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13.04.2012

PCS Power Converter Solutions has signed a supplier contract with Suzlon Wind Energy South Africa (Pty) Ltd. to supply Green Line 1000 reactive current converters for the Suzlon Cookhouse Project in the East Cape province of South Africa. Cookhouse is the largest wind energy project in South Africa. PCS is supplying 66 converters in total for the Suzlon S88 Wind Turbines to comply with feed-in regulations. The planned wind farm should generate a total output of 135 MW. more

30.03.2012

Also in 2012 PCS will be an exhibitors at the largest European trade fair in the wind industry - the EWEA, which takes place in Copenhagen. PCS will present examples from the Green Line Family of full power converters as well as a Green Line 1000 reactive current converter solution on April 16-19, 2012 at the EWEA Annual Event in Copenhagen in Hall C3-C29 at Booth C 1-4. more

02.09.2011

Equipment made by PCS Power Converter Solutions in Berlin enables wind turbine type e.n.o. 82 by e.n.o. energy to meet the German SDL bonus requirements. So far, 26 MW worth of wind turbines have been fitted with the Green Line 1000 reactive power converter. more

21.07.2011

The PCS Green Line 1000 reactive current converter is undergoing tests at the NWIC National Wind Power Integration and Test Center operated by the China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI). Located in Zhangbei in mainland China, NWIC tests and certifies the grid compatibility of wind turbines under Chinese operating conditions. Even the harshest climatic conditions occasioned neither thermal nor any electric disturbances - proving the high reliability of PCS power converters. more

22.05.2011

Having presented itself to the European market in spring 2011 at the EWEA in Brussels, and to the German public at Hannover Messe, PCS did not want to pass by the USA, with its well-developed WINDPOWER conference and exhibition. more

04.04.2011

Word of the reliability modularity and expandability of PCS Green Line power converters has already gotten around. With its new incoming feeder cabinet, the Berlin-based company now showcases the functionally separated setup directly at the fairgrounds. The design in compact modules provides not only a convenient way to expand the performance class, but also a flexible way to mount the modules inside tower and nacelle. Where to find? At PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH (PCS) - at the Hanover Fair, Hall 27, Booth C14, April 4 through 8, 2011. more

02.03.2011

Visitors to the 2011 EWEA Fair will have a chance to see the expanded centrepiece of the new generation of PCS Green Line power converters: In addition to the extremely compact IGBT power module inside the power cabinet, PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH from Berlin presents an incoming feeder cabinet with a smart DCU control unit for the first time. Where? At PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH - at the EWEA trade fair in Brussels, in Hall 7, Booth 7553, March 14 through 17, 2011. more

25.10.2010

Green technology company PCS sets up in Berlin's Tegel district PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH develops and produces power converters for use in rail vehicles and wind power plants 220 staff work at the new, 15,000-square-metre site at the Borsig-Areal in Berlin Klaus Wowereit, Mayor of Berlin: "It is always a pleasure when jobs are created in Berlin." more

21.07.2010

German Ministry of Education and Research backs joint research project between Semikron, PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH and the Technical University of Dresden on the optimization of energy efficiency in Wind and Solar Power Modules. more

20.04.2010

Between April 20 and 23, 2010, PCS based in Hennigsdorf will present itself to the international wind power industry gather in Warsaw for the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (EWEC) as a company of advanced technological competence in the areas of regenerative energy, industrial applications and rail. more

09.03.2009

PCS introduces itself to the wind industry at the 2009 Hannover Messe trade fair: A company with technological competence in the areas of regenerative energies, industrial applications, and railways. more