About Satcon
Innovation Timeline
History of Innovation
The proven leader in renewable energy solutions for commercial installations, Satcon® sets the standards for efficient large-scale power conversion. From the introduction of the first single-cabinet PV inverter to the groundbreaking 1 MW PV inverter, Satcon continues to lead the way.
Timeline
| 2003 | October | Introduced the PowerGate® Plus 100 kW PV inverter, the world's first 100 kW inverter in a single cabinet | |
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| November | Established the standard for film capacitors | ||
| 2005 | December | Introduced the PowerGate Plus 500 kW PV inverter | |
| 2006 | June | Introduced the PowerGate FC 1 MW fuel cell inverter | |
| 2008 | Spring | Chosen by General Motors to provide Satcon PowerGate Plus PV inverters for the General Motors car manufacturing facility in Figueruelas, Zaragoza, Spain—the largest rooftop solar photovoltaic power installation in the world | |
| June | Chosen by American Capital Energy to provide Satcon PowerGate Plus PV inverters for the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority (ACCVA), the largest rooftop solar photovoltaic power installation in North America | ||
| July | Awarded the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) contract for PowerGate Plus PV inverters by Sandia National Laboratories for the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) | ||
| August | Introduced Edge™, a proprietary maximum power point tracking (MPPT) system that increases PV plant kilowatt yield up to 20% | ||
| September | Introduced the PowerGate Plus 1MW PV inverter | ||
| 2009 | March | Introduced the Smart Subcombiner | |
| May | Introduced Satcon PowerGate Plus Spectrum Micro Grid Solution | ||
| June | Introduced Satcon Prism®, A Fully Integrated Utility Class One Megawatt Power Conversion Solution | ||
| July | Introduced the Satcon S-Type Inverter Solutions | ||
| October |
Introduced Satcon Solstice® Introduced 100 kW UL Solstice |
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| 2010 | June |
Introduced Solstice 500kW Introduced Solstice 125 kW CE Introduced Satcon Equinox 500kW |
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