Iconic Punt Road Oval makes a Green Statement
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Enphase
Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) and Yingli Green Energy Australia Pty
Ltd* have announced the installation of a 99.77kW solar system using
Enphase Energy® microinverters and Yingli Solar photovoltaic (PV)
panels, at Richmond
Football Club. At the time of installation, the system was the
largest solar system using Enphase Microinverters in Australia and the
Southern Hemisphere. Metro
Solar, a family-owned, national solar installer and official
Sustainability Partner for the club, provided the solar solution to meet
the high energy consumption of the iconic Punt Road Oval. Yingli Solar
PV panels and Enphase microinverters now power the roof of the famous
black-and-yellow ME Bank Centre, the club's headquarters and training
facility.
As one of the first AFL clubs to go green, the Tigers are proud of their
decision to install solar and the example they are setting for the
broader community. Club CEO Brendon Gale says, "Metro Solar was able to
deliver a solar solution to meet the club's power consumption and
exploit the roof's energy potential, using a top-quality solar system
that can generate more energy than other systems."
The elite sports facility, housing a high-performance training gym,
treatment and recovery clinic, education, workplace and retail spaces,
has an extremely large base load, most of which is consumed during the
day. To achieve maximum yield and performance for the system, Metro
Solar utilised Yingli Solar's high-efficiency multi-crystalline panels
with the Enphase Microinverter System to produce the highest energy
utilisation for the club. Enphase's patented "Burst Mode" technology,
which initiates during low-light conditions, allows the system to
produce additional generation in the morning and at dusk, increasing
overall savings for the Tigers. During "Burst Mode", the microinverter
stores a small trickle of power coming from the panel until there's
enough to send a burst of energy. By doing this, the microinverter
maintains highly efficient operation during low-light conditions,
extending the system's daily production hours.
Anthony O'Connell, CEO of Metro Solar, commented, "We're proud to assist
Richmond Football Club in becoming greener and of our role in giving
them energy independence. On such a high-profile site, quality and
reliability are paramount. Both Yingli and Enphase are world leaders,
and their proven reliability is something we proudly stand behind as a
solar installer."
Using Enphase Energy's intelligent, cloud-based Enlighten software
platform, Metro Solar was able to integrate powerful energy production
data into their proprietary monitoring package. In real-time, the
software reports on the performance and health of the Punt Road Oval
solar system, which they proudly display to the public at the clubhouse.
The solar system is part of a broader effort by the Tigers to make their
170-year-old training headquarters eco-friendly, and they are now
considering ways they can promote renewable energy to the broader
community through the example they have set.
Yingli Solar has a long history of involvement with sporting
organisations across the world in developing and implementing
sustainable energy solutions at stadiums and other sporting facilities.
Most recently, as a sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Yingli
Solar equipped the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro and Arena
Pernambuco in Recife with over 5,100 Yingli Solar PV panels.
* Yingli Green Energy Australia, known as Yingli Solar, is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Yingli Green Energy, which is the world's
largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer.
About Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, also known as the Tigers, is an
Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football
League. Since the club's inception in 1885, it has been based at the Punt
Road Oval, formerly known as the Richmond Cricket Ground. The club's
training and administration headquarters are at the Punt Road Oval and
from 2011 are called the ME Bank Centre. For more information visit www.richmondfc.com.au.
About Metro Solar
Metro Solar is the largest microinverter installer in Australia in
residential and commercial installs. With a national presence, they look
to create bright and sustainable futures with solar providing the
highest-quality solar products with the most innovative technologies.
Metro Solar's administration office and warehouse is located in
Lynbrook, Victoria. For more information on Metro Solar please visit www.metrosolar.com.au.
About Yingli Green Energy
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE), known as
"Yingli Solar", is the world's largest photovoltaic module manufacturer
in terms of production capacity and shipments. Yingli Green Energy's
manufacturing covers the photovoltaic value chain from ingot casting and
wafering through solar cell production and module assembly.
Headquartered in Baoding, China, Yingli Green Energy has more than 30
regional subsidiaries and branch offices and has distributed more than
10,000 MW PV modules to customers worldwide. For more information please
visit www.yinglisolar.com
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About Enphase Energy, Inc.
Enphase Energy delivers microinverter technology for the solar industry
that increases energy production, simplifies design and installation,
improves system uptime and reliability, reduces fire safety risk and
provides a platform for intelligent energy management. Our
semiconductor-based microinverter system converts energy at the
individual solar module level and brings a systems-based, high
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Communications for Yingli Green Energy
Gabriel Wong, +61-432-177-005
gabriel@espressocomms.com.au
Source: Enphase Energy, Inc.
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