Press release
Sputnik’s string inverters certified for Portugal
The SolarMax string inverters from Sputnik Engineering AG have been approved for use in Portuguese solar power plants. At the end of February, the four devices of the SolarMax S series, with nominal outputs from 1.8 to 4.6 kilowatts, received the official certificate from the Portuguese government office. “In particular, Portugal promotes small solar power plants with very high rates of remuneration”, explains Fernando Sánchez García, managing director of Sputnik’s Spanish branch office in Madrid . Therefore, the Portuguese market is interesting – above all – for roof systems using string inverters. Sputnik has just released a string inverter with a nominal output of 3,68 kilowatts particularly for the Portuguese market.
Sputnik Engineering will supply the Portuguese market from its Spanish subsidiary. In 2006, the Swiss manufacturer founded Sputnik Engineering Ibérica S.L.U. in Madrid . In Spain , installations with string inverters are also on the advance since the Spanish Royal Decree 1578/2008, introduced in September last year, capped subsidies for new installations. This situation will particularly reduce the average power of solar power plants.
About Sputnik Engineering AG
Sputnik Engineering AG was founded in 1991 by Christoph von Bergen and Philipp Müller. It focuses its activities exclusively on the development, sales and maintenance of inverters for grid-connected photovoltaic systems. With the SolarMax series, the company – headquartered in Biel , Switzerland – offers a highly diverse product range of string inverters for single family houses and central inverters for solar power plants. Thanks to its many years of experience and constant optimisation of its products, Sputnik has developed devices distinguished by their state-of-the-art technology, high quality, reliability, maximum yields and very good value for the money.
Sputnik Engineering currently has around 240 employees at its Swiss headquarters as well in the subsidiaries in Neuhausen (Germany ), Madrid (Spain ) and Milan (Italy ), and Paris ( France ). This year they will produce SolarMax string and central inverters with a total output of 420 megawatts.
Sputnik Engineering AG
Höheweg 85
2502 Biel
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0) 32 346 5600
Fax. +41 (0) 32 346 5609
info@solarmax.com
www.solarmax.com
