Xantrex Solar Inverters to be Used at Two Large Scale Commercial Projects

Xantrex Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, announces it was awarded contracts from enXco Inc., an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, valued at approximately US$1.5 million. Under the contracts, Xantrex will supply commercial three-phase solar inverters for two large-scale projects in California and New Jersey.

The projects include:
* The 1.25-MWp Sacramento Soleil ground-mounted system in Wilton, CA (which became operational in July).
* The 1.9-MWp Hall's Warehouse rooftop installation in South Plainfield, NJ (which is "on schedule" to come online by year's end).
* The 650-KWp Bayshore Recycling roof-mounted project in Keasbey, NJ (which is expected to produce energy in December, according to enXco).

All the projects employ tens of thousands of First Solar thin-fim CdTe PV modules, with a few thousand Uni-Solar a-Si TFPV flexible laminates also integrated in the Hall's system.

"We believe Xantrex's high quality products combined with enXco's expertise in project design, development and management will result in energy efficient and cost effective solar energy systems at each of the project sites."

The Xantrex GT250 commercial solar inverters selected for the enXco projects efficiently convert direct current (DC) energy collected by solar modules into high quality alternating current (AC) electricity for delivery to the power grid. Xantrex solar inverters offer high quality, performance, efficiency, reliability, value, ease of installation, and high power density; making them the preferred choice for an increasing number of projects around the world.

"We chose Xantrex inverters for these large installations because of the efficiency and high voltage of the commercial units," said Tristan Grimbert, President and CEO of enXco. "We believe Xantrex’s high quality products combined with enXco’s expertise in project design, development and management will result in energy efficient and cost effective solar energy systems at each of the project sites."

About Xantrex

Xantrex Technology Inc. (www.xantrex.com), a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, is a world leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of advanced power electronic products and systems for the renewable and mobile power markets.

Source: http://www.pv-tech.org