Key takeaways from Genera 2023
This year’s edition of Genera, Spain’s largest energy trade show, focused heavily on solar and attracted significantly more companies and visitors than last year, according to provisional data.
Inverter sizing guides grid connection, rules US court
The US Court of Appeals has ruled that an 80 MW (AC)/160 MW (DC) solar farm, with 50 MW of battery storage, meets “Qualifying Facility” status of 80 MW (AC) or less under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) of 1978.
Australia’s top 10 solar panel, inverter manufacturers
Sunwiz has revealed the leading rooftop solar and inverter manufacturers in Australia for 2022.
Growatt opens Vietnam inverter plant, GCL-SI to build 12 GW PV panel factory
GCL-SI says it will build a new 12 GW solar manufacturing facility in China’s Jiangsu province, while Growatt has opened a factory with an annual capacity of 500,000 inverters and 100,000 batteries in Vietnam.
New Aalborg inverter design for PV applications
An international research group has developed a new Aalborg inverter design for high-power applications in solar arrays. The device has fewer switches than conventional, voltage-source inverters and can reportedly improve PV system performance by reducing switching losses.
SolarEdge announces record revenues in 2022
SolarEdge’s revenue rose 58% year over year to $3.1 billion in 2022. It expects revenues for the first quarter of 2023 to be within the range of $915 million to $945 million.
Survey shows 34.3% failure rate for residential inverters over 15 years
The Bern University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland has published the initial results of a survey on the durability and performance of residential PV inverters and power optimizers over a 15-year period. They found that more than 65% of the inverters did not present yield-relevant faults by their 15th year of operation.
TBEA unveils new residential inverters
TBEA has developed new products with nominal power ratings of 10 kW to 25 kW and efficiencies of 98.5%.
Katek unveils silicon carbide inverter for residential applications
Katek, a German PV inverter manufacturer, says its 4.6 kW coolcept fleX inverter features silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors from US-based Navitas Semiconductor. It is smaller and weighs less than non-SiC models.
Yaskawa releases 25 kW inverters for rooftop PV
Yaskawa’s new Enewell-SOL P3A 25kW inverters are suitable for applications in medium- or large-size rooftop solar projects and carports.
