GE Vernova has launched its new 6 MVA, 2,000-Vdirect current utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt pilot installation in North America. This initiative aims to further reduce the cost of solar energy and accelerate the transition to renewable energy and decarbonization. The inverter can increase power by 30% within the same footprint, reducing costs and improving the scalability of solar farms.
“At GE Vernova, we are driving the next generation of utility-scale solar solutions,” said Ed Torres, Business Leader, GE Vernova Solar & Storage Solutions Business. “Inverters are crucial for increasing solar capacity and ensuring efficient energy conversion. Our latest innovations will help solar farms maximize output and reliability and play a key role in meeting growing energy demands and promoting the adoption of renewable energy.”
GE Vernova’s FLEXINVERTER 2,000 will debut in a multi-megawatt solar farm as a pilot plant in North America, expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2025. The company is working with Shoals Technologies Group and an industry supplier of PV modules for this project. GE Vernova will supply the 2,000 V inverter for the solar farm, while Shoals Technologies will supply the electrical balance of system solutions. The other collaborating supplier will supply the PV modules.
“We are excited to be part of this collaboration with other leaders in solar energy innovation,” said Jeff Tolnar, president of Shoals Technologies Group. “We believe this effort moves the market toward even lower costs of solar energy, which we expect will drive adoption and further advance solar energy as the most economical alternative to fossil fuels.”
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