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Meeting European needs
Bonding
Advanced Energy has introduced the medium-voltage transformer, minimizing
together
Solaron 500E, a European model of its the number of such transformers required
high-efficiency, transformerless, grid-tie for a system. Additionally, the Solaron Reactive NanoTechnologies (RNT),
photovoltaic (PV) inverter. Operating at inverter comes in an outdoor-ready IP45 developer and manufacturer of its
500 kW, the Solaron 500E enables enclosure that eliminates the need for and patented NanoFoil hasannounced that
European commercial and utility-scale PV the cost of additional heating and cooling Solar Applied Materials Technology
installations to achieve the lowest systems. To reduce O&M costs, Corp (Solartech) of Tainan, Taiwan a
levelized cost of energy (LCOE) in the Advanced Energy offers industry-leading supplier of manufacturing, refining and
industry by increasing energy harvests service and support, including extended marketing of precious metals, specialty
and by reducing balance-of-system (BoS) warranties up to 20 years and chemicals, and sputtering targets, has
and operating and maintenance (O&M) customizable SafeGuard(r) service entered into a license agreement for the
costs. programs. use of RNT’s NanoFoil and NanoBond
technologies. Solartech has capitalized
Rated at a record-setting 97.5 percent “Following the successful rollout of the its facility to bond sputter targets using
CEC-weighted (97.7 percent European- Solaron platform in the U.S. market, we RNT’s patented room temperature
weighted) efficiency, the Solaron inverter are pleased to now offer the same bonding technique. NanoBond is used
enables higher energy harvests through industry-leading, high performance to bond sputter targets with the
its robust controls and patented soft- features to the European market,” said Dr. additional benefits of minimizing the
switching technology. The Solaron Hans Betz, president and CEO of CTE mismatch of target and backing
inverter’s transformerless design Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. “We plate materials, improving the overall
eliminates the need for a step-up believe our Solaron product delivers the performance of target assemblies in
transformer and makes it smaller and most effective inverter solution and allows use, and providing a more
lighter than competitive products. The customers to achieve maximum power environmentally friendly process
design of the Solaron inverter also allows and cost performance from their solution.
multiple inverter connections to a single systems.”
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Big sun for big apple
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Solar Energy Systems has announced the achieve under the '45 by 15' clean energy
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installation of Brooklyn's largest agenda."
commercial solar electric system. The
68.4 kW system will provide 100% of the David Buckner, President of Solar Energy
electricity needs for City Merchandise, Systems, says, "City Merchandise has
New York's largest national tourist both a sizable roof and an efficient Solartech has completed RNT’s Level 1
souvenir company based in Sunset Park, business operation, the combination of Certification Training at RNT’s facility in
Brooklyn. SES, collaborating with area which allows for a project that completely Hunt Valley, MD and expected to offer
Issue V 2009
contractors, created the green-collar team offsets their annual electricity needs. Not NanoBond services to its customers
to install the system. only are they generating clean on-site beginning in Q4 2009.
electricity, they are at the same time
"All of our electricity is now supplied by achieving an extremely healthy return on “We welcome Solartech to RNT’s family
our solar system. And as a travel-related investment. Welcome to the future." of licensees,” stated Michael P. O’Neill,
firm, our souvenirs make tourism to NYC RNT’s Global Vice President of Sales.
more eco-friendly, and that is very Josh Keller, the Executive Director of “Solartech is the prominent supplier of
important to us," says Jack Gindi, owner Southwest Brooklyn Industrial materials and bonding services in
of City Merchandise, which has been Development Corporation, affirms that, Taiwan for FPD, data storage, and other
designing, manufacturing and catering to "The borough's largest industrial solar thin film applications. We are excited
NYC's souvenir needs for over 20 years. array has been made possible by the that Solartech views NanoBond as a
hard work and collaborative efforts of technology platform to further fuel the
"NYSERDA is pleased to have provided Brooklyn-based contractors and installers. growth of their already successful
$252,880 in incentives toward the Brooklyn's small businesses have always materials business.”
installation of this PV system," says been a tight knit and effective group and
Francis J. Murray Jr., President and CEO their work here is further evidence of their Meanwhile, Solartech President Dr.
of NYSERDA. "It is important that we as a ongoing dedication to the community. We Chien-Yung Ma pointed out that “We are
State utilize renewable energy sources applaud City Merchandise for their excited to have NanoBond technology
such as solar, to strengthen our energy approach to energy efficiency and for certified by RNT. RNT has long been a
and environmental future. This project is a promoting the growth of small businesses leading technique and technology
fine example of what we are trying to and jobs in Sunset Park." developer of sputter targets bonding.
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