Alrack BV and TwentyNinety announce smart PV junction box collaboration

Date: 30 Apr 2010

Stuttgart, Germany April 2010 - Following an extensive market research effort with existing customers and across the international market, innovative PV junction box manufacturer Alrack BV of the Netherlands, and wireless PV monitoring specialist TwentyNinety of the UK have announced a unique collaboration which will provide a ready to run smart junction box to equip 21st century smart modules.

Alrack BV manufacture the Solexus PV junction box range, a unique range of junction boxes with a proprietary eight pole connector system to significantly optimise the module manufacturing process.

TwentyNinety has developed Active Array™ a low cost wireless technology for monitoring and control of PV arrays at the module level. Active Array™ provides live management data to improve both array performance and fire and electrical safety.

“We are very pleased to be working with Alrack as our first collaboration to integrate Active Array™”, said Andy Barber, Commercial Director at TwentyNinety. “The Solexus product fits exactly with the TwentyNinety philosophy of smart technology for a cost-effective solution”.

“We showed the Active Array™ junction box this week at the Photon show and we have had a fantastic reaction from customers and visitors,” said Arno Van Alst CEO of Alrack. “The industry is looking for smart solutions to lower cost and improve efficiency, and Solexus and Active Array™ are delivering.”