News overview
Facebook contest concluded, Venus v2.57 and improved charger manuals
July 27th, 2020

This week marks the end of the Facebook video contest. Which was a huge success! Lots of views and marketing value - and very cool as well as funny videos. Make sure to watch a few, we for sure enjoyed watching them.

A new Venus OS version is released last week, v2.57. It changes the USB specifications of the Cerbo GX as well as fixes various issues.

The manuals for the Blue Smart IP22, IP65 and IP67 chargers have been completely renewed. Better diagrams, easier to read and also they include detailed descriptions of the recently released new history features and custom charge profiles. Direct links to the new manuals are below.

While discussing documentation, there have been more improvements. All part the ongoing effort to reduce questions asked to you, and ourselves as well. Most notably the manuals for the Cerbo GX, CCGX and Venus GX, all are now available in multiple languages. And, this week, the quick install guides for the BMV have been completely renewed. Rewritten with the same focus: to ensure less mistakes are made during installation and (thus) less questions asked all around.

In case you, or your customers, work with generators - check out our latest addition to the Online training courses - details below.

Lastly, this week adds two "nice to know" blog posts, one about a mountain installation in Georgia, and another about one of the world's most prolific adventurers.

 

Venus OS v2.57 – Cerbo GX

We released a new version of Venus OS – the software at the heart of our GX Product range.

This update concentrates around the Cerbo GX, fixing three issues.

  • One USB port is changed to be “power only”
  • Gx Touch display freezing up is solved
  • Change in VRM Portal ID

For more information please read this blog post.

 

Facebook video contest

Winner announced on Facebook
A competition we announced last month on Facebook invited users to post a video showing their system – what a great response we had! The competition announcement was viewed over 20,000 times and attracted more than 750 comments/entries!
The winner was decided by Facebook users themselves – going to the video with the most ‘likes’.
We’ve really enjoyed watching all the innovative and interesting ways in which Victron users make the most of their power set-ups. And don’t worry, we will be running another one soon! 

Make sure to watch the videos in this blog post.

 

New and updated documents

 

New online training course: Generators with Victron

A recent webinar by Margreet Leeftink has been converted into a training course. Available in English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, and completed with an Exam. Online training courses to Victron Professional.

 

Victron training events

Sign up for one of our training events or webinars and learn more about our products.

  • September 2nd, Elettricità a bordo, marine e automotion in Milano, Italy
  • September 8th – September 9th, Formation Installteur – Module 1 Basique et site isolé
  • September 15th – September 16th, Formation technique initiale Toulouse in Toulouse, France

Make sure to always check our website.

Webinars

  • July 23rd, Sistemi ibridi: dimensionamento e confronto economico (Italian)
  • July 29th, Sistemas trifásicos y paralelos (Spanish)
  • July 30th, Sistemi trifase e paralleli (Italian)
  • July 31st, Formation en ligne – Victron Energy Afrique (French)

For more training events and webinars, see Victron Professional.

 

Upcoming exhibitions

Check our exhibition schedule online if you are interested in visiting an exhibition in your area over the coming months. Please refer to our website or the event's website to check if the event's date has been changed or cancelled:

  • September 3rd – September 5th, Solarex Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey
  • September 5th – September 13th, Caravan Salon Düsseldorf 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany
  • September 21st – September 29th, Interboot 2020 in Friedrichshafen, Germany

 

NICE TO KNOW

 

Remote power aids Mountain Rescue in Georgia

Dramatic Mount Kazbeg in Georgia; at 3700 metres there is a disused meteorological station. The building was always known as Meteo, but it has been repurposed in recent years and is now operated as a bunk hotel for climbers.

Formerly they have had to rely on an ageing generator but with reliable power the local cell net provider, Magti, agreed to install an amplifier, as a result of which Mobile network coverage for the area has been much improved.

Read the blog post.

 

Rowing around the world alone

Ultimate test of man and machine
Russian national Fedor Konyukhov is an extraordinary man.
Sailor; Hot Air Balloonist; Trekker (Desert and Polar); Dog-sledder; Rafter; Priest; Artist; Author; Skier; Cyclist; 4x4er; Camel Caravaner and Mountaineer – he has set world records in most of those disciplines.

Fedor, at the age of 67 (the world’s oldest solo rower) was further south than any other rowing boat had ever been at 56°40’S – a latitude known as the Furious Fifties – as he rowed the Southern Ocean.
His extraordinary perseverance can only be imagined.