This is the news we have for you this week:

• New: the GlobalLink 520
• New: the Skylla-IP65 Charger (higher power models replacing the Skylla-IP44)
• Remote Console on VRM is now faster outside Europe
• New feature in E-Order: serial number lookup
• A number of interesting blog posts
• And as usual our updated documents, training events and exhibitions.

Have a good read and a great week!

The new GlobalLink 520

A new option in the Victron offering of remote monitoring products, the GlobalLink 520 adds something unique. It comes with a pre-installed and pre-paid (!) sim card, offering 5 years of remote monitoring on our VRM Portal. No need to obtain and configure simcards, its simply buy, install and forget - straight out of the box.

A step forward in our aim to provide the best connectivity options on the market. Its manual and more information is available on our website.

For pricing and availability, see E-Order.

New in E-Order: the Skylla-IP65 Charger

The first model of this new series, the Skylla-IP65 12/70(1+1) 120-240V, is now available for backordering in E-Order.

The Skylla-IP65 series of chargers will replace the Skylla-IP44 series. Its the result of various improvements in hardware including a significant improvement in output power.

More information about the Skylla-IP65 can be found on the product page.

Faster Remote Console on VRM

By adding new servers in South Africa, the U.S.A and Australia, the Remote Console on VRM feature has been significantly improved in speed. Read the announcing blogpost for details.

New feature in E-Order - serial number lookup

The new serial number finder allows you to track serial numbers. Showing the shipment, the partnumber but also other data such as the Bluetooth PUK code, it allows you to:
- Quickly help a customer in case he lost his Bluetooth PIN code as well as his PUK code
- Lookup the VRM Portal ID of a certain serial number
- See when and under what order number we shipped it to you
- Get PAYG codes (what is PAYG?)

The new search function is available on the Shipments page on E-Order

New and updated documents

• The Overview BlueSolar and SmartSolar MPPT Charge Controllers datasheet has been updated by adding MPPT VE.Can models to the table.
• The datasheet 12.8 & 25.6 Volt Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Smart has been updated by adding the LFP Smart 12.8/50 to the table.

New certificates 

• Now on the website, the Certificate Safety IEC 62368 – Blue Smart IP65 Chargers
• Also on our website is the Certificate Automotive ECE R10-5 for the Cerbo GX

Victron training events

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

• December 2^nd, Elettricità a bordo. Nautica e automotion in Rome, Italy
• December 8^th, Formation installateur – Module 3 Configuration avancée et batterie lithium in Sainte Tulle, France
• January 12^th, Formation installateur – Module 1 Basique et site isolé in Sainte Tulle, France

Make sure to always check our website.

Webinars

• November 23^rd, Webinar ESS – Autoconsommation avic stockage (French)
• November 27^th, Komponenten- & Systemmonitoring (German)
• December 10^th, Victron Energy Q&A Webinar IX North America (English)

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. The following exhibitions are still scheduled for 2020. 
Please refer to our website or the event's website to check if the event's date has been changed or cancelled:

• November 19^th, - November 22^nd, Boot und Fun Berlin 2020 in Berlin, Germany
• December 2^nd – December 4^th, Off-grid Experts Workshop 2020 in Augsburg, Germany

NICE TO KNOW

Installing a High Powered Alternator?

Stefanie Loges tells us what to look out for
Recently we heard how Stefanie fitted Lithium batteries and renewed the electrical system on board her yacht Taku Moe. She soon found that her old alternator wasn’t packing a big enough punch for her new batteries – and wasn’t surprised.
In this blog post Stefanie tells us her experience of installing a high-power alternator.

Refrigerated mobile butcher shop

On the road with Solar and Lithium
Until recently lead acid batteries – half a ton of them – provided the daily energy needed to run the refrigeration plant of a mobile butcher shop selling produce amongst the hilly terrain in the Rioja region of Spain.
Worse still, the sixteen batteries could only be recharged from a 230V power supply at the end of each long day.
What a difference Lithium has made! With a 60% reduction in weight; the addition of solar power, and charging from the alternator, the power installation has gone from ‘worst’ to ‘best’ of all worlds.

How to Install a MultiPlus Inverter/Charger?

New video: Off-Grid Lithium BYD