May 6, 2010, Updated September 24, 2012

Israel’s SolarEdge Technologies, a provider of Distributed Solar Power Harvesting and PV monitoring solutions, is expanding its activity to Italy and has announced a new partnership with Albatech S.r.l, a leading Italian distributor of quality solar products and supplier of solutions for turn-key photovoltaic plants.

The SolarEdge power harvesting solution includes PowerBoxes, which are module-integrated power optimizers, multi-string solar inverters and a monitoring portal. The company states that its unique end-to-end solution enables production of up to 25 percent more energy from PV installation, while reducing costs and complexities.

The Italian PV market is the second largest PV market in Europe, exhibiting a double-digit growth rate in the last few years. The market is diversified and includes roof-top, commercial and large-scale PV installations. Albatech S.r.l., a MetaSystem Group Company, operates throughout Italy thanks to its operations centers and a network of qualified partners.

According to SolarEdge, its solution allows installers and system owners of all system types to benefit from constraint-free design, real-time module-level monitoring, improved maintenance at reduced cost, optimal site-area utilization, theft prevention mechanisms, enhanced safety and extraordinary reliability, which all contribute to faster return on investment.

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