Large-scale PV DC optimizer company Ampt hit a company milestone of 5 GWh of DC-coupled energy storage projects installed this week. Ampt is a key technology provider for PV+storage systems, so this seemed like an opportunity to catch up with what they have to offer. Ampt is headquartered in FortRead More

The Lāwa’i Solar and Energy Storage Project in Hawaii completed this month became the world’s largest operational solar PV+storage peaker plant and is responsible for delivering 11% of Kauai’s power while providing mission critical grid support during peak demand periods.  The completion of this system allows the utility to deliver upRead More

Canadian Solar is going to deploy Ampt LLC DC optimizers in a 33-MW PV system, which would make it one of the largest deployments of DC power optimizers in the world. The 33 MW installation capped off a six-month evaluation period by Canadian Solar, which began with a smaller demonstration project.Read More

China Electronics GreatWall Energy, one of the world’s largest solar inverter manufacturers, has incorporated an Ampt Mode with its Satcon Equinox 750kW inverters. Using these inverters with Ampt String Optimizers can lower the total system cost while improving lifetime system performance to deliver more value than can be achieved by traditionalRead More

Site planning is key to matching the perfect PV system architecture to the right jobsite, and software plays a big role in this. PVsyst is updating its latest software, PVsyst 6.43, to include Ampt’s DC String Optimizers, allowing users to model the performance benefits of said optimizers in large-scale PV systems. PVsyst’s softwareRead More

The need to lower PV system costs is driving large-scale solar developers to consider changing from 1,000- to 1,500-volt DC systems. The United States PV market was able to lower the cost of PV systems by increasing the maximum system voltage from 600 to 1,000 volts a few years ago.Read More

Learning lessons from past PPA deals Choose Your Own Adventure: The Road to Solar Project Development Tuesday, Sept. 15 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Room: 206A If you can describe something as an “Oregon Trail” style presentation, consider the Solar Builder team to be fans, so we encourage you toRead More

Ampt LLC sent out a release noting that its string optimizers are being deployed in 600 volt PV solar systems at installed costs in cents per watt that rival that of 1,000 volt systems. Ampt String Optimizers are DC-to-DC converters that are being deployed with 1,000 volt inverters at their full-rated powerRead More