GE is trebling its solar and battery energy storage Power Electronics Systems manufacturing capacity by the end of 2022 to 9 GW per year, the company said in a release.
Vallam factory
The systems are manufactured at GE’s newly launched renewable hybrids factory. Earlier in 2022, GE announced the opening of its Renewable Hybrids manufacturing site in Vallam, near Chennai, India.
The site manufactures GE’s Power Conversion Solution called FLEXINVERTER (formerly known as LV5+), as well as the FLEXRESERVOIR, and helps integrate them with the FLEXIQ solution, from GE Renewable Hybrids’s FLEX portfolio, designed to solve customers’ needs for dispatchable, green MWhs in solar, storage and hybrid applications.
Key driver
Prakash Chandra, Renewable Hybrids CEO, GE, said: “Solar and Battery Energy Storage will continue to be a key driver in delivering hybrid systems that enable the energy transition. GE is committed to provide cutting edge technologies around power conversion solutions and software enabled controls to meet growing customer needs in the Hybrids space. Our new factory has ramped up to meet increasing industry and customer demand.”
Pioneer in 1500V technology
For the past fifteen years, GE has delivered standalone solar inverters and solar power stations for customers globally and has been the first to introduce the 1,500V technology to the industry in 2012 which has helped customers reduce the cost of energy through a more efficient farm layout.
FLEX portfolio
GE offers several hybrids related products. The FLEXINVERTER is a key component of GE’s renewable hybrids FLEX portfolio that includes the FLEXRESERVOIR and the FLEXIQ technologies. The FLEXRESERVOIR is a systems integrated battery energy storage and power electronics solution for multiple configurations and market applications. FLEXIQ is a digital platform that provides design, operation, and fleet management solutions to enable grid compliance and maximize lifetime customer value.
Featured photograph courtesy of GE Renewable Energy