Satcon Selected for Largest Urban Solar Power Plant in the U.S.
11 November 2009 - 12:30AM
Business Wire
Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading
provider of utility scale power solutions for the renewable energy
market, today announced that it has been selected for the
10-megawatt Exelon City Solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, the
nation's largest urban solar power plant, which will be built at a
former industrial site in the West Pullman neighborhood on
Chicago's South Side. The site, owned and operated by Exelon
Generation, was designed and is being constructed by SunPower
Corp., a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels
and solar systems.
The 41-acre solar facility will utilize Satcon Prism™, a fully
customizable one megawatt medium voltage package complete with
factory integrated step-up transformers, switchgear, and
electronics. The Prism solutions will connect nearly 32,300
SunPower solar panels to the local utility and efficiently convert
the sun's rays into enough clean, reliable electricity to meet the
annual energy requirements of up to 1,500 homes per year.
“The Exelon City Solar project demonstrates solar power’s
integration as a stable and viable core contributor into one of the
country’s largest energy markets,” said Howard Wenger, president,
global business unit at SunPower. “This project is a clear example
of the unique demands of large scale solar power generation, and
required that we design a system that is comprised of the
industry’s highest performing and most reliable components.
Satcon’s experience and expertise in large scale solar made them
the natural choice for us.”
The Exelon City Solar plant will combine Satcon’s Prism
solution, designed to deliver the highest levels of energy
harvesting, efficiency and system uptime, with SunPower panels,
which generate up to 50 percent more power than conventional solar
panels and two to four times as much power as thin-film solar
technology. The site will also use SunPower® Trackers, solar
tracking systems that tilt toward the sun as it moves across the
sky, increasing daily energy production by up to 25 percent.
Satcon Prism is built on the foundation of the industry standard
setting PowerGate(R) Plus 500kW solar PV inverter platform, the
most advanced and field proven large scale inverter solution, with
over 400 megawatts delivered since 2005. The solution is delivered
complete in an all-climate outdoor enclosure and ready to connect
to the PV array and utility grid, enabling rapid installation
through a modular prepackaged design.
“We are honored to be chosen as a key partner by SunPower to
deliver our Prism solutions to Exelon City Solar," said Steve
Rhoades, Satcon’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Satcon’s
solutions have been used on some of the largest renewable energy
sites in the world with hundreds of millions of grid connect kW
hours delivered to date. Exelon City Solar showcases today’s best
in class total system solutions, optimally designed to deliver the
highest levels of reliable large scale solar power production.”
About Satcon
Satcon Technology Corporation is the leading provider of utility
scale power solutions for the renewable energy market, enabling the
industry’s most advanced reliable and proven clean energy
alternatives. For over 24 years, Satcon has designed and delivered
the next generation of efficient energy systems for solar
photovoltaic, stationary fuel cells, wind-turbines, and energy
storage systems. To learn more about Satcon, please visit
www.Satcon.com.
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