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Sunday, September 13, 2009 7:53 pm | Edgar A. Gunther | 3 Comments »

SMA acquires Photovoltaic Microinverter specialist OKE

Is SMA validating the microinverter segment or just playing catch up? Earlier in September, SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92) announced “plans to launch its own range of module inverters in the coming years” with “SMA increases its technological edge in the photovoltaic market with the acquisition of OKE's module inverter technology” (Deutsch). OKE-Services was founded by Henk Oldenkamp in 1983 and has over

Enphase Energy and Tigo Energy at Silicon Valley Photovoltaics Society

[Palo Alto, California USA] Distributed Power Electronics Going Solar. AC Microinverters vs. DC Maximum Power Point optimization. What about SolarMagic? “Transforming Solar Installation with New Inverters and New Electronics” was the theme for the Wednesday, May 13, 2009, meeting of the Silicon Valley Photovoltaics Society (SVPVS) at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Greentech Media Analyst at Large Eric Wesoff kicked off the event with a summary of power electronics developments in the Photovoltaic (PV) industry. Dominated by