Featured in Testing the waters – 07-2011

Generating dollars where theres no sun

Solar inverter upgrade: A Canadian Engineering Professor has come up with a way to use idle solar inverter capacity in the evening to help relieve congestion on the grid and expand capacity for wind and other renewable sources. If it works as envisioned, it could open up new revenue opportunities for both solar and wind developers and help utilities defer costs.

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pv magazine

28 Jun 2011

The 24-hour life cycle of a solar PV park can be characterized as a daytime opportunity and a night-time waste. When the sun rises, it’s time to make money by selling zero-emission power. When it sets, tens of millions of dollars in capital assets sit idle waiting once again for the crack of dawn. But …

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