QBotix,日前宣布它提供的能优化改善提高20%的太阳能光伏项目发电效率和经济性的机器人跟踪系统(RTS),在全球拥有超过80兆瓦合同的太阳能项目,有几个已经在建设中。
QBotix在2014年已经展示其发展势头,其中最引人注目的是1200万美元的B系列融资,与E.ON公司和Iberdrola公司(INVERSIONES Financieras佩尔塞奥,SL)加入现有的投资者。同时,公司5月份公告在新一轮融资的联营公司,Firelake资本管理,德雷珀Nexus和西门子风险投资公司。
Qbotix机器人“拥有超过80兆瓦的合同至今,更在地平线上,QBotix是获得显著商业牵引,”Wasiq波卡里,QBotix创始人兼首席执行官说。 “我们也很高兴能与主要的能源公司E.ON像和Iberdrola公司,投资者和战略合作伙伴的工作。全球能源领袖像这样的参与验证QBotix技术,价值主张和银行可贴现性。“
E.ON公司和Iberdrola公司是全球最大的能源公司与批发发电公用事业部门提供电力的住宅,商业及工业客户遍布四大洲之间。随着能源的领导人,他们认识到,作为光伏发电成本稳定,补贴退去和电网平价在市场上取得了全球,长期的技术赢家太阳能是那些能以更低的成本提供更多的能量。
此外,电商认识到,优化双轴由RTS作为具有“广场”每天的电源配置跟踪是最适合解决了太阳能电网的整合与智能电网和存储应用带来的机遇和挑战。
QBotix还宣布今年与英国的开发商Castillium,成功完成能源,其百万美元美国能源部(DOE)SunShot倡议奖项目,它的第一个独立的工程(IE)的报告,并将其纳入快速公司的45兆瓦供应协议世界排名前10位最具创新力公司在机器人的列表。
该公司的80兆瓦的公告也显示其国际影响力。 QBotix已经在美国和日本已安装的系统,并正在积极开发在美国,欧洲,拉丁美洲和澳大利亚的其他项目。
除了参展(展位#9711)在的Intersolar,QBotix将提供一个NABCEP认可的RTS培训计划,并邀请光伏系统设计师加入上周四,7月10日。 QBotix是在太阳能行业展会电路的积极参与者,也将在国际太阳能2014参展。
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原文:
QBotix, which delivers up to 20% improvements in solar PV project economics with the optimized Robotic Tracking System (RTS), has announced that it has more than 80 MW of solar projects under contract, with several already under construction.
QBotix has had a recent string of announcements that showcase its momentum in 2014. The most notable being the company’s May announcement of $12 million in Series B financing, with E.ON and Iberdrola (Inversiones Financieras Perseo, S.L.) joining existing investors, New Enterprise Associates, Firelake Capital Management, Draper Nexus and Siemens Ventures, in the funding round.
qbotix-robot“With over 80 MW under contract so far and more on the horizon, QBotix is gaining significant commercial traction,” said Wasiq Bokhari, QBotix Founder and CEO. “We are also very excited to work with major energy companies like E.ON and Iberdrola, as investors and strategic partners. The involvement of global energy leaders like these validates the QBotix technology, value proposition, and bankability.”
E.ON and Iberdrola are among the largest global energy companies with wholesale power generation utility divisions providing electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers across four continents. As energy leaders, they realize that as PV costs stabilize, subsidies recede and grid-parity is achieved in markets globally, the long-term technology winners in solar are those that can deliver more energy at less cost.
Additionally, electricity providers realize that the optimized dual-axis tracking with a “square” daily power profile as provided by the RTS is best suited to address the opportunities and challenges associated with grid integration of solar with smart grid and storage applications.
QBotix also announced this year a 45 MW supply agreement with UK-based developer Castillium, a successful completion of its $1 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative award project, its first independent engineering (IE) report and its inclusion in Fast Company’s list of the world’s top 10 most innovative companies in robotics.
The company’s 80 MW announcement also highlights its international reach. QBotix has installed systems in the U.S. and Japan, and is actively developing additional projects in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Australia.
In addition to exhibiting (Booth #9711) at Intersolar, QBotix will be offering a NABCEP accredited RTS training program and inviting PV system designers to join on Thursday, July 10th. QBotix is an active participant in the solar trade show circuit and will also be exhibiting at Solar Power International 2014.
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