Dutch Photon Energy to provide services for 9 MW of Satcon inverters in Italy, France

Oct 8, 2013 - Photon Energy Operations, a unit of Dutch solar project developer Photon Energy NV, has signed maintenance contracts for 9 MW of central inverters by US solar inverter maker Satcon Technology Corp (NASDAQ:SATC) in Italy and France, the company said today.

Photon Energy will provide regular checks, maintenance and remote support as well as technical staff trainings under the contracts. The company has a team of experts with experience in installing Satcon central inverters at projects of 30 MW as it took over Satcon's employees in 2012. The European offices of the US manufacturer had to be shut down last year as part of a restructuring, leading to the redundancies.

Photon Energy Operations wants to give back the certainty in investors concerning the service and warranties of the Satcon inverters, the company's CEO, Georg Hotar, said. The Dutch firm is providing monitoring, operation and maintenance services for over 60 MW of PV power plants in Germany, Italy, Belgium, Central Europe and Australia.

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