Sandia Leads Workshop on Photovoltaic Systems Integration AZoCleantech
“Sandia’s program focuses on systems-level work, and we are reaching into Sandia’s historical knowledge of applying reliability methods to complex systems,” Sandia PV researcher Jennifer Granata said. “Providing reliability tools and leadership in this area is really needed within the industry, and it was a natural fit for us to lead this workshop.”
As the nation increasingly turns to solar PV power, utility companies, commercial and residential customers are turning to PV integrators. Integrators are responsible for reliably and safely designing and installing systems that deliver power from the solar PV panels to the grid and, ultimately, the customer. PV has been used for decades nationwide, but integrating such an unprecedented amount of PV-generated power is relatively unchartered territory.
The Sandia/DOE two-day workshop included representatives from 15 different integrator companies. “I was pleased with how much the national laboratories are doing, how interested they are in integrator input, their willingness to employ resources and their desire to ensure their work has relevance to real-world construction issues,” said Peter Molloy, senior estimator with Stellar Energy, a California-based solar energy integrator.
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