Two of GE's 1MW LV5 inverters will be wired in for demonstrator, slated for switch on next year in Ibaraki, becoming the first 1.5kV technology installed in the country.

"In becoming the first 1.5kV PV systems' builder and owner in Japan, partnering with GE, who has been at the forefront of introducing this technology to the global solar industry, we are confident we will help the Japanese solar industry leap forward into a new era," says Looop president Soichiro Nakamura.

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