inverter

A German government-funded project has developed a new methodology for predicting the lifetime of inverters used in solar, battery and other energy systems.

The growing number of solar power plants makes them an increasingly tempting target for cybercriminals. William Noto of cybersecurity firm Claroty looks at the main areas of vulnerability and how the industry can best prepare itself against the growing threat.

Zvi Lando had been in the post for five years and served as SolarEdge’s VP of global sales for ten years prior to that.

China accounted for more than half of the 536GW of solar PV inverters shipped globally in 2023, due to the country's solar growth last year.

Israel-headquartered solar inverter supplier SolarEdge has reported a quarterly decline in shipments in the second quarter of 2024 with 873MW.

Sungrow has signed an agreement with Hero Group's renewables arm Hero Future Energies to supply 850MW of inverters.

EU inverter companies' market share is shrinking due to a lack of domestic support policies and fierce competition from China.

Inverter supplier SMA Solar Technology has presented its new Sunny Central FLEX platform solution for solar PV, battery energy storage and hydrogen electrolysers.

Replacing outdated inverters can significantly boost the yield of a PV power plant and rectify equipment failures.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.