Oder Focus: Schneider provides ‘plug and play’ solution to 5MW Grupo Solaer UK project

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Schneider Electric has supplied four of its PV Box power conversion substations to a 5MW solar power plant in Cobbs Cross, Bridgewater in the United Kingdom for Grupo Solaer.  

The PV Box 'plug and play' conversion system is built around two Conext Core XC 680 Inverters with a DC combiner box, step-up transformer and MV/LV switchgear.

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Commissioned in March this year, the solar power installation at Cobbs Cross will produce 5750-6000MWh per year of electricity, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 2,400 tonnes annually.

According to Schneider, the Conext Core XC Series features a fast sweep maximum power point tracking algorithm, which enables it to be used in difficult environmental conditions. The inverter has up to 98.9% peak efficiency.

Juan Cuartero, Grupo Solaer head of business development, said: “The high quality of Schneider Electric products, our experience with them in the past and their flexibility to be able to use their inverters with limited power has been a key factor in the decision to choose the PV Box. It was really important for us to use a first class provider with worldwide service capabilities“.

Last week the company launched a version of the PV Box adapted to local standards for the Japanese market, with its use in projects in Hyogo prefecture in southern mainland Japan already announced.

In early August, it was revealed that Schneider was targeting putting 100MW of its systems into various projects across Thailand by the end of 2013.

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