It happened to me several times. Talking to a project owner. Some lousy products are on the BOM. I advise the owner to re-consider replacing some of the components. Reaction? Nah, I don´t want to add more money into the project. If something goes wrong, I am covered with insurance. My question is obvious: Are the insurance companies aware of the risk which are they taking? And what they do to minimize it? Does anyone here have any practical experience with insurance companies? And how do the insurance companies react for the exponentially growing risk?

Hi, our cooperation partner Hilker Solar from Germany is looking for a new or used ABB rack with transformer. For example, an ABB PVI-55, PVI-110, PVI-165, or PVI-220... the device can also be damaged (except for the transformer, which is needed). Plug-in units are not needed. Does anyone have any ideas or a device?

Hello everyone, I'm digging into the friction of signal to action and learning how to turn alerts into real fixes on time for the solar energy operations. If you could fix one thing that would boost throughput for most operators, what would it be? Pick one (or add your own): A. Interoperability: alerts flow into work orders fast and clean. - Alert → Work Order sync ≤ 5 min - Device → asset mapping ≥ 98% - Fields don’t get lost (≤ 1% loss) - Status sync both ways Note: For mixed-vendor fleets, mapping is often <98% and alert→WO >15 min, which makes tickets explode from noise. What cutoffs do you use instead? B. Automate low-level office work - Auto-triage - Work orders pre-filled with context - Status + reports auto-updated - Admin time ≤ 12 min/WO C. Parts & first-time fix - Right parts picked ≥ 85% - First-time-fix ≥ 75% - Better routing + diagnostics D. Closeout & reporting - Proof on tickets ≥ 95% (photo/measure) - Report time: ops ≤ 24h, client ≤ 72h - Views matched to audience E. Something else: name it + one example I'll compile your feedback into a 1-page Readiness Checklist (with pass/fail cutoffs + “no-go” rules) and share it here. Many thanks in advance!