JIAXING, China & SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–APsystems, the global leader in multi-platform solar MLPE technology, and OSW, Australian’s largest Solar Distributor, active globally, have announced a global distribution agreement, bringing APsystems’ technology and OSW’s One Simple Way philosophy and global distribution capability to markets around the world.
“Our core values and global capability are directly aligned with those of OSW, and we look forward to partnering with them to positively impact the solar market and bring more APsystems products to customers across Europe and the United States.”
Both companies cite powerful overlaps in values and purpose as reasons for the strategic alignment. APsystems strongly values innovation, evidenced in its microinverters, the most powerful multi-module microinverters in the world. OSW is likewise dedicated to bringing superior solar technology to its customers. Both firms also continue to expand globally; OSW has recently expanded its operations in Europe and the US with dedicated warehouses and offices in Poland, Munich, the Netherlands, and Texas. APsystems has a strong position in Europe with regional offices in Lyon, France and Amsterdam, Netherlands, and recently shifted its U.S. main office to Austin, Texas last year. The partnership agreement naturally covers Europe and the United States.

“Microinverters have gained strong traction in solar rooftop segments around the world. APsystems offers high quality solar microinverters with leading-edge technology,” said Anson Zhang, Co-founder and CEO at OSW. “Combined with their global product footprint, it was a natural partnership when we decided to include a microinverter brand in our portfolio.”
“OSW is known for empowering its customers with the best solar products in the industry,” said Olivier Jacques, APsystems President of global business units. “Our core values and global capability are directly aligned with those of OSW, and we look forward to partnering with them to positively impact the solar market and bring more APsystems products to customers across Europe and the United States.”
Leveraging a successful dual microinverter introduction last year with the DS3 series, a dedicated residential solar product, APsystems recently released its second generation of native 3-phase microinverters with the QT2, a powerful Quad microinverter for C&I applications. Both companies look forward to bringing these new products, and other APsystems innovations, to markets where OSW is expanding its growing presence.
APsystems and OSW are also committed to impacting climate change with high quality products that offer system-owners an electrical generation alternative, providing tangible, daily value in the form of pure solar energy at a lower overall cost and with zero emissions.
About OSW
OSW is the largest solar distributor in Australia, offering a wide range of solar products, including PV panels, inverters, EV chargers, solar storage options, racking, and components from leading solar innovators. We are listed among the top 500 privately listed companies and are recognized as one of Australia’s fastest growing top 100 companies. With six warehouses across Australia and expanding into the European market and other locations across the globe, including Poland, Munich, Texas, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, OSW is committed to reducing the carbon footprint and driving sustainability.
Understanding the importance of technology in improving their services, OSW has diversified its services to include Greendeal IT Software, Virtual Power Plants (VPP), power services, and financing. OSW, in conjunction with its subsidiaries Green Deal and Manta Energy, empowers customers on the journey of sustainability from the beginning to end.
OSW’s innovative and sustainable approach to business makes it an excellent choice for clients looking to embark on a solar energy project. By choosing OSW, clients can benefit from the company’s cutting-edge technologies, commitment to sustainability, and leadership in the industry. OSW’s expansion and investment in innovative solutions create opportunities for more sustainable energy generation. With OSW leading the way towards a sustainable future, the world can look forward to a brighter, cleaner, and greener tomorrow.
Quixote Village: A community vision for sheltering the homeless
/in Awards, Case Studies, General News/by APsystems TeamAPsystems Project Award Non-Profit Winner – Quixote Communities in partnership with South Sound Solar and Olympia Community Solar
The village consists of 30 individual tiny houses, roughly 140 square feet in size which includes space for a bed, modest storage space for belongings and small furniture items as well as a toilet. Showers and kitchen facilities are housed in the on-site community building. There is also a media room and a community garden where the residents find a great deal of joy and pride.
From inception, there was always the hope of incorporating solar energy into the infrastructure of the village but it always seemed just out of grasp. That is, until Olympia Community Solar, another community non-profit, reached out to the Village earlier last year and offered to spearhead the initiative and take on the often complicated and tedious task of securing funding through a number of different grant channels. South Sound Solar was also an instrumental partner, not only in the installation but of the design of the solar system, as well as coordinating with the necessary utility companies.
Happily, Quixote’s vision doesn’t end here. They’ve already opened a second community for homeless veterans in Pierce County in May of 2021 and have broken ground on a third village in Shelton, WA. Both of these new communities have planned solar as part of their energy infrastructure.
APsystems is incredibly proud to award APsystems Non-Profit Project of the Year for 2023 to Quixote Communities in partnership with South Sound Solar and Olympic Community Solar for their inspiring efforts at Quixote Village!
See more pictures for this project here.
Learn more about other 2022 project winners here.
Watch our videos about the project here:
"My name is Kirk Hafner I'm the owner founder president of South Sound solar. I started the business by myself back in 2007, so 15 years in the industry. The Camp Quixote Village was named for the roving tent encampment that was going around the city. I worked with the architectural firm, as I had on previous projects, to make the village solar ready. We had room for four solar panels on each building if we got the old standard 60 cell panels. APsystems worked perfectly for that because the YC600 is a dual-channel microinverter, so we have two microinverters for four solar panels which was optimizing each tiny home, and there's 30 tiny homes. So that was the perfect design solution for this particular project. The other thing about APsystems that we really like is that they are dual-channel as opposed to single-channel so we have two microinverters not four. Another one, as I mentioned, is they can do single-phase 208 which is really important. They're a very reliable product so we're confident that we can get these set up and they work. We made the informed choice to make APsystems our primary microinverter. There were other microinverters in the market but we saw a lot of changes, we saw company financials shift. We weren't sure one particular microinverter manufacturer was still going to be in business. We saw a lot of product failures – it is really frustrating to get 20 microinverters on a site and have a high percentage (double digits) fail and so for us we made that informed choice, and we know there's a lot out there. We know of other installers in the area that also use the APsystems. They have a good product driver from the small residential scale microinverters to larger, essentially 4 channel or commercial, or even three-phase microinverters that we really like as well."
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Success Stories: South Sound Solar discusses the Quixote Village Project
APsystems Solar February 6, 2024 6:08 pm
Quixote Village, a community of 30 tiny homes in Olympia, Washington support it's most vulnerable citizens. Since its inception, the vision included incorporating sustainable solar energy into the infrastructure. Olympia Community Solar took the lead in spearheading this initiative, skillfully securing funding through various grant channels. The design and installation of the solar system were expertly handled by South Sound Solar.
Witness the incredible journey in this video, showcasing each tiny house's roof adorned with four solar panels featuring APsystems microinverters. This innovative system contributes to annual savings of nearly $8,000 for the village, funds that are wisely reinvested into essential resources. Join us in extending heartfelt congratulations to everyone involved for successfully executing this impactful project, earning them the well-deserved title of APsystems’ Non-Profit 2022 Award Winner!
Learn more about this inspiring initiative in the full article here: https://usa.apsystems.com/quixote-village/
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Success Stories: Brightening Lives - Quixote Village Goes Solar
APsystems Solar February 6, 2024 5:25 pm
Uninstalling and Reinstalling: Optimizing A Residential Solar Array in Indiana
/in Awards, Case Studies, General News/by APsystems TeamAPsystems Project Award Residential Winner – Apollo Solar
Due to regulations the neighborhood’s homeowner association had at the time of the first install in 2016, the panels were currently positioned on the shadier back side of the house. On top of that, the previous installer did not have the best practices, leaving the homeowners with loose cables, extended rails, odd panel layouts, and conduit resting on gutters. Now, in 2022, no homeowner association regulations were stopping Apollo Solar from placing the panels on the much sunnier front side—-and doing the job right this time.
With this house being located in shady suburbia, installing inverters at each panel to maximize output just made sense. By using APsystems microinverters, Apollo Solar was not only able to optimize their client’s solar panels but give them the power to monitor each panel individually and, ultimately, give them confidence in their solar system that they didn’t have before.
Congratulations to Apollo Solar and their “45-Panel Uninstall-Reinstall” project for being awarded APsystems Residential Solar Project of the Year for 2022!
See more pictures for this project here.
Learn more about other 2022 project winners here.
Press Release: APsystems and OSW Announce Global Distribution Agreement
/in General News, Press Releases/by APsystems TeamJIAXING, China & SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–APsystems, the global leader in multi-platform solar MLPE technology, and OSW, Australian’s largest Solar Distributor, active globally, have announced a global distribution agreement, bringing APsystems’ technology and OSW’s One Simple Way philosophy and global distribution capability to markets around the world.
Both companies cite powerful overlaps in values and purpose as reasons for the strategic alignment. APsystems strongly values innovation, evidenced in its microinverters, the most powerful multi-module microinverters in the world. OSW is likewise dedicated to bringing superior solar technology to its customers. Both firms also continue to expand globally; OSW has recently expanded its operations in Europe and the US with dedicated warehouses and offices in Poland, Munich, the Netherlands, and Texas. APsystems has a strong position in Europe with regional offices in Lyon, France and Amsterdam, Netherlands, and recently shifted its U.S. main office to Austin, Texas last year. The partnership agreement naturally covers Europe and the United States.
“Microinverters have gained strong traction in solar rooftop segments around the world. APsystems offers high quality solar microinverters with leading-edge technology,” said Anson Zhang, Co-founder and CEO at OSW. “Combined with their global product footprint, it was a natural partnership when we decided to include a microinverter brand in our portfolio.”
“OSW is known for empowering its customers with the best solar products in the industry,” said Olivier Jacques, APsystems President of global business units. “Our core values and global capability are directly aligned with those of OSW, and we look forward to partnering with them to positively impact the solar market and bring more APsystems products to customers across Europe and the United States.”
Leveraging a successful dual microinverter introduction last year with the DS3 series, a dedicated residential solar product, APsystems recently released its second generation of native 3-phase microinverters with the QT2, a powerful Quad microinverter for C&I applications. Both companies look forward to bringing these new products, and other APsystems innovations, to markets where OSW is expanding its growing presence.
APsystems and OSW are also committed to impacting climate change with high quality products that offer system-owners an electrical generation alternative, providing tangible, daily value in the form of pure solar energy at a lower overall cost and with zero emissions.
About OSW
OSW is the largest solar distributor in Australia, offering a wide range of solar products, including PV panels, inverters, EV chargers, solar storage options, racking, and components from leading solar innovators. We are listed among the top 500 privately listed companies and are recognized as one of Australia’s fastest growing top 100 companies. With six warehouses across Australia and expanding into the European market and other locations across the globe, including Poland, Munich, Texas, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, OSW is committed to reducing the carbon footprint and driving sustainability.
Understanding the importance of technology in improving their services, OSW has diversified its services to include Greendeal IT Software, Virtual Power Plants (VPP), power services, and financing. OSW, in conjunction with its subsidiaries Green Deal and Manta Energy, empowers customers on the journey of sustainability from the beginning to end.
OSW’s innovative and sustainable approach to business makes it an excellent choice for clients looking to embark on a solar energy project. By choosing OSW, clients can benefit from the company’s cutting-edge technologies, commitment to sustainability, and leadership in the industry. OSW’s expansion and investment in innovative solutions create opportunities for more sustainable energy generation. With OSW leading the way towards a sustainable future, the world can look forward to a brighter, cleaner, and greener tomorrow.
Get up close to the new QT2 at the 2023 NABCEP CE Conference & at other Shows
/in Events, General News/by APsystems TeamCome check out the new QT2 at the NABCEP CE Conference happening March 27-30 in St. Charles, Missouri. At Booth #72/76, we’ll be showcasing our four-in-one microinverter that is taking the commercial solar sector by storm. A Diamond Sponsor for this year’s conference, APsystems will also be part of a Round Table discussion, offer training opportunities, and host a happy hour event. We can’t wait to see all of you there!
APsystems set to exhibit at more shows in the next few weeks:
The APsystems team will also be hitting the road to share our solar technology and connect with others in the industry at RE+ in Northern CA Booth #4 on 3/28 and RE+ in Texas Booth#414 on 4/5.
Free Training Webinars
/in General News, Trainings, Webinar/by APsystems TeamIf you’re a professional solar installer, you can take advantage of APsystems’ free webinar trainings! Expand upon your knowledge and capabilities by learning all about our product lines, installation, setup, benefits, features, customer accounts, site configuration, and troubleshooting on both the DS3 and QT2.
These two-part webinars will cover Microinverter Installation, ECU Gateway Setup & Commissioning, and EMA walkthrough. Each part is 1 hour long and takes place on consecutive days. It’s imperative that installers attend both days for complete system training.
MARCH DATES:
DS3 – March 7
ECU-R/EMA – March 8
QT2 – March 14
ECU-C/ECU-R/EMA – March 15
APRIL DATES:
DS3 – April 11
ECU-R/EMA – April 12
QT2 – April 18
ECU-C/ECU-R/EMA – April 19
MAY DATES:
DS3 – May 9
ECU-R/EMA – May 10
QT2 – May 23
ECU-C/ECU-R/EMA – May 24
REGISTER HERE
Training is free for professional installers. Attendees will also receive 1 NABCEP CE credit for each APsystems webinar they attend. Be sure to sign up for both events of this 2-part series!
The Power of Quad Microinverters for Commercial Rooftops
/in General News, Press Coverage/by APsystems TeamAs part of Solar Power World’s 2023 Trends in Solar series, an article was recently published entitled, “Mightier microinverters can power 4 solar panels,” that highlights APsystems as the forerunner in making a four-in-one (quad) microinverter as early as 2014. In addition, the article features Jason Higginson, senior marketing director of APsystems, providing information on why microinverters are now ideal for commercial solar applications due to the quad design. In particular, quad microinverters reduce cost, speed up installation and produce more energy over the life of the system.
Click here to read the full article
QT2 Now Shipping!
/in General News/by APsystems TeamThe new QT2, a 3-Phase microinverter for C&I applications, connects to up to 4 PV modules, is rapid shutdown and UL 1741 SA (CA Rule 21) compliant and comes in 1728W (208V) and 1800W (480V) output models.
Why microinverters in commercial solar? As featured in the recent Solar Builder article “Making the case for microinverters in C&I solar,” QT2 microinverters offer built-in rapid shutdown, pairing with higher capacity PV modules, improved performance over string inverters under a variety of conditions, fewer potential points of failure, plug-and-play three-phase wiring, and are more cost-effective than ever.
A new cooling topology allows the QT2 to reach unprecedented levels of high efficiency power conversion, while embedded 2.4GHz ZigBee wireless communication provides high speed data transfer of production data. Solar installers can now offer their C&I customers all the benefits of MLPE in an easy-to-install, plug-and-play, native 3-Phase microinverter package.
APsystems Exhibiting at 3 Trade Shows This Month
/in Events, General News/by APsystems TeamOur team will be traveling all month to connect and share our breakthroughs in solar technology. We invite you to stop by our booth at one of the following trade shows this month:
Intersolar North America | Feb. 14-16th in Long Beach, CA | Booth #2051
APsystems is proud to be a Sponsor for the Solar Games Event.
RE+ Northeast | Feb. 22nd – 23rd in Boston, MA | Booth #13
COSSA – Solar Power & Energy Storage Mountain West | Feb. 27th – March 1st in Denver, CO | Booth #206
APsystems is a proud Megawatt Sponsor.
Come visit our booth at one of these trade shows and check out our latest solar microinverter products, the DS3 & QT2. Find out how they save installers time and money and help your customers maximize their solar gains. Our team will be there to answer your questions and demonstrate the impact our products are making in each respective region and the world as a whole. We look forward to seeing you!
Free Training Webinars for Professional Solar Installers
/in General News, Trainings, Webinar/by APsystems TeamWhether you are attending training for DS3 or QT2, there will be 2 webinars for each: Part 1 on Microinverter Installation, and Part 2 on ECU Gateway Setup & Commissioning + EMA walkthrough. Each webinar is 1-hour long, and Parts 1 & 2 take place on consecutive days. It is important that installers attend both parts for complete system training. Tips and tricks for rapid installation as well as maximizing reliability and power production will be covered.
Learn more and register for training here.
FEBRUARY DATES: Feb 21/22
*If February doesn’t work for you, these training webinars will take place again in March as well.
QT2 Featured in Solar Builder Article
/in General News, Press Coverage/by APsystems TeamIn its recent article entitled “Making the case for microinverters in C&I solar,” Solar Builder mentioned the new QT2 microinverter, APsystems’ commercial 3-phase product. The article describes the changing dynamics of using microinverters in commercial solar projects and how many of the past hang-ups and limitations no longer exist. In fact, microinverters now make more sense than string inverters + rapid shutdown systems in many applications.
Read full article here.