Satcon Technology Corporation (Boston, MA), a provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, on December 9th, 2008 announced that it had been chosen to partner with large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems installer Suntech Energy Solutions (San Francisco, CA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (Wuxi, China). Satcon will help to power a one megawatt (MW) solar energy installation hosted at The North Face West Coast Distribution Center in Visalia, California, according to the press release. This recently completed project is financed, owned, and operated by Recurrent Energy Inc. (San Francisco, CA) and features Satcon’s 500 kilowatt (kW) "PowerGate Plus" PV inverters.

Growing adoption of large scale solar installations in the U.S.

"We chose the Satcon PowerGate Plus inverter for its performance and reliability", said Johann Niehaus, Senior Director of Engineering, Suntech Energy Solutions. Sateen Bhat, Vice President of Project Operations with Recurrent Energy added: "Our goal is to create long-term value for our customers by providing clean, onsite power plants right where they’re needed most. Reliable inverters are a key component to our systems’ performance. We’re pleased to work together with Satcon given their ability to consistently deliver the quality, expertise, and support we need." Pete DeGraff, Satcon’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing commented: "Today’s announcement further demonstrates the growing adoption of large scale solar installations in the U.S., and the increased demand for advanced feature, utility grade solutions. We look forward to supporting Suntech Power and Recurrent Energy in their efforts to deliver clean, reliable and cost effective energy solutions to their customers."

2008-12-28 | Courtesy: Satcon Technology Corp. | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH