Gamesa Electric, a subsidiary of
wind energy player Gamesa, will
be launching 1 MW PLUS, a
central inverter for utility scale solar
photovoltaic plants, according to a press
release. To be launched in the first
quarter of 2013, the product will be
marketed in India, China,
Eastern Europe, the US,
Latin America and South
Africa.
Gamesa is set to
diversify into a range of
sectors including
hydroelectricity, solar
photovoltaic, electric
traction and marine propulsion on the
strength of the experience of its
subsidiary in the electric equipment
design and manufacturing business.
In the power electronics sector, the
company operates primarily in solar
photovoltaic in international markets.
Gamesa Electric has installed more than
1,500 photovoltaic central inverters
worldwide to date and sells solutions to
facilitate the integration of renewable
energy to power grids (active
voltage/reactive power regulators,
voltage dip offset equipment, active
harmonic filters, etc.).
In addition, it supplies
the traditional electric
generation market (nuclear
and combined cycles) with
UPS (uninterrupted power
systems) and high power
and high-availability
rectifiers.
With manufacturing plants in Spain
and China and a global sales and
maintenance network, Gamesa Electric
is developing projects in Europe, the
Americas, Asia and Africa in the power
electronics and electric motors and
generators markets.
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