Germany intends to South Africa Kaco inverter supply 33MW PV plant

Recently, headquartered in Germany Neckarsulm (Neckarsulm) PV inverter manufacturer Kaco New Energy GmbH announced that it will corner the two northern regions of South Africa total installed capacity 33MW PV project supply solar inverters.

Kaco, said the company will be headquartered in France La Tour De Salvagny of Tenesol SA provides Powador 39.0 TL3 grid connected inverter  This two solar power plants in South Africa Cape Town by the headquarters of the AE AMD Renewable Energy and Tenesol joint venture with Spain AMDA Energia joint development.

Regional Director Heinermann Kaco South Africa, said: "Economic growth driven by strong, fast-growing market demand in South Africa the local energy suppliers are very fortunate through such means as the recipient of renewable energy."

Company will La Tour De Salvagny of Tenesol SA provides Powador 39.0 TL3 gridtiepowerinverteronline inverter "because of high solar radiation, very suitable for the development of solar power stations in South Africa for which we will supply professional and reliable products."

Kaco, said the company in South Africa next goal is to segment industrial supply projects, as well as expansion of the distribution network of partners in order to better serve the residential market.

ABB talk about the best time to acquire PV inverters

Solar inverters can be connected to the grid, in the use of photovoltaic power generation system can be divided into stand-alone and grid power supply with two kinds. According to the waveform modulation mode can be divided into square wave inverter, step wave inverter, sine wave inverter and modular three-phase inverter. For grid systems for micro grid tie inverter transformer can be divided according to whether the inverter transformer and transformerless inverters.

With solar power gradually rival with traditional energy sources, solar panel demand continues to rise, and network necessary for the PV inverter market demand will correspondingly. The International Energy Agency predicts that by 2021, the PV inverter market will be an annual growth rate of over 10%. World, especially in emerging markets growing energy demand, price increases and cost reduction and other factors will promote inverter market by leaps and bounds.

Haokun the 22nd said, "Some have questioned why the time to enter the relative chaos ABB solar business. This is because, if the industry until after prospects, the purchase price will be the present times", ABB inverter supply acquisition at this time suppliers are expected to demand changes in the global market situation, grasp the best time to enter this industry.

PV inverter market to intervene aggressively sought after industrial giant ABB

Switzerland, the global power and automation giant ABB Group (SWX code: ABBN) 22 announcement that will be $ 6.35 per share, amounting to approximately $ 1.03 billion acquisition of the world's second largest manufacturer of photovoltaic inverters America Parkway power Corporation (Power One, Nasdaq: PWER). Offer Price represents the 19th Parkway closing price 57% higher power. After the announcement, Poway power price surge, 22 closed up 56.68%.

Analysts believe that, despite the current prevalence of PV industry overcapacity situation, but it is precisely the current pure sine wave inverter entire PV industry chain portion of the few remaining profitable one, ABB acquired Parkway at this time is the best time to power march to the photovoltaic industry.

ABB said the transaction has been approved by the Board two companies, pending regulatory approval, is expected to be completed later this year. Transaction will get a lot of help Poway power development, service and sales resources, and added the rapid growth of ABB solar inverter business that will ensure its status as the world leading supplier of photovoltaic inverter status and enhance the company's leadership in the field of power electronics position.

Power is headquartered in Poway, California, a total of about 3,300 employees, mainly the production of photovoltaic inverters, with products ranging from residential to power companies for various applications, with a wide range of global production layout. 2012, the company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization $ 120 million, revenue of about $ 1 billion.

ABB Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Haokun 22, said the acquisition will enable ABB to become the world leader in the PV wind grid tie inverter industry, inverters for photovoltaic systems "smart center" photovoltaic power generation is becoming reshape future energy mix the main force.

After the transaction, the power will be incorporated Poway ABB Discrete Automation and Motion Control business unit. The head of business unit Global History LaBeouf said: "This acquisition will support our business strategy implemented by the Ministry of renewable energy, the inverter will bring us in the global market, high quality and leading edge technology to achieve differentiation opportunities . "

Boosted by acquisitions, as of 22 closing, Poway Power shares soared 56.68 percent, to close at $ 6.33 per share, close to last year's record highs in September as the company worth about $ 490 million.

Sunshine Power: rapid growth benefiting domestic PV installed

Domestic policy or exceed expectations, we expect the State Council, Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry, Energy Bureau, power grid companies and other ministries will continue to support policies, subsidies, trade access and other policies, the second half of the domestic market will be bigger than expected, industry fundamentals or substantial improvement.

With the gradual implementation of specific policies, we believe that 2013 domestic capacity or exceed expectations, the annual installed capacity is expected to 13GW, compared 3.7GW installed capacity increased significantly. Such inverter market will increase to 5.2 billion yuan, representing an increase of 180% in 2012.

Inverter power station leading to fully benefit the western yields significantly. With the value-added tax by half, the introduction of preferential policies of land, the western ground station internal rate of return (IRR) has now risen to 13.8%, with grid conditions improve, the western ground station enthusiasm remains high, the sun power as the western ground station inverter will fully benefit from the leading western power station installed capacity growth.

In 2011 the company accounted for the domestic market share of 38% of the on grid inverter  in 2012 more than 30%, according to optimistic forecasts 2013 installed 13GW, the company estimated that 30% of the market share, the company shipments will reach 3.9GW, an increase of 178% above. Even in the pessimistic expected, the installed capacity of 10GW, company shipped reached 3GW, there is still an increase of 114% or more.

Results markedly thickened mattress mining company EPC business packet mode, reference to the market building - into the model, we believe that: a) the transfer station will be counted the main business income. 2) engineering and inverter http://www.gridtiepowerinverteronline.com/ income payments will be credited to this report. 3) transfer of beneficial revitalize the company's cash flow, while significantly thickened margins. 100MW power plant which is expected to be able to confirm this year, 70% of revenue, in accordance with the cost of 9.5 yuan / W to measure, is expected to confirm income 770 million yuan this year, net profit rate of 8%, and this year will contribute about 60 million net profit.

Sun power PV inverter technology has reached the international level of standards

Sunshine Power is the largest PV inverter manufacturer. PV inverter is an important part of photovoltaic systems, photovoltaic industry chain is the highest part of the economy. PV inverterindustry asset light, cash-rich, debt is low, the best profitability, the risk is small. More importantly, in the current European and American "double reverse" Sanctions, the inverter PV as the only escape insurance market segments which can be worry-free.

Galaxy Securities believes that sunshine power photovoltaic micro grid tie inverter superior product performance, the main products key indicators have reached international advanced level, and by a number of domestic and foreign certification authority. After field testing, the company's products generating capacity and availability indicators have been ahead of other domestic competitors, even more than the number of international brands. The next few years in the domestic PV inverter market share will stabilize at 30%.

2012 Company inverter sales 1.4GW, an increase of 78%; expects 2013 sales are expected to grow more than 50% year on year, and continue to maintain at least 30% of the market share.

Sun power inverter successfully applied rooftop PV projects across Canada

Recently, the Canadian Sunshine Power Co. (Sunshine Power Co., a wholly owned subsidiary) announced that the company developed for the North American market, a series of PV inverters Ontario, Canada, has been successfully applied to a plurality of rooftop PV systems, PV and more Network projects are carried out in Canada.

Project includes the construction of Toronto SkySolarCanada developed 250kW rooftop project GreatLakesEnergy company develops 250kW roof construction projects Sarnia and Toronto Scarborough 100kW and 250kW rooftop project. Sun power supplied SG250KC and SG100KC photovoltaicinverter, with its stable performance and efficient power generation, access to partners alike.

Sun power for the U.S. and Canadian markets developed a series of PV inverters, including the 100-500kW power outdoor type, indoor-and low-voltage products. This applies to multiple roofs, Ontario, Canada 100kW and 250kW PV system inverters, California efficiency up to 96.5%, while the low pressure type 500kW PV inverter efficiency is as high as 98 percent in California, coupled with its adaptive dynamic MPPT tracking and cold start function, photovoltaic power generation is guaranteed. At minus 25 degrees to 55 degrees within an ambient temperature can be run at full capacity, its built-in AC and DC circuit breaker is also designed to maximize the overall effectiveness of the system upgrade.

"We are very pleased with the sun on the rooftop photovoltaic power projects in Canada for cooperation, sun power inverter high cost, excellent quality, and the service is first class and we are prepared to continue to go hand in hand with the sun power continuously for more cooperation ", SkySolarCanada president RichardLu representation.

GreatLakesEnergy president JohnMillson also said that "the sun power inverter operating performance SG250KC Let us great satisfaction from pre-to post, the power of the sun to the sales team technical support team always keep in touch with us and provide professional help and we are excited to follow the sun power cooperation. "

Canada Sunshine Power Co., Ltd. CEO Zhang Mi Chi said: "the world's leading developers of new energy assets and the independent power operators together again, once again affirmed the sun gridtiepowerinverteronline high performance, high reliability and high power output and we will combined with sunlight power over 3GW of global application experience and the advantages of localized management team in the North American PV market to seek more cooperation. "

2012 PV inverter supplier base increased fragmentation

According to information and analysis provider IHS released the latest quarterly report, 2012 PV inverter supplier base to further fragmentation of the top ten suppliers accounted for the total market fell more than 4%.

This situation occurs in part because China and Japan, strong growth in market demand, and most of the top ten suppliers in these two regions are rarely covered. Since PV inverter market continues to fall apart, and core market demand weakened, SMASolarTechnology share of global revenues declined the third consecutive year, falling about 25%.

PV inverter market in the recent series of acquisitions, including the acquisition of AdvancedEnergy acquisition REFUsol and ABB Power-One, the inverter market, the competitive landscape is basically no impact on the ranking of suppliers is also minimal.

PV inverter supplier base further fragmented despite the recent bankruptcy exit and acquisitions suggests that the industry is undergoing consolidation, but the world's top ten PV inverter supplier's market share from 62% in 2011 down to 2012 56 %. 2012, SMASolarTechnology in the PV inverter industry leading position further decline in its market share dropped to a little more than 25 percent, while in 2009 this ratio is also close to 40%.

IHS research manager SamWilkinsonphotovoltaic inverter, said: "2012, including SMA, Power-One and Kaco, including many of the leading suppliers of a market share lost, mainly because they dabble in the Chinese and Japanese markets are limited, in 2012 these two markets have experienced rapid growth.

2012 market share growth in most of our suppliers are medium-sized companies, they are targeting emerging markets, and those market leader in business is still largely dependent on the stagnation of the European core markets. 2012, the market share of more than 1% of the number of suppliers increased to 24, these increased revenues suppliers dominate the market for three-quarters. "