BSQ Solar proud sponsor of CPV-14

BSQ Solar shall sponsor the 14th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (http://www.cpv-14.org/) to be held from April 16th to 18th, 2018, in the Spanish town of Puertollano. Puertollano, a former mining town that today has transitioned into a local hub of greentech industries and research centers, is located in the region of Castilla La…

BSQ Solar appoints two new staff members

BSQ Solar appoints two new staff members, Dr. Tania Rodríguez and Dr. Sebastian Caparrós. Dr. Sebastian Caparrós joins BSQ as a Senior Consultant for CPV Technology. Sebastian has worked for more than 11 years in CPV technology. He previously worked as a project manager of CPV projects at Abengoa from 2007 to 2016. There he…

ASES HCPV portable system close to product launch

BSQ Solar participated in project ASES (Smart high efficient Alternative Solar Energy Source) in collaboration with two other industrial European companies, Eryma from France and Elceram from Czech Republic and with the support of two research centers, the University of West Bohemia and Tecnalia from Spain. The main objective of the project was the development…

BSQ SOLAR’s sun tracking certified IEC 62817

BSQ Solar has completed the IEC62817 certification process for its sun tracking technology. IEC 62817 is a design qualification standard applicable to solar trackers for photovoltaic systems. The standard defines test procedures for both the key components and the complete tracker system. In some cases, test procedures describe methods to measure and/or calculate parameters reported…

BSQ obtains ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification

Within a 19-month period, BSQ Solar’s has conditioned its management operations to comply with the ISO 9001:2015 quality assurance standard, and the ISO 14001:2015 environmental standard. Leading the process were BSQ’s Operations Manager, Goulven Quéméré with support from Javier Bernabé, a quality management consultant. The final certification process and audits were carried out by the…

NREL and CSEM set multi-junction III–V/Si solar cell efficiency record

PVTECH, Aug 29th, 2017 The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have reported dual-junction and triple-junction cell efficiency gains. In testing silicon-based multijunction solar cells, researchers have found that the highest dual-junction efficiency (32.8%) came from…

BSQ Solar invited to the Green Africa Innovation Booster

Marrakech, 12-13 July 2017 The Green Africa Innovation Booster held in Marrakech on 12th to 13th July, was a two-day international networking event, that connected industries, institutions and decisions makers to innovative startups operating in renewable energies, energy efficiency, smart grid, sustainable mobility, energy storage and new energies. The event was organised by the Research…

BSQ at Intersolar and Greencities

Munich, May 31- June 2, 2017 Málaga, 7-8 June 2017 During the month of June, BSQ Solar was present in two important international events in the fields of photovoltaics and smart cities in Intersolar Europe in Munich and Greencities in Málaga. Intersolar Europe is the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners,…