Le fabricant de micro-onduleurs pour panneaux solaires Enphase Energy réalise une levée de fonds de 22,5 millions de dollars

Enphase Energy fait partie du Top Ten Solar Companies. Solar energy systems these days typically rely on a central inverter to convert the direct current produced by each solar panel to alternating current for the grid and to monitor the performance of the entire system. Enphase Energy, founded in 2006, is offering an alternative that could improve energy output by 5 percent to 25 percent and do a better job tracking the system's health. The Petaluma, Calif.-based startup has developed a miniature version of the inverter that is bolted onto each solar panel. This approach makes it easier to harvest energy from panels that perform poorly as a result of shade or debris. When a few panels are compromised, they can have a big impact on the overall energy output of the system. Enphase launched its micro-inverters last June and said that it already has "tens of thousands of micro-inverters in the field," said Raghu Belur, co-founder and vice president of marketing at Enphase.