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Software update includes an inverter heat map feature
Draker’s V7 software provides a quick and easy shortcut which helps visualize the production
of centralized and string inverter performance data. is enhancement features real-time, automatically mapped inverter status. e inverter heat map displays at the Project Level within Draker’s intuitive interface—no need to scroll down in lists or click around. e new inverter heat mapping tool adds to the growing list of V7’s enhanced diagnostic abilities. Working alongside remote shutdown and power control features, advanced reporting, hierarchical alarms, and performance dashboards, the inverter heat map is a quick way to identify system impairments. Draker Energy | www.drakerenergy.com
“particularly important to the technology and also face supply challenges, which include a small global market, a lack of supply diversity, market complexities caused by co-production, and geopolitical risks,” as described by CEC. Both copper and silver are included in the listing of critical materials; BC is an important source of these materials, which generated a combined $2.3 billion in 2016. British Columbia is Canada’s largest producer of copper, shipping nearly 1 million tonnes in 2016.
e global rise of solar panels has set the stage for BC to power everything under the sun. e International Energy Agency (IEA) has suggested that solar should play a key role in the future of energy in order to avoid extreme climate change. In the scenario outlined by the IEA, PV solar panels are given a lead
role in the transition to clean energy;
the demand for solar PV capacity could increase more than 17 fold between 2015 and 2050. is increase in growth can’t happen without the natural resources that make up PV panels, and several indicators suggest this increase in demand is already underway.
In addition to fueling the economy and job creation, mining companies have
an important role to play in a new green economy. Our mines are producing the inputs required to make this transition, and our companies are continuing to invest in these clean technologies for our own operations. In light of the global rise of PV solar panels, the future looks bright for Canadian mines and the Canadian economy, and British Columbia is poised to lead the way.
Bryan Cox is President & CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC).
MABC | www.mining.bc.ca
Source: Mining for Clean Energy
2017; Clean Energy Canada: http:// cleanenergycanada.org/work/mining- clean-energy-2017/
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