Energetica India Magazine October-November 2021

3kW to 50kW for Residential, Commer- cial and Industrial markets. In the second quarter of 2022, GoodWe is planning to launch a 300kW+ inverter in utility-scale solar markets and 100kW+ commercial energy storage products from 2020 on- wards. Q). In your view, which inverter tech- nologies will lead in the near future? B alasubramanian T: In my view, obvious- ly string inverter technologies will lead the future solar business in Commercial & Industrial segments as well as utili- ty-scale solar power plants. Because string inverters will be more helpful for identifying mismatch and degradation losses in solar modules in the most effec- tive manner, especially when modules start failing and derating. Also, string in- verter technology is very strong in terms of technology and we can see that for the majority of utility-scale solar projects string inverters will offer a lower LCOE compared to central inverters. The rea- son behind lower LCOE is inverter solar plant downtime will reduce significantly and harvest more yield during the sys- tem lifetime. Q). Indian market is considered as one of the most competitive mar- kets globally, how do you deal with the cost dynamics while maintaining quality? B alasubramanian T: Even though the In- dian solar market is very competitive, GoodWe will never compromise on qual- ity. GoodWe uses only the most reliable and prominent raw material components energetica INDIA- Oct-Nov_2021 13 INTERVIEW “String inverter technologies will lead the future solar business in C&I as well as Utility scale segments.” and 90 per cent of the raw materials come from World’s Top 500 companies because we know small components also matter for us. We are continuously striving to improve the quality of our man- agement system that enables GoodWe to produce safe and defect-free prod- ucts and to ensure that the delivery and performance of the product will meet the customer requirements. Q). Kindly shed some light on Good- We’s manufacturing and R&D facility, and various quality check parame- ters performed on the products be- fore finally delivered to customers? B alasubramanian T: There are two pro- duction facilities in China, located at Su- zhou and Guandge. Every single inverter is tested on GoodWe self-developed ATS test platform to make sure inverters are 100 per cent ready before delivery. After each inverter is assembled, we will sim- ulate the normal work status in the aging room with 45oC for at least 8 hours, in order to make sure they are reliable for performing in the hot weather. Techno- logical innovation is GoodWe’s main core competence. With more than 500 employees in two R&D centers, GoodWe offers a comprehensive portfolio of prod- ucts and solutions for Residential, Com- mercial and Utility scale PV systems, en- suring the best performance and quality of GoodWe’s entire product range. Q). What are your expectations from the Indian policymakers? B alasubramanian T: Indian policy makers need to focus on Solar Rooftop Systems with storage options (i.e., Solar Hybrid systems), rather than the rooftop solar grid-connected system. If all state gov- ernments will give more importance to Solar Rooftop battery backup systems that will mean solar storage solutions prices will also reduce drastically similar to grid-connected solar rooftop systems. For Indian markets, GoodWe offers PV+ Storage (Hybrid) solution inverters rang- ing from 3kW to 50kW for Residential, Commercial and Industrial markets.