A full circle day for me. One of the very first days in solar, I made a deal with PVPowered to beta test a PVP30 inverter. I visited the PVPowered factory shortly thereafter in Bend, Oregon which was a small steel building, an office trailer and offices on the 2nd floor of a small building. The floor in the ‘factory’ had colored tape which was the result of optimization planning. I recall ordering a container of 30kW inverters in 2008 for about $0.50/watt. Fast forward past the acquisition by Advanced Energy, some really good people still represent the company. With inverters selling for $0.10/watt or so, it is sad to hear that Advanced Energy will be closing the division. My friends will surely land on their feet, I wish them all well.
- Coloradoan: AE dumps solar business – layoffs expected
- New Yorker Magazine: Power to the People
- New York Times: Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Limits on Power Plants
- Renewable Energy World: What Is the Value of Solar Energy + Storage?
- Renew Economy: Three out of four new solar households to add battery storage
- Motley Fool: Upcoming Solar IPO Could Give Investors Another Residential Solar Play
- Wall Street Journal: Solar Boom Raises Doubts on Sale of Australia Power Assets
- NPR: Solar-Powered Airplane Begins Long Journey From Japan To Hawaii
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Have a great day!
Yann