MaxVolt launches smart inverter with inbuilt lithium battery
The Indian battery manufacturer has launched wall-mountable, high-efficiency inverters with inbuilt lithium battery for residential and commercial solar applications.
How long do residential solar inverters last?
Multiple factors affect the productive lifespan of a residential solar system. In Part 2 of our series, we look at solar inverters.
Sinovoltaics releases latest PV inverter manufacturer ranking
The quality assurance firm updated its inverter manufacturer financial stability ranking with APSystems (Yuneng Technology), Sinexcel, and Eaton in the top three spots.
Sinovoltaics updates solar module manufacturer financial stability ranking
The quality assurance provider reported India-based Insolation Energy, Waaree Renewable Technologies, and Solex Energy maintained their top three spots in the ranking this quarter. The number of companies with healthier Altmann-Z scores stayed the same at nine.
Cooling PV inverters with skived fin heat sink
Researchers in Turkey tested a novel heat sink design to cool insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) arrays in solar inverters. They found that it reduced module temperatures by more than 6 C in lab experiments.
Tigo introduces solar inverter output control for system repowering
Limiting inverter output, called derating, enables installers to maintain system power rating when adding a new inverter to an existing solar installation, or to help homeowners qualify for incentives with precise power targets.
Chinese PV Industry brief: GCL Optoelectronics raises $27.5 million for perovskite factory
GCL Optoelectronics Materials has raised nearly CNY 200 million ($27.5 million) in a C2 financing round to advance perovskite solar manufacturing and research at its new gigawatt-scale facility in China’s Jiangsu province.
Huawei leads global inverter market as shipments hit 589 GW in 2024
Chinese companies made up nine of the 10 largest global inverter suppliers in 2024, with total inverter shipments reaching 589 GW (AC), according to Wood Mackenzie.
Netherlands increasing vigilance on solar inverter-related cybersecurity risks
The Dutch government said it remains vigilant on potential cybersecurity threats coming from solar inverters. It minimized, however, the risk of hidden hardware components in inverters and said these devices would be “easily detectable” by the Dutch authorities.
Bangladesh slashes import duty on solar inverters
Bangladesh has cut the import duty on solar inverters from 10% to 1% to reduce project costs and support utility-scale and rooftop PV systems under its net metering scheme.
