Last year, SMA sold more than 10 gigawatts of inverter output for the first time ever and significantly improved sales and earnings. The figures show that the measures implemented to reduce costs and to increase sales after a difficult 2018 were successful. We will continue to follow this path in 2020.

Over 800 million people in the world have no access to an electricity supply. A sustainable solution is available in the form of off-grid systems. These produce renewable energy from sun, wind or water in the exact places where it is needed. SMA off-grid systems are extremely robust and can therefore be modernized, even when the batterie´s lifecycle ends. Replacing old lead-acid batteries now with modern lithium-ion technology increases the efficiency and service life of the off-grid system.

Have you ever heard about the floating cows? The world’s first floating dairy farm is located in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The self-sufficient dairy farm went into operation in 2019 and is powered by the first floating PV project in the port with an access to open waters. And if that’s not unusual enough, the PV systems are also extremely worth seeing: with a Sunny Tripower CORE1, the PV systems are arranged to resemble a milk bottle.