On November 19, 2014, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE successfully installed and commissioned their Plug and Play Photovoltaic (PV) System in front of a public audience for the first time.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative, the Plug and Play PV System approach revolutionizes the ease of installation, while improving safety during installation and operation. Once commercially available, homeowners will be able to purchase a PV system at their local home improvement store, and install it in less than 10 hours – as easily as installing a washer / dryer combination. The speed of installation and the automated permitting, inspection and utility interconnection processes designed into the system will drive the cost of an installed PV system from today’s cost of over $4/W down to $1.50/W in 2020. This will enable the widespread adoption of solar for residential rooftops.
Post time: Feb-07-2017