string inverters

Deal follows on from the sale of central inverter business two months ago.

After disappointing beginnings, India's rooftop solar market is now thriving with 75% year-on-year growth. PV Tech caught up with Ron Shen, vice president, international sales and service centre at China-based PV inverter supplier GoodWe, to discuss knock-on effects of safeguard duties on modules, price pressure and market growth.

SolarEdge is eyeing a top three place in the utility solar market as it continues to ramp up its ambitions in the segment.

Growatt has introduced the MAX 50-80KTL3-LV/MV series string inverters that are equipped with 6 MPPTs, enabling more flexible string configuration and less string mismatch loss for commercial rooftop installs with shading issues.

PV inverter supplier Sungrow will establish a new factory in Bangalore, India, with an annual production capacity of 3GW in central and string inverters - its first manufacturing facility outside China.

Mudit Jain, consultant at Bridge to India, looks at how the share of string inverters in the Indian solar market is increasing rapidly.

Growatt has provided inverters for the trial of a 'smart' solar road with integrated contactless vehicle charging.

GoodWe is now taking orders for a brand new member of its SDT Series string inverters, GW15KN-DT, which has reduced its weight and volume by 30%.

Major PV inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology has raised its full-year revenue guidance range on a 25% increase in its order backlog on strong market demand in all regions served and notably in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC).

SPONSORED: One answer to helping push forward the commercial-scale solar market could be borrowed from experiences with utility systems, inverter innovation, writes SolarEdge's Lior Handelsman.