Are you offering yesterday’s inverter to today’s customer? As smart batteries move into the mainstream and traditional net metering is reduced in more and more regions, you need a go-to inverter that’s future-ready for all your customers. The U.S.-made Pika Energy Island system offers high-efficiency grid-tied performance today, with optionalRead More

Looking to offer a little bit of savings to your customers? Yaskawa-Solectria sent word that it is offering $25 rebates on its lineup of residential inverters, when purchased through its distribution partners, as part of its autumn sale. Those include: • PVI 3800TL • PVI 5200TL • PVI 6600TL •Read More

The rapid evolution of module-level electronics has spiked performance, extended reliability and crushed manufacturing prices, but there is still a ways to go before the operation and maintenance of the technology is satisfactory to all the players involved. “When people talk about the business model for solar microinverters or optimizers,Read More

Sungrow showcased the SG2500-MV central inverter and the new SG60KTL string inverter, at the International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia 2016 (IGEM 2016). Sungrow’s central inverter SG2500-MV is best characterized by its cost effectiveness and highly reliable containerized design. The 20-foot container design reduces the costs ofRead More

ABB announced a modular and scalable “plug and play” microgrid solution to address the globally growing demand for flexible technology in the developing market for distributed power generation. The cost-efficient, containerized solution is relevant for mature and emerging countries and will help maximize the use of renewable energy sources whileRead More

Yaskawa-Solectria sent along this cool overhead look at one of its latest installations at Green Acres Farm in Wapato, Wash. Project size is 112 kW. The inverter of choice for this project (via distributor Solora Solar) was the PVI 36TL. These are compact, transformerless three-phase inverters with a dual MPPRead More

Pika Energy’s transformerless, grid-forming solar inverters are now listed to the UL-1741 standard and are shipping to customers throughout North America. The UL-listed Pika Islanding Inverter (model X7601) is the most recent of the Maine-based manufacturer’s inverters to receive the ETL mark for UL-1741 compliance. The company’s X3001 inverter line hasRead 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

  At Solar Power International we got an upclose look at the complete Home Energy Solution with IQ that Enphase Energy, Inc. is excited to push to the market in 2017. The plan for the Home Energy Solution is ambitious, as Enphase is trying to move past selling pieces andRead More

Sungrow showcased two new 1500 VDC inverters at Solar Power International last week. The Sungrow’s SG125HV puts 125kW of capacity in a suitcase-sized cabinet weighing just 130 pounds. At a higher rated voltage, the SG125HV will significantly reduce installation and balance of system costs, and is an example of why 1,500 VDCRead More