Solar inverters for birdseed manufacturer

SolarMax has provided its grid-connected solar inverters to Bird Munchies, a manufacturer of birdseed products, through its installation partner Ygrene Energy.

SolarMax has delivered four 15 kW 15MT2 and one 10 kW 10MT2 grid-connected inverters for a 70 kW rooftop solar PV system comprising 230 x 305 kW Yingli Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. The MT series inverters have a maximum efficiency of up to 98% and satisfy the safety requirements stated in AS/NZS 5033:2012 standards (IEC 62109-1/-2) as well as the AS 4777.2 and AS 4777.3 standards.

Bird Munchies will also rely on SolarMax’s remote monitoring platform and utilise MaxWeb to access the SolarMax WebPortal over the internet. The monitoring solution provides a real-time display of performance data such as input and output voltages, input and output currents, frequency, device temperature and yield, and it will allow Bird Munchies to obtain ongoing updates on their systems’ performance.

The solar PV system will generate over 105 MWh of solar power annually. It is expected to save Bird Munchies up to $25,000 a year in energy bills and to reduce its reliance on electricity from the grid. The system will shrink Bird Munchies’ carbon footprint by 104 tonnes every year and deliver an internal rate of return (IRR) of 27% per annum.

“Being an Australian manufacturer, we are consistently faced with pressures to produce more competitively priced products,” said Bird Munchies Director Alan Irvine. “With solar energy, we will now be able to reduce our operating overheads and pass these savings on to our customers.”

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