The German standards organization DKE of the VDE Association of Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies has now presented the second draft of the planned product standard for balcony solar systems – also known as plug-in solar devices. According to the association, this is the first standard of its kind in the world. The German federal government, with the Solar Package 1 adopted by the Bundestag and Bundesrat (the German Chief Legislative Body and Federal Council), at the end of April, created the legal basis for simplifications in balcony solar. However, these will only take effect when the new product standard … Continue reading Germany Ramps Up Balcony Solar Potential: New 800VA Standard Could Transform Urban Energy Use