Emerson wins major contract to provide inverters
EMERSON WINS MAJOR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE INVERTERS AND
PLANT-WIDE CONTROLS FOR WHAT WILL BE CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST
PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITY
Critical Emerson
Inverter Technology Converts DC Power From Solar Arrays To AC
Power
ST.LOUIS (Oct. 7, 2010) –
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has been awarded a contract to supply power
inverters and plant-wide controls for what will be California’s
largest photovoltaic power generation facility and one of the
largest in the world.
Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR) awarded the
contract to Emerson for the zero-emission solar projects in Kings
County, Calif. Quanta will provide the engineering,
procurement, and construction services for the facilities.
The projects were developed by Eurus Energy America and are
owned jointly by Eurus and NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy,
Inc. (NYSE: NRG). Once completed in mid-2011, the facility
will generate 45 megawatts of renewable energy, which is enough to
power 36,000 homes when operating at full capacity.
Offered by Emerson Industrial Automation’s
Control Techniques business, the innovative inverters and
sophisticated software convert DC power from photovoltaic arrays
into AC power that is placed on the electric grid and used in homes
and businesses. The inverters are controlled through
Emerson’s state-of-the-art Inverter Management System, with overall
plant control and interconnection with the electric grid provided
by Emerson Process Management’s Ovation™ distributed control
system.
“Emerson’s unique architecture and software
platform will enable us to maximize energy yield, improve inverter
life, and increase reliability,” said Mark E. Anderson, president
and chief executive officer of Eurus Energy America. “Those
technologies, paired with Emerson’s financial stability and
dependable, long-term inverter warranty, provided a uniquely
attractive package well-suited to this large-scale PV
facility.”
“As the system integrator, Quanta looks for
suppliers that have a flexible design, a reputation for meeting
delivery commitments, and a willingness to stand behind their
product,” said Chris Laursen, chief executive officer of Quanta
Renewable Energy Services. “Emerson met these criteria, which
are critical to timely project completion.”
Earlier this year, Emerson launched
companywide initiatives designed to capitalize on the many
technologies it delivers to solar and wind projects globally.
Mark Bulanda, president of Emerson’s Control Techniques business,
is serving as world leader for these Emerson initiatives and is
coordinating the company’s activities for wind and solar energies
across key Emerson businesses, including Emerson Network Power,
Emerson Process Management, and Emerson Industrial
Automation.
“Solar and wind energies offer significant
growth opportunities for Emerson worldwide,” Bulanda said.
“And our work with the Eurus Energy America project in
California is just one example of the many ways that Emerson is
helping make alternative energy projects a reality throughout the
world. Many of our businesses are focused today on developing
and delivering technologies for solar and wind projects.”
Emerson will be showcasing the breadth of its
renewable energy technologies for the solar sector at the Solar
Power International conference and expo in Los Angeles from Oct.
12-14. In addition to the Emerson inverters
used in large-scale facilities like the Eurus Energy America
project, Emerson technologies to be demonstrated include Emerson
Network Power’s inverters for use in residential and small-business
applications, as well as Emerson Process Management’s Ovation
distributed control system for solar power plants and Ovation SCADA
for large-scale photovoltaic facilities.
About
Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based
in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing
technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions
for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets
through its network power, process management, industrial
automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools
businesses. Sales in fiscal 2009 were $20.9 billion.
For more information, visit http://www.emerson.com/.
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