Solarpraxis Inverter & PV System Technology Forum Attracts Numerous Industry Professionals for It’s 2-Day Technical Conference

BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On February 27, Solarpraxis AG, one of the leading organizers of conferences in the renewable energy sectors hosted it’s first U.S. 2-day Inverter and PV Systems Technology Forum in San Francisco. The forum, which kicked off with inspiring keynote speeches from Carla Peterman (California Energy Commission) and Nancy Ryan (California Public Utility Commission), addressed the industry’s current innovations and challenges. Throughout the day, professionals spoke about PV systems including performance optimization, certification, energy storage, smart grid, grid integration and infrastructure, and next generation inverters such as microinverters, stand-alone, and 1000V inverters.

This event also unveiled the new Siemens product launch of the SINVERT PVM UL inverter, which ranges from 12 kW to 24 kW and is ideal for small to medium sized plants in the commercial market and is capable of delivering over 98 percent peak efficiency. This inverter addition strengthens the Siemens solar portfolio and provides power producers with new tools to improve their systems.

The conference featured additional industry experts from CALSEIA, Clean Coalition, NRG Energy, PG&E, REFU Solar, Tigo Energy, UL plus many others who provided insight into the market and its ever-changing environment, as well as the demand for reducing cost and increasing efficiency and compatibility.

The complimentary program including a tour of the dasHaus energy efficient structure displayed at Fort Mason, a tour of San Francisco Airport’s PV system, a Siemens networking reception and an international Solar Meet-Up have kept the numerous conference attendees active and involved in discussing the industry’s most current topics.

The next Solarpraxis conference to be hosted in the United States will be the 4th annual PV Power Plants Conference to be hosted in Phoenix, Arizona on November 28 and 29, 2012. For more information, please visit: http://www.solarpraxis.de/en/conferencias/

About Solarpraxis AG: Solarpraxis AG is one of the leading knowledge service providers in the renewable energy sector. The Berlin-based company provides clients with expertise and professional services in the fields of engineering, conference organization and publishing. Its B2B magazines include pv magazine and photovoltaik.