noticed in #China. The infographic is definitely from us!
Translation of the website: "Over 1 million sets! The latest installation data for German #balconysolar storage systems in 2024! Secret service abroad" https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/uBmPq3r-Q7lhPsML0idsaA
On G83-Lite: Solar Nanogeneration For Everyone (2009) - Learn how plug-in solar curtain linings could trim your home power bill and footprint... #solar #balconySolar #nanogeneration - https://m.earth.org.uk/note-on-G83-lite.html
Who needs a roof when you can use balcony solar for apartments
https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-e4f065f4-49a5eac54c715a25
Who needs a roof when you can use balcony solar for apartments
Lots of people, especially city dwellers and renters, don’t have rooftops where they can install solar panels to generate some of the electricity they use in their daily lives. Community solar offers a partial solution for some, but it is not availa ...continues
See https://gadgeteer.co.za/who-needs-a-roof-when-you-can-use-balcony-solar-for-apartments/
594 #Easy #ClimateSolutions #BalconySolar
"‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off"
by Stephen Burgen for The Guardian [Dec 18, 2024]
Quotes:
"Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear"
"They are easy to install, and knock chunks off electricity bills. It may not be Romeo and Juliet, but Spain’s balcony scene is heating up as the country embraces what has hitherto been a mainly German love affair with DIY plug-in solar panels."
"Manufacturers say that installing a couple of 300-watt panels will give a saving of up to 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill. With an outlay of €400-800 and with no installation cost, the panels could pay for themselves within six years."
"With solar balconies, no such consent is required unless the facade is listed as of historic interest or there is a specific prohibition from the residents’ association or the local authority. Furthermore, as long as the installation does not exceed 800 watts it doesn’t require certification, which can cost from €100 to €400, depending on the area."
"“The beauty of the solar balconies is they are flexible, cheap and plug straight into the domestic network via a converter, so you don’t have to pay for the installation,” says Santiago Vernetta, CEO of Tornasol Energy, one of Spain’s main suppliers."
"Raquel Paule, director of the Madrid-based Fundación Renovables, says../\..“Balcony power is another piece in the puzzle,” she says. “They are another step towards using the built environment to generate electricity.”
"Michael Schmela, director of market intelligence at SolarPower Europe: “What’s special about balcony power is it’s so versatile and you can install it as part of the building.
“This is the next step. The technology is there but the regulations and architects have to embrace it. There are so many solutions and balcony solar is the latest trend.”
"“Cities need to become more self-sufficient by generating more,” she says. “Energy transition involves a change from cities depending on a centralised system with big companies supplying electricity to a more widely distributed, more democratic and more participative model, and this is what the energy companies are scared of.”
“Big energy companies should be pushing for renewables because they’ve played a big part in getting us into this situation,” she says. “Instead of creating obstacles they should be facilitators by giving everyone access to the grid that they control.”
"Although balcony power is only a fraction of its solar energy capacity, Germany remains far and away the European leader in solar installation. It has set a target of sourcing 80% of electricity from renewables by 2030. The EU target is 42% , which Schmela believes will be achieved."
“If 1.5 million Germans have bought solar balcony kits there must be something in it,” he [Vernetta} says."
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