GE Vernova has launched its new 6 MVA, 2,000-VDC utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt pilot installation in North America. This initiative is aimed at further reducing solar energy costs and accelerating the transition to renewable energy and decarbonization. The inverter can boost power output by 30% within the same footprint, reducing costs and improving scalability for 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 critical to increasing solar capacity and ensuring efficient energy conversion. Our latest innovations will help solar farms maximize output and reliability, playing a key role in meeting growing energy demands and advancing renewable energy adoption.”
GE Vernova’s FLEXINVERTER 2,000 is set to debut in a multi-megawatt solar park as a pilot installation in North America, expected to be operational by Q1 2025. The company is collaborating with Shoals Technologies Group and an industry PV module supplier on this project. GE Vernova will provide the 2,000-V inverter for the solar park, while Shoals Technologies will supply the electrical balance of system solutions. The other collaborating supplier will provide the PV modules.
“We’re thrilled to be part of this collaboration with other solar innovation leaders,” said Jeff Tolnar, President of Shoals Technologies Group. “We believe this effort moves the market toward an even lower cost of solar deployments which we anticipate will spur adoption and further advance solar as the most economical alternative to fossil fuels.”
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