PV Magazine Awards 2024: Celebrating Innovation and Excellence in Solar and Storage Technologies

The pv magazine Awards 2024 celebrated outstanding achievements in solar and storage technology across eight categories, highlighting groundbreaking innovations and advancements. This year, 308 entries from 36 countries vied for the coveted awards, judged by 20 independent jurors. Here’s a summary of the winners and their achievements:

Winners by Category

1. Modules

• Winner:Aiko Solar Energy – Infinite Module Series
  • Key innovation: Third-generation All Back Contact (ABC) module series with 25% efficiency.
  • Performance: Rooftop outputs of 655 W to 680 W; utility-scale beyond 700 Wp.
• Highly Commended: Astronergy – Astro N7 Series

2. Projects

• Winner:Proa Analytics – Capacity Forecasting
  • Achievement: Advanced forecasting enabling grid compliance for two Australian solar farms.
  • Impact: Precise energy dispatch aligned with Northern Territory government requirements.
• Highly Commended: Arevon Energy, Inc. – Vikings solar-plus-storage project

3. Inverters

• Winner:Kostal Solar Electric – Plenticore G3
  • Feature: Future-ready, unlockable functions such as hybrid battery integration.
• Highly Commended: Ingeteam – INGECON H2 E Series

4. Balance of Systems (BoS)

• Winner:Shoals Technologies Group – 2 kV Solutions Portfolio
  • Innovation: Pioneering 2 kV system architecture for better efficiency and scalability.
• Highly Commended: SenseHawk – TaskMapper

5. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

• Winner:Fike Corporation – Fike Blue
  • Solution: Effective suppression of battery thermal runaway, preventing cascading failures.
• Highly Commended:
  • Twaice – Twaice Performance Manager
  • Elisa – Elisa Distributed Energy Storage (DES)

6. Sustainability

• Winner:Voltfang – Green Battery Energy Storage System
  • Approach: Circular economy model using repurposed EV batteries, offering 10-year warranties.
• Highly Commended: CND LLC, MEP-CIEMCR, PowerSystems Rwanda Ltd., DatumZero Design

7. Manufacturing

• Winner:Wavelabs – Flashboard
  • Tool: Big data optimization for solar cell production through actionable insights.
• Highly Commended: Fusion Bionic – Laser Functionalization for Solar Glass

8. Publisher’s Pick

• Winner:Waaree Energies
  • Recognition: Leadership in India’s PV market and expanding solar manufacturing beyond China.
  • Noted by Eckhart K. Gouras: “Waaree symbolizes India’s strides in the solar industry since PM Modi’s ambitious solar program.”

The pv magazine Awards 2024 underline the innovation and dedication driving the renewable energy sector worldwide, setting benchmarks for the years to come.