Shading is the headache of solar designers! Let’s take a look at SMA OptiTrac Global Peak solution that can solve this problem. Shading not only reduces the amount of sunlight that can be absorbed to produce electricity, but it also affects the P/V and I/V curves of the modules.

The biggest PV-diesel hybrid power plant on earth is being built by Solar Technology AT (SMA) in Pando, a Bolivian province. SMA Solar-Diesel Hybrid Innovation Solar Technology AG is not only supplying the required photovoltaic inverters for this PV-Diesel Hybrid Plant but is also supplying a Fuel Save Controller.

German inverter manufacturer, SMA Solar Technology estimates that the global photovoltaic market will experience subdued growth in 2012. Forecasts are clouded by uncertainty about massive cuts to solar power subsidies and the expected decline in market development throughout Europe.