Tag Archives: inverters
Efficient Solar Inverters to Hit U.S Market by 2012
As we’ve discussed in the past on this blog, there are a number of ways in which the US solar market is changing- declining panel prices, volatile state SREC markets, and innovative incentive programs are just a few examples. However, a recent announcement from REFU Solar Electronics, or REFUsol, a German manufacturer that specializes in [...]
Small Three-Phase Inverters Stealing the Show Says IMS Research, but for How Long?
Highest demand for PV inverters in 2010 will come from both the smallest and the largest three-phase inverters, according a recently released report on the market from IMS Research, with shipments of inverters rated below 35kW and above 500kW growing at nearly 50% faster than the rest of the market… The PV inverter market has [...]
Still In Spotlight: Solar Inverters
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Sandia National Laboratorieshas invested $8.5 million in four projects that have reached Stage IIIof the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) program. Theseinvestments will be matched more than one-to-one by the SEGIScontractors to support more than $20 million in total projects. Theselections announced today are part of the Department’s [...]
Micro Inverters for Solar Homes
For the non-engineers out there who are interested in learning asmuch as possible about how solar panels work, here’s a brief overview of micro-inverters and what they can add to a solar installation. Solar panels need (micro)inverters to convert the electricity they produce to a type that can be used at home. Solar photovoltaic panels [...]
SMA America Adds New Line Of Solar Inverters
SMA America LLC, the U.S.-based subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology AG, has expanded itsU.S. line of utility products with the addition of the Sunny CentralHigh Efficiency (HE) line of solar inverters. The Sunny Central500HE features a maximum output of 550 kVA, and the 630HE produces 700kVA. Both provide full AC-rated active power while maintaining a [...]
PV Powered Releases New Commercial Solar Inverters
Bend, Ore.-based PV Powered, an Advanced Energy company, has introduced twonew commercial inverters rated at 35 kW and 50 kW. These sizesenable installers and designers to more easily work within site-specific space limitations and provide an essential building block to completelarger projects, the company says. The new models – PVP35kW andPVP50kW – feature a new [...]
SCE Selects Satcon Inverters For Large-Scale Solar Program
Satcon Technology Corp., a provider of utility-scale power solutions for therenewable energy market, says its PowerGate Plus 500 kW inverter has been selected by Southern California Edison (SCE) to supplyinverters for at least 75% of its Solar Photovoltaic Program (SPVP)Project. As part of the SPVP, SCE plans to install, own andoperate up to 250 MW [...]
Satcon Shipping 150 MW Of Inverters For Chinese PV Projects
Satcon Technology Corp. has received an order for 150 MW of its 500 kW solar PV inverters from GCL Solar Ltd., a China-based utility-scalesolar power plant developer and supplier. This deal marks thesecond phase of Satcon’s partnership with GCL that was established in2009. Satcon will begin supplying the inverters this month, with alldeliveries scheduled for [...]
Could PV Inverters be the Smart Grid Portal to the Home?
There is an entrepreneurial and venture capital rush in building out the Home Area Network (HAN). Companies like People Power, Tendril, Google,Cisco, iControl, Lixar (bought by Gridpoint), Greenbox(acquired by Silver Spring Networks), Control4, EnergyHub, EcoFactor, et al. are all working on software and hardware pieces of home andbuilding energy management. The millions of deployed smart [...]