Inverters

Replacing outdated inverters can significantly boost the yield of a PV power plant and rectify equipment failures. Jörn Carstensen of Germany-based green-tech looks at the technical, financial and logistical considerations involved in a successful inverter repowering project.

Spanish inverter manufacturer Ingeteam will supply its products to a 250MW solar PV project from fellow Spanish solar project developer Grenergy.

After a steep decline in inverter shipments in the last quarter of 2023, Solaredge has started the first quarter of 2024 with an increase to 946MW.

French inverter manufacturer Imeon Energy has developed an inverter which is claimed to have conversion efficiency of 99%.

GoodWe says the first-phase production lines in Vietnam are expected to achieve an annual capacity of 5GW.

Israel-headquartered inverter provider Solaredge and the regional council of the Scania region, in southernmost Sweden, will develop a pilot agri-pv project to trial the technology in Swedish conditions.

The Q1 2024 edition of PV Tech Power is available to download now. This issue focuses on PV module quality issues, risk mitigation, carbon pricing policies and much more.

Ingeteam provides solar and storage inverters pre-integrated into the transformer stations and delivered as a turnkey solution ready for installation.

Israel-headquartered solar inverter supplier SolarEdge has announced that it will lay off about 900 employees to reduce operating expenses.