Advanced Energy Successfully Commissions New AE 500 Commercial Inverters for School Project
June 07 2012 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEIS), today announced
that its newest inverter, the AE 500, has been successfully
commissioned at one of 13 projects, totaling 4.5MW, developed by
American Clean Energy (ACE) at Toms River Regional School District
in Ocean County, N.J. ACE chose the AE 500 inverters for their
integration, built-in reliability, and for the unsurpassed customer
experience that AE is known for.
Advanced Energy's new AE 500 Commercial
PV Inverter (Photo: Business Wire)
“We are extremely excited that the AE 500 units have been
successfully commissioned on one of our projects,” said Steve
Morgan, CEO of American Clean Energy. “AE inverters have a
tremendous reputation as being purpose-built with project
developers in mind, enabling easy installation, maintenance and
top-end performance, which is important to our project investors
and host customer. In addition to delivering a great product, the
sales and engineering support personnel were great to work with and
we look forward to developing more projects with this inverter in
the future.”
The new 500kW inverter combines the best of PV Powered and
Advanced Energy technology to deliver a highly reliable inverter
solution, supported by a customer focused applications engineering
team and technical support and services organization.
“AE has always been known for our dedication to our customers
and their needs,” said Gordon Tredger, executive vice president for
AE Solar Energy. “The market spoke, and our cross functional
insights from Bend and Fort Collins engineering centers listened,
delivering a solution that enables our customers to win more
projects and be more profitable, allowing them to offer system
owners a lower levelized cost of energy. Our new products, combined
with our applications and O&M services, enable AE Solar Energy
to live up to its ‘Energy Delivered’ promise.”
The AE 500 transformer based central inverter maximizes energy
harvest and accelerates payback with a 97 percent weighted
California Energy Commission (CEC) efficiency rating, wide DC
operating range, fast convergence MPPT, and the ability to produce
full power all the way to 55°C. The new inverter features an
innovative DC circuit breaker sub combiner that enables low cost
compliance with current safety and electrical codes, and improved
serviceability. Built-in advanced power controls and optional
factory-installed performance monitoring and metering make the AE
500 the industry’s most fully integrated and configurable inverter
in its class, saving installation time and expense.
AE’s solar energy business delivers highly reliable inverters,
complementary BoS products and robust O&M services that allow
its customers to secure more solar projects and grow their
business. AE Solar Energy enables utility scale, commercial and
residential solar project stakeholders to offer system owners a
lower LCOE and confidence their PV system will deliver on long-term
production goals. With more than 30 years of leadership in
delivering innovative energy solutions, combined with a legendary
reputation for customer service, AE is a trusted partner to solar
project developers, financiers and beneficiaries around the
globe.
About Advanced Energy
Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in reliable
power conversion solutions used in thin-film plasma manufacturing
and solar energy 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.
About America Clean Energy
American Clean Energy is a New Jersey based solar developer that
excels at rapidly deploying creative and high quality solutions.
The team, led by Steve Morgan, the former CEO of Jersey Central
Power & Light, the largest utility by territory in New Jersey,
truly understands the energy marketplace and brings extensive
experience in energy infrastructure, project development, finance
and construction. For more information, visit
www.amcleanenergy.com.
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