Oct 9, 2010

CENTROSOLAR America Brings Heritage of German Engineering Excellence to US for Solar Dealers and Installers.

Scottsdale, Arizona- September 30, 2010 – Today, CENTROSOLAR America, the U.S. subsidiary of CENTROSOLAR Group AG, headquartered in Munich, Germany, introduces the C-Series PV Module and the latest CentroPack®, the ‘out-of-the-box’ PV system for installers. The new products will be introduced to the solar industry at the Solar Power International show in Los Angeles October 12th-14th at Booth # 4547.

The C-Series PV Module

The C-Series is CENTROSOLAR America’s latest in its series of German-engineered and manufactured PV modules. CENTROSOLAR modules have been installed on thousands of homes in Europe. With triple-layer back sheets and thermally strengthened, high-impact low iron glass, coated with a patented nano-power anti-reflective coating that improves energy yield, the C-Series PV modules are the sturdiest PV panels on the US market. CENTROSOLAR America sets new warranty standards in the industry with the C-Series, including a 10-year product warranty and a 26-year, 80% power-loss system warranty.

The anti-reflective glass harvests more kWh of energy, delivering reliable and peak performance power levels in cloudy and low-sun areas and under the adverse weather conditions in North America and, notably, in marine coastal installation environments where salt-spray is an issue. The modules are salt-spray tested in Germany and exceed international standards. The module has a best-in-class power tolerance rating of 0/+3%, which translates into more power out of the module per DC wattage than other comparably rated modules.

CENTROSOLAR America sets new warranty standards in the industry with the C-Series, including a 10-year product warranty and a 26-year @ 80% power-loss performance warranty.

The CentroPack® Residential System

CENTROSOLAR’s Packaged System – the new Residential CentroPack®– eliminates the time-consuming need for residential installers to source complex and individual hardware and specialty components for their PV systems. Internationally recognized as the leading complete ‘out of the box’ residential installation system, the CentroPack® now provides US installers with a turnkey system, pre-packaged with all the components needed to install an approved roof-top PV system; including the CENTROSOLAR C-Series PV panels, mounting systems, inverters, and all the electrical and other hardware needed. Unique to the industry, the CentroPack® includes the engineering and design services needed to configure the most complex systems. Site plans, roof load calculations, wiring diagrams, and mechanical and structural details are included, along with a detailed instruction manual. Permit ready drawings and performance spec sheets are also included.

“We are committed to bringing the very best array of solar energy products and services to homeowners, dealers and installers in the United States—to provide an alternative to the products coming out of Asia,” noted CENTROSOLAR America CEO Deep Chakraborty. “We will offer increased profitability for professionals already in the business of solar here in the US and make it less complicated for new installers to break into this rapidly growing industry. Our commitment to the solar industry in the United States reflects our commit around the world to the viability and growth of the renewable energy industry.”