As the largest Asian producer of PV inverters, Sungrow Power Supply Co,. Ltd recently announced that a 5MW-peak power large scale PV plant using Sungrow PV inverters has been successfully connected to the Italian medium voltage grid in winter 2012.

The plant is located in Maniago with 5MW installation capacity in total, and was developed, engineered and constructed by IBC SOLAR AG, a leading global specialist in photovoltaic systems. The solar park produces about 6 million kilowatt hours of environmentally friendly solar power per year, enough to supply 1,500 Italian households and save approx. 3,300 tons of harmful CO₂emissions.

It’s reported that Sungrow supplied all the 321pcs of three-phase string inverters to this installation for the high-efficiency conversion of generated DC-power into AC-power to be fed into the electricity grid. Compared to central inverters, string inverters are light-weighted but still with high efficiency, making this distributed-inverter concept flexible and easy to handle without lift machinery assistance, and also help EPCs, investors and developers to reduce the cost of installation and maintenance.

"Sungrow always provides customers with high-quality products and services, and paid attention to clients’ present and prospective demands when we developed a new product or upgraded a type of technology, and our long-last focus on the renewable energy industry brought us more and more honest partners all around the world, indeed, since success is to be shared. ", Mr. Raymond Wong, V.P. of Sungrow, said. Since September 2012, Sungrow has been an official partner of IBC SOLAR AG which is distributing Sungrow’s inverters into various European markets and also using them for some of their own PV plants. “By including Sungrow inverters into our product portfolio, we are expanding our broad range of high-quality products offering an ideal price-performance ratio,” said Norbert Hahn, IBC SOLAR board member.

It’s known as after a period of steady operation, all control functions of the PV plant which could in any case be required by the utility companies, can be implemented together with Sungrow’s partner companies Solare-Datensysteme, Meteo-Control,Skytron and Papendorf-SE.

About Sungrow
Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd., founded in 1997, is a high-tech enterprise engaged in development of power supply equipment for renewable energy, especially PV inverters, other equipments and technology used in PV plant. Among more than 1000 employees，over 30% are R&D engineers. Sungrow has representative offices and branch companies in France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia and other countries. 

According to a report of IMS research, Sungrow ranked the 5th largest PV inverter manufacturer in the world in 2011 by shippment. With over 2500MW installation capacity globally, of which 450MW is installed in Europe, Australia and North America, Sungrow is the largest PV inverter manufacturer of Asia, and established solid reputation all around the world. For more information, please visit www.sungrowpower.com.

About IBC SOLAR
IBC SOLAR is a leading global specialist in photovoltaic systems, offering complete solutions for power production from solar energy. The firm covers the entire spectrum, from planning to the turnkey handover of photovoltaic installations. Globally, IBC SOLAR has already implemented more than 120,000 turnkey photovoltaic systems with a total power of more than 2.0 gigawatts (GWp). The scale of these installations ranges from large photovoltaic power stations and solar parks, which feed electricity into the grid, to off-grid systems. IBC SOLAR sells its photovoltaic components and systems over an extensive network of trade partners. As a general contractor, IBC SOLAR plans and implements large scale solar projects. Through maintenance and monitoring, IBC SOLAR ensures an optimal performance of the solar parks.

IBC SOLAR was founded in 1982 in Bad Staffelstein, Germany. IBC SOLAR is represented by several subsidiaries around the world and currently employs around 440 people, of which approximately 300 work in Germany. The international business group IBC SOLAR is directed from its headquarters in Bad Staffelstein.