Tag: inverters

  • SMA system selected for pilot storage program at NREL facility

    Renewable Energy Systems (RES) will utilize SMA technology for a 1 MW battery pilot project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), the nation’s premier wind energy technology research facility. Using the proven RESolve energy storage system, the project will testRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Yaskawa-Solectria Solar inverters now fully compatible with Tigo optimizers

    Yaskawa – Solectria Solar announced full compatibility of its three-phase string inverters with Tigo’s module optimizers, fully complying with the 2014 and 2017 National Electric Code (NEC) 690.12 Rapid Shutdown Requirements. “We are pleased to offer our customers a solution that complies with the upcoming module-level rapid shutdown requirements,” saidRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • KACO improves its sales outlook for 2017

    KACO new energy Group, based in Neckarsulm, Germany, has managed to chalk up orders totaling 600 megawatts in the first quarter of 2017. The main reason for this excellent start to the year is the market launch of a new technology driver in the field of inverter technology, the blueplanetRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Keys to inverter service: Data granularity, remote updates, customer relations

    Services for solar inverters are improving markedly, from commissioning through replacement, as the flow of panel and string-level data becomes more granular, fueling more sophisticated monitoring systems. From string inverters at a commercial and industrial (C&I) level, to microinverters now dominant in the residential market, manufacturers are embracing dynamic improvementsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sunworks to start installing co-branded Yaskawa – Solectria inverters

    Yaskawa – Solectria Solar formed a partnership with Sunworks, which means Sunworks will be installing co-branded PVI 50/60TL transformerless three-phase string inverters that are a part of Yaskawa – Solectria Solar’s top-selling commercial string inverter line. Sunworks says it chose Yaskawa – Solectria Solar inverters based on their reliability, YaskawaRead More — Solar Builder magazine