Session overview

 Electrical vehicles have been a hot topic for the past few decades, but to achieve a true e-mobility revolution, not just an evolution, it is vital to address the main pillars surrounding the e-mobility topic, including electric vehicles adoption, government policies, market education, innovative technologies, grid stability, and the rise of renewable energy. Only then can we ensure that a wide-scale adoption of electric vehicles, by individuals and corporations, will come jointly with the adoption of renewable energy ensuring a zero-emission future. 

 Bio

Lior Handelsman founded SolarEdge in 2006 and currently serves as our Vice President of Marketing and Product Strategy in which he is responsible for defining and steering SolarEdge’s strategic global marketing activities, media outreach, product roadmap and vision, corporate product strategy, as well global product management, and corporate business development.

Prior to founding SolarEdge, Mr. Handelsman spent 11 years leading power electronics research and development teams and directing large-scale, multidisciplinary research and development projects.

Mr. Handelsman holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (cum laude) and an MBA from the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology.

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Quantifying the Gain of Mismatch Mitigation: What a New Study Approach Reveals

Traditionally, the industry benchmark for energy loss due to module mismatch is 2%.  From our experience monitoring more than 1.5 million sites around the world, we felt that module mismatch was much greater. So we conducted an in-depth two-stage study to assess the level of actual module power discrepancy inside strings in real-world scenarios, and deduce the energy variance between modules of identical nameplates.  We then compared SolarEdge DC optimized systems to typical string inverters to calculate the energy loss due to mismatch. In this presentation we will share our exciting findings which challenge the current baseline.

Bio

With over 10 years of experience simulating commercial PV projects, Shy has been helping SolarEdge customers achieve a better understanding of the expected energy production and revenue from their projects. Specializing in various simulation tools, Shy has become an expert in the accurate prediction of not only future energy production of a given site, but also the expected advantage of the SolarEdge system compared to a traditional inverter.   

Before joining SolarEdge in 2011, Shy worked several years as an architect in New York and Tel Aviv, specializing in 3D design of commercial projects. 

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Overcoming Design Challenges in Commercial PV with Designer

In the competitive market of commercial PV installations, it’s crucial to be a leader in business efficiency, sales and average selling price (ASP).  However, designing accurate and efficient PV systems is a challenging process. These challenges are being addressed by innovative and easy-to-use design tools that enhance the installer’s abilities to close deals.

Join our conversation to see how we face and overcome these challenges with SolarEdge solutions to help you be the best at what you do.

Bio

Elay is a member of the SolarEdge Designer team and the SaaS product group. He has more than 7 years of experience as a product manager in the defense industry, specifically in drone autonomous software. A former co-founder in two companies as VP Research & Development, Elay’s professional expertise includes AI-based tools for 3D mapping of structures and terrain.

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SolarEdge Designer Tips & Tricks

In this informative session, we will share key tips that help solar professionals speed up the system design process and efficiently manage and customize PV projects. Learn how you can use SolarEdge Designer’s automated capabilities to create designs that meet project needs… and easily generate compelling PV project proposals.  SolarEdge’s free online Designer is a dedicated tool for solar professionals to plan, build and validate SolarEdge systems from conception to installation, using an intuitive and streamlined process to achieve PV system design goals.

Bio

With close to 4 years’ experience at SolarEdge, Inbal’s main area of focus is on software tools and the complete SolarEdge software ecosystem including SolarEdge Designer, Monitoring platform, and the Mapper application. 

Prior to joining SolarEdge, Inbal served as QA and customer support engineer in a project management company.  She has a B.Sc. in industrial engineering and management sciences from Tel Aviv University. 

Session Overview 

Frauke Thies, Executive Director of SmartEn and Frank Bakker, Product Manager for SolarEdge join forces to talk about the opportunities in Europe for every company, building and car to support a more inter-connected energy system and how smart energy is connecting our lives. As the solar market evolves toward self-consumption and households transition to be fully electric, smart energy management is a core component and  presents an opportunity for installers to reach out to energy-hungry consumers with a broader offering and increase their average revenue per installation (ARPI), in order improve their bottom line and stay ahead of the competition.  And with the PV installation becoming increasingly competitive, installers can differentiate themselves from the competition by adding smart energy offerings to their core solar business. 

Bio

Frauke Thies is Executive Director of smartEn, the European business association integrating the decentralized solutions of the clean energy transition. The association’s aim is to create opportunities for every company, building and car to support an increasingly renewable energy system. Before joining smartEn in September 2015, Frauke held different positions at Greenpeace EU and the European Photovoltaic Industry Association SolarPower Europe. She also worked on secondments in Washington, D.C. and in New Delhi, India.  She holds a Masters degree in Environmental Sciences from Lüneburg University, Germany, and an Executive MBA from Vlerick Business School, Belgium.