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SMA Updates the ReadyRack

February 29, 2016April 1, 2022 by Carl Weinschenk

SMA’s new ReadyRack is an all-in-one inverter, rack and disconnect solution for commercial photo voltaic deployments in the North American market, according to the company. It includes the Sunny Tripover three-phase inverter. SMA says that the new version of the ReadyRack – the second generation of the product – features a ... Read more »

SMA Wins 17.5 MW Inverter Order for Commercial PV Installations

February 5, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

SoCore Energy, a solar development company, has selected SMA to supply 17.5 MW of commercial-scale inverters. SoCore chose the Sunny Tripower TL-US three-phase, transformerless inverter for 44 solar PV commercial projects nationwide. End users include movie theaters, shipping and retail chains. Located in six states across the US, the installations ... Read more »

Project Looks at the Intelligent Coupling of Solar and CHP

December 16, 2014 by Karen Henry

German solar inverter manufacturer, SMA Solar Technology; German HVAC company, Vaillant; and RWTH Aachen University in Germany are conducting a joint research project to find out how best to intelligently couple PV systems with CHP plants and heat pump heating systems. The goal of the PV-KWK project is to develop ... Read more »

PV Racking Comes Prewired

November 13, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

SMA is offering a preassembled and prewired roof-mount racking system for commercial-scale PV. Specifically designed for use with its three-phase inverter – the Sunny Tripower TL-US – the SMA ReadyRack includes all balance of system components. It is fully UL and NEC 2014 compliant. The SMA ReadyRack features pre-installed ground ... Read more »

Remote Microgrid Revenues Will Top $8 Billion By 2020

September 25, 2013September 1, 2022 by Staff Writer

Thanks to the declining costs of solar panels, rising cost of diesel and investments in energy storage, the remote microgrid market will keep growing from its current $3 billion plus in hardware and software sales to more than $8 billion by 2020, according to a Navigant Research report. The report, ... Read more »

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