Advanced Energy Hosts SEGIS Technology Demonstration for Deploying High-Penetration Photovoltaics on the Grid
September 14 2011 - 11:40AM
Business Wire
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS), today announced
its SEGIS Technology Demonstration, which will be held Tuesday,
September 20, in Portland, Oregon. During the event, which is free
to attend, Advanced Energy (AE) and its Solar Energy Grid
Integration System (SEGIS) partners will showcase the technologies
developed during its Stage 3 SEGIS contract, which AE was awarded
in September 2010. The SEGIS program is funded by the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program
(SETP), and aims to develop technologies that make solar power
cost-competitive with traditional power generation sources.
By partnering with other experts in the field—Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories, Portland General Electric, Northern
Plains Power Technologies and Sandia National Laboratories—AE has
developed advanced technologies that address key challenges facing
high PV penetration into today's electrical grid. During the event,
attendees will have the opportunity to view a live demonstration of
synchrophasor-based islanding detection as well as advanced
inverter control functionality which the team has integrated into
grid-tied solar inverters to enable performance improvements both
at the PV site as well as at the distribution feeder level.
In addition to the technology demonstration, Kevin Lynn with the
U.S. Department of Energy will discuss the progress the SEGIS
program has made toward its mission to 1) integrate high
penetrations of distributed photovoltaic power onto the grid, and
2) place utility-scale solar in a better position to satisfy even
the most aggressive Renewable Portfolio Standards.
Event
Details:
What:
SEGIS Technology Demonstration
Who:
Advanced Energy and its SEGIS partners
When:
September 20, 2011 from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. PT
Where:
Embassy Suites Hotel Portland International Airport 7900 NE 82nd
Avenue Portland, Oregon, 97220
“We are honored to be a part of the SEGIS program which,
highlights the fact that AE is on track with delivering solutions
aligned with the DOE’s fundamental objective of enabling
high-penetration PV,” said Gregg Patterson, president of AE Solar
Energy. “Our previous SEGIS developments have been extremely well
received by our utility partners and customers and we look forward
to continuing to work to help solve some of the most significant
challenges facing utilities today with regards to integration of
renewable energy.”
Additional information about the event, including a full list of
speakers can also be found here. Media interested in attending the
event or speaking with any of the organizations involved prior to
the event may contact Schwartz Communications at (415) 512-0770 or
AESolarEnergy@schwartzcomm.com.
AE’s Solar Energy business unit is driving the adoption of solar
by lowering LCOE for its customers. By providing reliable,
easy-to-install Solaron® and PV Powered™ inverters and SiteGuard®
whole-site O&M services, AE Solar Energy enables utility-scale,
commercial and residential solar project developers to maximize the
lifetime value of their power plants. Customers count on AE as a
trusted partner leveraging 30 years of innovation leadership and
global services infrastructure for optimum project performance. For
more information on AE’s inverters and energy management solutions,
please visit www.advanced-energy.com/solarenergy
About Advanced Energy
Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in innovative
power and control technologies for high-growth, thin-film
manufacturing and solar-power generation. Founded in 1981, Advanced
Energy is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado with dedicated
support and service locations around the world. For more
information, go to www.advanced-energy.com.
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