Enphase Energy has closed the acquisition of software firm Sofdesk, bolstering its digital offering with the addition of solar system design software. Contact online >>
Enphase Energy has closed the acquisition of software firm Sofdesk, bolstering its digital offering with the addition of solar system design software.
Montreal-based Sofdesk is the developer behind Solargraf, a design platform that enables solar installers to design solar systems and produce quotes for customers on a PC, tablet or mobile device.
Enphase said the addition of Solargraf to its offering would not only bolster the microinverter manufacturer��s customer experience, but also improve the reach of its Enphase Installer Network, providing them with enhanced proposal generation, permitting, third-party financing and post-sales support.
The company also talked up the potential for Sofdesk��s other product Roofgraf, a tool used by roofing contractors to generate proposals, to open up a new customer segment for Enphase to target.
In addition, Enphase said Sofdesk��s team would bring to the company software engineering capabilities and experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies it does not currently possess.
Jayant Somani, VP of digital transformation at Enphase Energy, said the acquisition would ��supercharge�� the company��s digital transformation efforts.
��With these tools, residential installers can drive the industry towards better customer journeys, create happier customers, and help accelerate the transition to clean energy,�� he added.
Enphase Energy will report its Q4 2020 performance early next month having previously beat its Q3 revenue guidance, the manufacturer reporting a quicker than anticipated recovery from a COVID-induced slump in demand.
The residential solar market in the US has in general rebounded quicker than expected and in November installers were said to be expecting ��blockbuster�� installation figures in Q4 as companies worked through project backlogs caused by the pandemic and associated lockdown periods.
Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) today announced the major expansion of its Asia Pacific operations, including the appointment of Nathan Dunn as managing director, APAC. He will focus on building scale into the APAC business and expanding the company''s core value proposition of quality and innovation further into the market. In addition, Enphase officially launched its Melbourne headquarters, located on Albert Park Lake, last month.
"Today is an important milestone in Enphase''s APAC expansion, and we are pleased to have appointed Nathan Dunn to help realize the growth potential as the market takes a natural turn toward high quality, intelligent solar technology," stated Jeff Loebbaka, senior vice president, global sales, marketing and support.
Dunn brings a rich depth of experience from previous roles as managing director of GE Lighting Australia, and general manager, Mobile Communications for the LG Electronics business in Australia and New Zealand. During his eleven-year tenure with GE, Nathan Dunn led the growth and distribution of GE Lighting & Appliance products throughout Australia and was directly responsible for sales, market development and full P&L management.
"We''re entering a period of consolidation within the solar category in Australia and New Zealand, and I''m very much looking forward to working with this talented team to implement some aggressive and innovative go-to-market strategies that will help strengthen our position in this dynamic market," said Nathan Dunn.
Dunn joins a newly expanded team of specialists, including strategic account managers, inside sales, product training, marketing and media specialists, as well as customer service representatives and field application engineers, appointed to drive Enphase Energy''s leading technology in Australia and New Zealand.
The Australian workforce builds upon Enphase''s existing APAC footprint with its engineering and design centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. The New Zealand team consists of staff including power electronics engineers, technicians and systems engineers. Enphase Energy''s APAC workforce is now moving aggressively into the market in partnership with Australia''s leaders in solar power distribution and installation.
This strong commitment to the APAC market continues with in-country customer support and focus on an ease of doing business approach with its APAC clients from the locally established distribution centre hub in Sydney. This will vastly strengthen support for local distributors and partners and includes a 24/7 customer support line.
The Enphase System provides a total solution designed to maximize the benefits of PV in the Asia Pacific region, which translates into higher energy production, unmatched safety, increased reliability and an unprecedented level of intelligence of the solar system.
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 technology approach to solar energy generation. Connect with Enphase on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Nepal now generates a surplus of electricity and it is all from renewable hydropower. Nearly half the country is under forest cover. Despite meeting these decarbonisation goals, Nepal''s hydropower plants are threatened by increased risk due to climate impact.
Till 28 September, Nepal was exporting just over 1,000MW of electricity to power-hungry India, when flash floods and landslides unleashed by historically heavy rains damaged over 30 hydropower plants across the country, temporarily slashing nearly half the power generation.
The 456MW Upper Tamakosi in Dolakha was the hardest hit and it will take six months and Rs2 billion to repair. This has significantly reduced exports as well as domestic generation. Two months later, Nepal has still not been unable to fully keep its export commitment, and is actually paying Rs100 million in fines to India.
Thirty-seven existing and under construction projects under the Independent Power Producers'' Association Nepal (IPPAN) suffered Rs2.5 billion in damage. One of them is the 22MW Bagmati project in Makwanpur which was almost completely buried in flood debris.
Even before record-breaking rain in September, 15 other hydropower projects had been damaged by floods. Last year, floods caused by heavy localised rain damaged 28 hydropower plants.
World governments met in Baku for COP29 to discuss the Loss & Damage Fund and the Adaptation Fund, but for countries like Nepal the commas and brackets are meaningless until they are turned into $ and €. And likelihood of adequate compensation for climate-related damage is a long way off, if ever.
Nepal''s national strategy is to use its vast hydropower resource as clean energy to spur economic growth, job creation, and boost export revenue. But the plants are located in narrow Himalayan valleys prone to landslides and floods even at the best of times. Now, those risks have been heightened by weather extremes due to climate breakdown.
At present, Nepal generates over 3,300MW of clean hydropower, and the target is to reach 12,700MW in the next five years. Projects equivalent to 6,000MW are under construction or ready to start. The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has an Energy Development Roadmap and Action Plan with the target of producing 28,500MW by 2035 by when more than half of it will be exported.
"The climate crisis will further change the rainfall patterns making hydropower generation a big question mark in the future," Manjeet Dhakal in Baku, who is also the Nepali adviser to the LDC Chair at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). "We are building hydropower projects on rivers without evaluating risk. This whole process needs to be reviewed and reconsidered."
The report of the National Adaptation Plan published by the Ministry of Forest and Environment last year mentions that hydropower production, transmission and distribution will be at risk from flash floods, debris flows, glacial lake outbursts and rising temperatures.
This risk is not confined to Nepal. Average global temperatures have increased by 1.3°C compared to the pre-industrial era. Worse, the Himalayan mountains are warming faster than the global average by 0.7°C because of elevation-dependent warming.
A study conducted by our own Department of Hydrology and Meteorology in 2017 showed that the average temperature in Nepal has increased in the last four decades. Scientists say this is leading to extreme weather unleashing floods and landslides on slopes already destabilized by seismicity.
Increased atmospheric temperatures has made the monsoon rains more erratic. It does not rain when it is supposed to, and it comes down in torrents when it is not supposed to. The September floods happened two weeks after the monsoon was supposed to retreat from central Nepal. Kathmandu Valley received half its annual precipitation in just over a day.
Winter precipitation has also failed, especially in the high mountains and trans-Himalayan valleys. Thirteen of the past 19 years experienced winter drought. This impacts on dry season flows of the rivers, reducing hydropower generation.
Nepal''s power capacity normally goes down by one-fourth during winter, but the gap is widening. The Kabeli corridor could only generate 20MW November-March even though plants there have an installed capacity of 200MW. Similarly, Upper Tamakosi only produced 65MW at most against its 456MW capacity last winter.
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