Burnaby, Canada, July 20, 2015 – Schneider ElectricTM Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is proud to announce that, according to a recent 2014 IHS report, they have been ranked third in market share for global central inverters in revenue terms, representing the highest market share growth in the segment.
Schneider Electric achieved this leading position through balanced growth in all continents, in very diverse geographies, including Japan, India, Thailand, and the Philippines for the Asia-Pacific area; the USA, Mexico, and South America for the Americas; as well as the UK, France, and Central Asia for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region. The 2014 figures include partial shipments to the largest PV site built in the EMEA region, the 300 MW project, located in Cestas, France, where Schneider Electric was the chosen provider for the complete electrical balance of systems, including a 220kV grid-tie substation fitted with an advanced power plant controller driving 400 inverters in the field. Schneider Electric will also provide services for the complete solution, with guarantees on equipment availability for 20 years.
Several key factors contributed to achieving this strong market performance. Schneider Electric proposes a global and fully industrialized solution offering, based on the ConextTM Core XC and XC-NA inverter platform, and including packaged medium voltage power conversion substations (PV Box), advanced monitoring & control systems (Conext Control and Conext Advisor), low voltage DC equipment, and medium to high voltage grid-tie substation. This complete offering is suitable for shipment and installation in all types of mild to harsh environments and in compliance with varied local and regional standards.
