Kyocera is targeting the German market for self-consumed solar electricity, with the Japanese company preparing to launch a home energy storage system in May.
Major PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Holdings said that 50 SG1000TS central inverters were used at a recently completed 50MW PV power plant built by Jinko Power Company, a subsidiary of PV module manufacturer, JinkoSolar in Jiangxi Province, China.
Japan’s residential and small commercial solar industry could represent a “huge, huge opportunity” for suppliers of inverters and module-level power electronics, according to an analyst with market research firm IHS.
The worldwide market for balance of systems (BOS) for solar power could be worth US$21 billion by 2019, with the greatest activity expected to be seen in the commercial sector, according to a new report from analysis firm IHS.
ABB, an inverter company, has been selected to supply more than 45 of its ULTRA central inverters to the second-largest installation of its kind in South America.
Major PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply has reported preliminary 2014 shipments, which include around 20% growth in China and 47% shipment growth overseas, compared to the previous year.
Inverter manufacturers face a growing but increasingly tough market over the next four years characterised by cost pressures and ever tighter margins, GTM Research claims.
Solar microinverter manufacturer Enphase has stepped up its involvement in a collaborative effort with Hawaii’s main electric utility to stabilise the US state’s grid networks.
