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Sustainable Energy’s Latest, Largest PV Installation Project on Course in Ontario

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Sustainable Energy Technologies, Ltd. (Sustainable Energy) has recently announced that an unnamed tracking photovoltaic (PV) installation, which is on course to become the largest of its kind in the province, will use the company’s SUNERGY inverters.  Company policy prohibits it from releasing certain information about its clients, but Sustainable Energy revealed basic details of the latest venture to the media.  The project, located in Eastern Ontario, will be capable of producing more than 500 kW of renewable energy, and its construction will create work for the region’s career solar installers and recent PV course graduates.

Sustainable Energy expects its unnamed business partner to complete its installation by the end of the year.  The company is excited to have its name attached to such a large undertaking.  “This project establishes the SUNERGY inverter as the product of choice in Ontario for solar tracker projects,” says Sustainable Energy’s CEO, Michael Carten, “especially in the fast-growing microFIT market.”  The Calgary-based company has offices in Toronto and abroad in Spain, Greece, and Japan.  According to its website, its proprietary inverters have “demonstrated the ability to convert operating voltages as low as 10 volts while still achieving better than 90% electrical conversion efficiencies.”

Advanced Technology Aids FIT Projects, Renewable Energy Careers

Ontario’s feed-in tariff (FIT) and microFIT programs pay green energy producers high prices for power they feed into the grid from solar, wind, and biomass systems.  The programs create renewable energy and career opportunities and inspire new kinds of educational services, such as PV installation courses.

Sustainable Energy’s solar tracker is perfect for Ontario’s widely variable climate, as it operates at temperatures as low as -40 C.  It also generates up to 40% more solar energy, and at a lower cost, than its static counterparts.  SUNERGY is the only tracker-mounted solar inverter available for the FIT and microFIT markets, and is the only grid-tie inverter that offers parallel design capabilities for larger systems with the cost and ease-of-use of lower-voltage models.

The SUNERGY inverter’s sustained presence in Ontario will give the solar industry a leg up in efficiency and versatility, which in turn will boost the market, bringing Ontarians greater sustainability, cleaner air, and jobs for renewable energy workers.

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Renewable Energy Company Offers Information, Training at Solar Exhibition

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

Sustainable Energy Technologies, Ltd. (Sustainable), has announced that it will offer workshops to provide information and training on its renewable energy products as part of this year’s Solar Canada exhibition in Toronto.  Sustainable will showcase its latest SUNERGY photovoltaic inverter at the exhibit, which takes place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre December 4-7 and will hold the workshops on the 8th at the InterContinental Toronto Centre from 8 AM until noon and from 1-5 PM.

Sustainable’s workshops will augment the renewable energy training curricula of Ontario’s solar PV design and training courses, such as Ontario Solar Academy’s five-day solar installation classes.  The two sessions will focus on the company’s SUNERGY inverter technology, which allows solar installers to use parallel circuits, a technique that increases safety and energy yields and improves the versatility of solar panel configurations.  According to Sustainable, SUNERGY inverters are the only products on the market with a high power rating that also allow the parallel option with a price and ease of serviceability that compares to conventional inverters.  These qualities make the product ideal for projects that take part in Ontario’s feed-in tariff program.

Feed-in Tariff Program Pays High Prices for Alternative Energy, Creates Jobs

Ontario’s feed-in tariff program, the first on the continent, pays high prices for power generated by solar, wind, and other alternative energy systems.  The program has so far succeeded in its goals to create green jobs and clean energy in the province, and it allows home-owners to become part of the solution with its microFIT option for small-scale installations.  Rooftop systems less than 10 kW receive the highest prices, 80.2 cents per kW-hour.  The owners of these systems stand to benefit significantly from the increased efficiency, safety, and simplicity of Sustainable’s inverters.

Potential Sustainable customers and other interested parties can expect to learn about products and prices at the workshops, as well as about special price reductions, installation techniques, and system monitoring.  Admission to the event is $75; attendees must register using the Solar Canada sign-up form.  Space is limited and admission is first come, first served.

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