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2014 solar buyers guide

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
CONSULTANTS | BUSINESS &
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS

Carling Technologies
Schweitzer Engineering
Carling Technologies offers maximum protection for
PV systems with their CX-Series Circuit Breaker & Laboratories, Inc.
Thermal Energy Products, Inc.
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
Disconnect. This UL 489B-approved, best-in-class Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) serves
Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E & E) offers
circuit breaker and disconnect features an innovative the electric power industry through the design,
Thermal Energy Products, Inc. is the original all the professional environmental support re-
fabricator of “Solar-Wrap” Swivel Arm Ball arc quenching design, which allows the breaker to manufacture, and support of products and services
Joint Insulation Blanket Assemblies. Their quired to site, permit, and operate solar energy handle high-amperage and DC voltage applications. for power systems worldwide. SEL’s power intercon-
generation and transmission facilities. E & E With an industry best rating of 100 A, 600 VDC in a nect, protection, communications, control, and me-
Solar-Wrap Assemblies, and already proven covers all the bases—from water supply, compact two-pole coniguration, the CX-Series breaker tering products are ideal for renewable energy and
materials, remain to be some of the most wetland considerations, and ecological impact
widely used and a trusted choice, found
guarantees maximum protection and eficiency for PV distributed power, including for photovoltaics and
in most CSP plants and ISCC solar plants studies, to land use, socioeconomic analyses, systems.
other renewables. SEL offers unmatched local sup-
and community outreach. Operating across the www.carlingtech.com
port and a worldwide, 10-year product warranty.
worldwide. Founded in 1986, Thermal En- US, with subsidiaries and afiliates around the www.selinc.com
ergy Products has provided Removable Insu-
lation Blankets for many industries such as world, E & E provides global energy industry
power plants, reineries, solar, and more. experience, including environmental support
for more than 3,4,400 MW of PV capacity.
www.tepinc.com
Their skilled, multidisciplinary project teams

help solar energy developers get the green
light faster when it comes to solar projects.
www.ene.com/service/energy/solar.aspx
EPCOS, Inc., TDK Corporation

TDK’s broad line of power line chokes, with the ability to
modify, offer an ideal choke for solar inverters. They cover SCHURTER, Inc.
inductance values 0.2 mH to 100 mH, and have a current SCHURTER is a progressive innovator and manufac-
California Sunlight Corporation
capability to 54 A with double and to 62 A with triple pow- turer of circuit protection, connectors, switches, and California Sunlight Corporation offers a variety of
er line chokes. Chokes are available for up to 1000 volts, EMC products for the solar electronic and electrical solar energy systems, including active daylight-
with a resistance of 1.5 mOhm to 2800 mOhm. Rated volt- industries worldwide. Three divisions—Compo-
age is 250 V AC for double and 690 V AC for triple variants. nents, Input Systems, and Electronic Manufacturing ing and micro-CPV. They also offer solar-powered
portable devices, such as BBQs, solar ovens,
REC Solar Commercial
Designed for temperatures 40° C to 85° C (104° F to 185° Services—provide customers with speciic products and inlatable solar cookers. Based on multiple
F), they are available in vertical or horizontal versions. and services, focusing on a clean and safe supply of patented and patent-pending technologies of col-
REC Solar, Inc., specializes in the design, con- www.epcos.com/inductors
power that helps make equipment easier to use.
struction, and maintenance of grid-tied, solar www.schurterinc.com
lecting and concentrating sunlight, these systems
electric power systems, offering affordable solar with automatic sun tracking are highly eficient,
multi-functional, and cost-effective.
solutions for commercial, government, and utility www.california-sunlight.com
consumers. REC Solar is a full solar solution pro-
vider, offering comprehensive, end-to-end solar
electric solutions that include quality equipment

and construction, expert engineering design, as Rotek Incorporated
well as on-going service and support and afford-
able inancing programs.
Rotek Incorporated is a manufacturer of large- Semikron
www.recsolar.com
diameter slewing bearings and rolled ring forgings. The Semikube platform is a solution that meets the Glasstech, Inc.
Rotek slewing bearings are used in various ap- market demand for a cost-effective, lexible, and
Glasstech’s CRB-S System has been speciically
plications, including in solar energy panels where compact power electronic system. It can be used for designed for CSP applications for high output,
tracking is critical. Offering full engineering support, a wide power range, from of 75 kW to 1 MW. The ease of operation, and high repeatability for form-
Rotek manufacturers large-diameter, lightweight total solution consists of a highly eficient heatsink,
solutions with consistent repeatability, for intermit- ing lat glass into parabolic or cylindrical shapes.
power electronic modules, gate driver, DC-link ca- The glass shapes produced on the CRB-S system
tent or oscillating needs, as well as for any design pacitor bank, and a study metal frame. can be heat strengthened or fully tempered. Fully
scenario where precision is needed with other www.semikron.com
tempered glass provides increased impact and
components.
www.rotek-inc.com
wind-load resistance. Plus, if broken, it’s much Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.
safer than annealed glass. The system uses less
energy than traditional sag process, and can pro- Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. provides Quality,
cess up to 189 glasses/hour. Health, Safety & Environmental services to private
companies and public organization to validate integ-
www.glasstech.com
rity of construction, design, and operation of renew-
able and solar energy projects. They are involved in
the global testing, inspection, and certiication mar-
kets. Solutions to challenges arising from compli-

ance with regulations and standards, reducing risk,
and improving performance are also offered.
www.us.bureauveritas.com

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