With Craig Plaatjes, Global Product Manager at OTT HydroMet

Intersolar has been huge this year. 18 halls filled with new PV panels, battery systems, inverters, mounting equipment, cleaning robots, software solutions, and more, underscore the industry’s dynamics and hunger for innovation

In this episode of OTT CAST, we summarize our learnings and observations from the recent edition. Craig Plaatjes, Global Product Manager, and our host Martin Maly, Sales Manager Eastern Europe, were part of the team that represented OTT HydroMet with its brands Kipp & Zonen and Lufft at Intersolar 2024. Shortly before leaving Munich, they met at the hotel lobby to exchange thoughts and impressions. Please apologize for the occasional background noise.

Tune in and learn about:

• Intersolar 2024: The biggest solar show in Europe
• Hot topic: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and green hydrogen
• Standards: How to make your PV plant compliant with IEC 61724-1

Further reading

Whitepaper: Solar Energy International Standards

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With Sajad Badalkhani, Service & Technical Support Manager at OTT HydroMet

Food for geeks! Most measurement instruments are either analog or smart. This applies to our Kipp & Zonen portfolio for solar irradiance monitoring, too. But which one to choose for which application?

In this episode of OTT CAST, we welcome Sajad Badalkhani, an experienced technical expert for solar monitoring instruments. We discuss the technical differences between analog and smart sensors and who they are designed for. Sajad explains the concept of the Modbus protocol and introduces the SMP12, an ISO 9060:2018 Class A pyranometer with integrated heating and built-in sensors for remote monitoring of humidity and tilt angle.

Tune in and learn about:

• Pros and cons of analog and smart sensors
• Introducing the Modbus protocol
• Next level monitoring with the new Kipp & Zonen SMP12

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With Maarten van Pel and Renske Cox, Ambassadors for Sustainable Travelling at 4x4electric.com

Special Holidays Episode! This Dutch couple has seen quite a big part of the world. Maarten van Pel and Renske Cox always have been passionate travelers. But one day, they decided to stop flying. This decision gave birth to a spectacular idea and their biggest adventure yet: Driving from the Netherlands to Cape Town and back – powered mainly by solar energy.

In this episode of OTT CAST, we welcome two dedicated ambassadors for sustainable traveling. Maarten and Renske talk about their 13-months trip with more than 38.000 kilometers driven in a Skoda Enyaq, a battery electric vehicle (BEV). Thanks to PV panels on the rooftop and in the trunk of their car, they were able to generate more than half of the needed energy form the sun.

Tune in and learn about:

• Impressions from Africa, a beautiful continent full of contrasts
• How and where to charge a BEV with solar panels
• Effective use of Kipp & Zonen CMP3 pyranometer to optimize charging performance

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