The nation's largest production base of the inverter SMA inverters will soon put into production base

October 26, 2009, Niestetal News - To further meet the North American PV market development needs of inverters, SMA Solar Technology AG in the U.S. west coast city of Denver, Colorado, construction SMA inverter's first overseas production plants. Once completed, SMA America inverters annual production plant production will reach approximately 1GW, and set aside for future expansion space. The SMA headquarters in Kassel, Germany Niestetal factories will continue to maintain growth momentum.

SMA U.S. production base, will produce and meet the needs of the North American market with UL approval Sunny Boy, Sunny Central and Sunny Island products. SMA and the real estate company Etkin Johnson Group, Colorado State Government, Denver City Government signed the nation's largest production base of PV power converter  - SMA U.S. production base construction agreement.

SMA senior vice president in charge of production Uwe Hertel said: "We will put SMA successful in the German headquarters of production experience and ideas used in the United States in the construction of new production bases, we will ensure maximum flexibility in the production of PV dc to ac inverter sex. "plot of land for the new base has long-term lease by SMA. Moreover, SMA also for future plant expansion and development ready.

"We expect through a period of development, the United States will become the world's largest PV markets," SMA Solar Technology AG's CEO - Günther Cramer said, "By enabling the production plant in Denver SMA, SMA will reduce transportation and storage costs, reduce foreign exchange risk. "

SMA Denver will become the first overseas production base construction. "SMA production headquarters and research and development, is still in Kassel, Germany Niestetal. SMA headquarters of the world's largest PV inverter production base, and the annual peak production could reach approximately 4GW. This production base to provide about 1,000 new jobs months, and will continue to grow.

SMA Denver production base in the production, will employ about 700 people in Denver (including temporary employees). Is expected in mid-2010, the factory will be officially put into production. New production lines and office construction investment expected to be approximately 15 million euros.

SMA U.S. production base, will produce and meet the needs of the North American market with UL approval Sunny Boy, Sunny Central and Sunny Island products. SMA and the real estate company Etkin Johnson Group, Colorado State Government, Denver City Government signed the nation's largest production base of PV inverters - SMA U.S. production base construction agreement.

SMA senior vice president in charge of production Uwe Hertel said: "We will put SMA successful in the German headquarters of production experience and ideas used in the United States in the construction of new production bases, we will ensure maximum flexibility in the production of PV inverters sex. "plot of land for the new base has long-term lease by SMA. Moreover, SMA also for future plant expansion and development ready.