On October 5th, 2011, Satcon Technology Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) announced that it has been chosen by Q-Cells North America (San Francisco, California, U.S.) to supply 40 MW of its Prism Platform inverter and power harvesting solutions for the second and third plants which comprise the Starwood solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Ontario, Canada.

Satcon will deploy a combination of eight 1.25 MW Equinox Prism Platforms and 24 1.25 MW Solstice Prism Platforms for the project. These platforms leverage Equinox PV inverters and Solstice Systems power harvesting and array management solutions.

Starwood project to reach 60 MW with second phase

The first 20 MW phase of the Starwood project, SSM1, came online in October 2010 and utilizes the utility's PowerGate Prism Platform solution. When combined with the second and third plants, the project will have a capacity of 60 MW.

On June 29th, 2011, Starwood Energy LLC (Greenwhich, Connecticut, U.S.) announced that an affiliate had reached financial close on the final 10 MW PV plant in the project.

Equinox inverters deliver 98.5% peak efficiency

Satcon's Prism Platform is a turnkey utility-grade multi-megawatt building block, complete with factory integrated step-up transformers, MV disconnect switches and power conversion electronics.

The company's Equinox inverters offer a 98.5% peak efficiency, and a thermal operating range which Satcon describes as the industry's widest.

2011-10-06| Courtesy: Satcon Technology Corporation | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH

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