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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Astronergy shines with its breakthroughs at Intersolar Europe 2025
No busbars, no limits: Astronergy showcases ZBB-powered solar breakthroughs in Munich MUNICH, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At Intersolar Europe 2025, Astronergy reaffirmed its leadership in solar innovation and international collaborations by debuting cutting-edge modules featuring newly upgraded n-type solar cell technology and zero-busbar (ZBB) solar products, alongside strategic partnerships that strengthen its European footprint. The company's flagship ASTRO N7 and N7s modules were at the center of attention, designed for next-level performance across diverse application scenarios. With Astronergy's latest generation of TOPCon 5.0 technology, these modules deliver higher efficiency, better temperature coefficients, and optimized LCOE performance. ASTRO N7 and N7s lineup incorporates Astronergy's proprietary ZBB cell technology, which replaces traditional front-side busbars with advanced non-visible contact structures, maximizing light absorption, reducing shading losses, and improving overall module aesthetics and reliability. As one of the industry's most forward-looking technologies, ZBB represents a key advancement in solar cell architecture, supporting thinner metallization, better current collection, and a lower risk of microcracks. By combining ZBB and TOPCon 5.0, Astronergy delivers a next-generation solution that meets the growing demand for high efficiency and long-term durability, especially under challenging field conditions. Notably, the ASTRO N7s products stood out for their electrical performance, as well as for their outstanding mechanical durability. The products recently passed TÜV NORD's rigorous high mechanical load and TÜV Rheinland HW4 hail impact tests, validating their reliability in extreme weather environments — a key advantage for markets across Europe and high-latitude regions. "Intersolar Europe has been a stage for us to demonstrate how our technologies translate into real-world resilience and customer value," said Isabella Ni, GM of Global Marketing at Astronergy. "With TOPCon 5.0 and advanced ZBB designs, we're delivering smart, efficient, and durable solutions to accelerate global decarbonization." Another milestone during the event was Astronergy's framework agreements with important partners in Europe, marking its extended business footprint in the broader Nordic market and other areas of Europe. The partnerships signify Astronergy's ongoing commitment to tailor solutions for regional needs and build lasting partnerships across the continent. Astronergy's visually striking booth attracted thousands of visitors, with live product showcases and expert-led briefings drawing praise from industry professionals and media alike. With its presence in solar markets and participation in European initiatives like SolarPower Europe and SSI, Astronergy continues to establish itself as a global partner of choice, offering future-ready PV technology backed by proven reliability. SOURCE Astronergy
Cision Canada
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Cision Canada
Astronergy shines with its breakthroughs at Intersolar Europe 2025
No busbars, no limits: Astronergy showcases ZBB-powered solar breakthroughs in Munich MUNICH, May 12, 2025 /CNW/ -- At Intersolar Europe 2025, Astronergy reaffirmed its leadership in solar innovation and international collaborations by debuting cutting-edge modules featuring newly upgraded n-type solar cell technology and zero-busbar (ZBB) solar products, alongside strategic partnerships that strengthen its European footprint. The company's flagship ASTRO N7 and N7s modules were at the center of attention, designed for next-level performance across diverse application scenarios. With Astronergy's latest generation of TOPCon 5.0 technology, these modules deliver higher efficiency, better temperature coefficients, and optimized LCOE performance. ASTRO N7 and N7s lineup incorporates Astronergy's proprietary ZBB cell technology, which replaces traditional front-side busbars with advanced non-visible contact structures, maximizing light absorption, reducing shading losses, and improving overall module aesthetics and reliability. As one of the industry's most forward-looking technologies, ZBB represents a key advancement in solar cell architecture, supporting thinner metallization, better current collection, and a lower risk of microcracks. By combining ZBB and TOPCon 5.0, Astronergy delivers a next-generation solution that meets the growing demand for high efficiency and long-term durability, especially under challenging field conditions. Notably, the ASTRO N7s products stood out for their electrical performance, as well as for their outstanding mechanical durability. The products recently passed TÜV NORD's rigorous high mechanical load and TÜV Rheinland HW4 hail impact tests, validating their reliability in extreme weather environments — a key advantage for markets across Europe and high-latitude regions. "Intersolar Europe has been a stage for us to demonstrate how our technologies translate into real-world resilience and customer value," said Isabella Ni, GM of Global Marketing at Astronergy. "With TOPCon 5.0 and advanced ZBB designs, we're delivering smart, efficient, and durable solutions to accelerate global decarbonization." Another milestone during the event was Astronergy's framework agreements with important partners in Europe, marking its extended business footprint in the broader Nordic market and other areas of Europe. The partnerships signify Astronergy's ongoing commitment to tailor solutions for regional needs and build lasting partnerships across the continent. Astronergy's visually striking booth attracted thousands of visitors, with live product showcases and expert-led briefings drawing praise from industry professionals and media alike. With its presence in solar markets and participation in European initiatives like SolarPower Europe and SSI, Astronergy continues to establish itself as a global partner of choice, offering future-ready PV technology backed by proven reliability.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Astronergy shines with its breakthroughs at Intersolar Europe 2025
No busbars, no limits: Astronergy showcases ZBB-powered solar breakthroughs in Munich MUNICH, May 12, 2025 /CNW/ -- At Intersolar Europe 2025, Astronergy reaffirmed its leadership in solar innovation and international collaborations by debuting cutting-edge modules featuring newly upgraded n-type solar cell technology and zero-busbar (ZBB) solar products, alongside strategic partnerships that strengthen its European footprint. The company's flagship ASTRO N7 and N7s modules were at the center of attention, designed for next-level performance across diverse application scenarios. With Astronergy's latest generation of TOPCon 5.0 technology, these modules deliver higher efficiency, better temperature coefficients, and optimized LCOE performance. ASTRO N7 and N7s lineup incorporates Astronergy's proprietary ZBB cell technology, which replaces traditional front-side busbars with advanced non-visible contact structures, maximizing light absorption, reducing shading losses, and improving overall module aesthetics and reliability. As one of the industry's most forward-looking technologies, ZBB represents a key advancement in solar cell architecture, supporting thinner metallization, better current collection, and a lower risk of microcracks. By combining ZBB and TOPCon 5.0, Astronergy delivers a next-generation solution that meets the growing demand for high efficiency and long-term durability, especially under challenging field conditions. Notably, the ASTRO N7s products stood out for their electrical performance, as well as for their outstanding mechanical durability. The products recently passed TÜV NORD's rigorous high mechanical load and TÜV Rheinland HW4 hail impact tests, validating their reliability in extreme weather environments — a key advantage for markets across Europe and high-latitude regions. "Intersolar Europe has been a stage for us to demonstrate how our technologies translate into real-world resilience and customer value," said Isabella Ni, GM of Global Marketing at Astronergy. "With TOPCon 5.0 and advanced ZBB designs, we're delivering smart, efficient, and durable solutions to accelerate global decarbonization." Another milestone during the event was Astronergy's framework agreements with important partners in Europe, marking its extended business footprint in the broader Nordic market and other areas of Europe. The partnerships signify Astronergy's ongoing commitment to tailor solutions for regional needs and build lasting partnerships across the continent. Astronergy's visually striking booth attracted thousands of visitors, with live product showcases and expert-led briefings drawing praise from industry professionals and media alike. With its presence in solar markets and participation in European initiatives like SolarPower Europe and SSI, Astronergy continues to establish itself as a global partner of choice, offering future-ready PV technology backed by proven reliability. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Astronergy View original content to download multimedia: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Insider
02-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Starbucks is embracing a tough cost-cutting method that's led workers elsewhere to bring their own coffee to work
Starbucks is planning to use a cost-cutting method with a tough reputation as it continues its turnaround. The method, called zero-based budgeting, asks managers to justify every item they spend on each year, instead of using the previous year's spending as a baseline as many companies do. Starbucks executives say ZBB will help them find savings as they spend more on their Back to Starbucks plan, including paying for more hours for the baristas who staff its stores. "We're going to be looking at ways to grow the business and also take a really hard look through the zero-based budgeting approach to understand where else there might be some offsets," CEO Brian Niccol said during the company's earnings call on Tuesday. "I love deploying a few tools like zero-based budgeting" to "help us get after some of those maybe-stranded costs," CFO Cathy Smith, who joined Starbucks in the last few weeks, also said on the call. A Starbucks spokesperson did not respond to questions about how the company planned to use zero-based budgeting. ZBB gained popularity in the 1970s, thanks in part to former president Jimmy Carter, who advocated — ultimately unsuccessfully — for its use by the federal government. More recently, some major brands have adopted the strategy. Private equity firm 3G Capital has deployed the method at Stella Artois-maker AB InBev and Kraft Heinz, the company that makes Oscar Mayer and Lunchables, for instance. The strategy, which includes moves like making all senior execs fly coach class even over long distances, did lower costs and improve the companies' margins. But in some cases, the spending cuts were so severe that it made it tough for employees to do their jobs, Business Insider reported in 2021. One employee, who had recently left Kraft Heinz at the time, told BI that she could only spend $5 annually on office supplies. She also had to bring in her own Keurig pods from home since the company, which makes Maxwell House coffee, provided no coffee in the office break room. Other Kraft Heinz employees told BI that strict spending controls hampered the development of new products and ultimately made it less competitive. Some companies have adopted the method at key turning points. Managers at X, formerly known as Twitter, reportedly had to use zero-based budgeting after Elon Musk bought the company in 2022, for instance. And in 2020, General Motors implemented ZBB as a way to manage its way through disruptions caused by the pandemic. The company temporarily cut spending by slashing advertising and furloughing some employees, then-CFO Dhivya Suryadevara said at an investor conference.
