Satcon PowerGate® Plus Inverters Installed at Foster’s Wine Estates
March 24 2009 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Satcon (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale
distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market,
announced today it has delivered nearly three megawatts (MW) of
renewable PV energy to Foster�s Wine Estates at four winery
locations, including the largest solar installation in the U.S.
wine industry at Beringer Vineyards. The other sites include Asti
in Sonoma County, and Etude and Stags� Leap Wineries in the Napa
Valley of California.
�Our goal of creating a better energy future requires that we
assemble a team of industry innovators and experts to deliver
reliable, high quality solar power to our customers,� said David
Michalek of Stellar Energy. �We partnered with Satcon because we
believe they offer the most proven, best in class inverter
solutions for large scale renewable power generation, which will
allow us to produce the most efficient and reliable power for our
customers.�
The combined system occupies 400,000 square feet of total
rooftop structures and utilizes 11 Satcon PowerGate� Plus power
conditioning solutions to produce 3.8 million kilowatt hours (kWh)
of renewable electricity annually. Each location benefits from
Satcon�s next-generation MPPT solution, Edge�, which increases
energy yield and ensures that the maximum throughput is delivered
to optimize the system�s performance.
�Today�s announcement is another example of the continued growth
of large scale solar installations in the U.S.,� said Steve
Rhoades, Satcon�s President and Chief Executive Officer. �Our
PowerGate Plus solutions have delivered millions of kilowatt hours
of field tested performance across hundreds of commercial and
industrial installations worldwide. We are proud to partner with
Stellar Energy to be a part of this world class team of solar
innovators providing clean and reliable power to Foster�s Wine
Estates.�
About Satcon
Satcon Technology Corporation is a leading provider of utility
scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market,
enabling the industry�s most advanced reliable and proven clean
energy alternatives. For over 23 years, Satcon has designed and
delivered the next generation of efficient energy systems for solar
photovoltaic, stationary fuel cells, wind-turbines, and energy
storage systems. To learn more about Satcon, please visit
www.Satcon.com.
About Stellar Energy Solutions
Stellar Energy is a leading California-based solar energy
integrator. With comprehensive services including project
financing, engineering and installation management, Stellar leads
corporate, non-profit, educational and governmental clients toward
a better energy future. For more information, please contact Chris
Phipps at chrisp@stellarenergy.com or visit the Stellar website at
www.stellarenergy.com.
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