News overview
Victron VW Van Electrics Install video - last episode
April 18th, 2019

Please note that Victron Energy will be closed on Monday 22nd April for Easter 

 

Enjoy the last episode of our VW Van electric-install videos - Color Control & Monitor. Our Order Desk has a tip on how to import large orders. We have a blog post about Power in Paradise; one about saving fuel in Hybrid Energy Systems; and a third about our sailors Annemiek and Annette and their journey to the Olympics in Tokyo. Please make sure to check the lists of updated documentation, training events and exhibitions we have for you.

 

Victron VW Van Electrics Install video - episode 4

Enjoy the 4th and last episode of a series of video’s made by Jono, about several Victron engineers in Romania who have been busy installing a whole range of applications in a VW-van. Episode 4: Color Control & Monitor.
You can find schematics and other information about the VW Van Electrics intall here. 

 

E-order tip; How to import your large orders

You can import a long list of items to be ordered in E-Order by exporting a CSV from your ERP system.
In the top righthand corner of your screen click Upload CSV/XLS file. Then you continue as you usually do. 

 

Documentation

We have the following updated documents for you:
In the following manuals the minimum input current limit has been adjusted:

The manual SmartSolar MPPT 150/45 up to 150/100 & 250/60 up to 250/100 has been updated by removing the following sentence in section 3.1 ‘not yet functional on the 250/85 and 250/100 models’.

For all our latest documentation we refer you to our website.

 

Victron training

Sign up for one of our training events and learn more about our products. You can still register for the next training events:

  • April 24th, Formación Instalaciones Aisladeas in Muchamiel, Spain
  • April 24th, Victron Energy Products, systems and software training level 2 in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • May 21st, Formación Autoconsumo in Muchamiel, Spain

For more information about our training events go to Victron Professional.

 

Upcoming exhibitions

Check our exhibition schedule online if you are interested in visiting an exhibition in your area during the coming months. The following exhibitions are scheduled:

  • April 26th – April 27th, RenewX in Hyderabad, India
  • May 15th – May 17th, RettMobiel 2019 in Fulda, Germany
  • May 15th – May 17th, Intersolar 2019 in Munich, Germany

 

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Power in Paradise

With 300 islands scattered over its pristine clear waters, reflecting blue skies, access to the public grid has some obvious limitations in Fiji. Due to high energy demands, certain areas of the main islands experience occasional blackouts or brownouts. For some, energy back-up is essential. That’s where Solar Fiji – a renewable energy company based in Nasinu, Suva, on the beautiful tropical islands of Fiji – step in.

 

ePowerBooster: Saving fuel in hybrid energy systems

Karim El Alami and Cyril Colin met at UC Berkeley in California, whilst studying for their degrees in civil and environmental engineering. Their drive was to develop software to manage hybrid energy systems and reduce operators’ bills.
In this short case study, we focus on a hybrid energy system using Victron Energy components and ePowerBooster software – a new cloud-based controller built by Elum Energy, the company Karim and Cyril founded after their university days.

 

Annemiek and Annette are ready to take on the world

Victron family sailing stars Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz – the current World Champions of that super-fast racing dinghy known as the 49er FX – will be fighting it out with the world’s best competitors in this year’s international events …and hoping to secure their opportunity to represent The Netherlands in next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Let’s hear how they have been preparing…