Sofar factory produces almost 50 GW in inverters and batteries per year

The enterprise has projects installed to test products, such as a 43 kWp carport

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Inaugurated in 2022, the Sofar factory, located in Shenzhen, China, It has annual capacity de 46 GW em photovoltaic inverters e 2,8 GW em Batteries.

In total, more than 1.300+ employees work at the enterprise, 1.500 in the office and 500 employees in the R&D (Research and Development) area. According to the company, there are more than 230 patents filed and more than 50 em process.

The company has projects installed in factory to test products. there is an rooftop project 400 kWp – with three 125 kW inverters. Per day, 1.700 kW are generated, meeting around 15% of the site's energy consumption.

Also, there is a carport of 43 kWp – with 18 microinverters of 2 kW and six microinverters of 1 kW – and a BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) of 6,88 MW – which does the peak shaving of a testing chamber.

Solar plant installed at Sofar's manufacturing base. Image: Canal Solar

43 kWp carport installed in the factory parking lot. Image: Canal Solar

BESS installed at the factory. Image: Canal Solar

About Sofar

Sofar, a global provider of solar photovoltaic and energy storage solutions, is present in more than 90 countries, including Australia, Italy, Poland and Germany. In Latin America, the branch is located in Brazil, in the city of São Paulo.

The company has a comprehensive portfolio, including photovoltaic inverters from 1 kW to 350 kW, hybrid inverters from 3 kW to 20 kW, batteries, utility-scale ESS system, microinverters and Sofar Monitor – an intelligent energy management system for residential, commercial and industrial and utility applications -scale.

Sofar produces 46 GW in inverters annually. Image: Canal Solar

In total, 2,8 GW of batteries are produced. Image: Canal Solar

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Mateus Badra

Journalist graduated from PUC-Campinas. He worked as a producer, reporter and presenter on TV Bandeirantes and Metro Jornal. He has been following the Brazilian electricity sector since 2020.