New AC Power Solar Panel is on its way.

Akeena Solar Inc. and Enphase Energy, both companies will work together to give us new AC power output solar panel. The current solar panel captures sun energy and transfers it into DC power. Then we have to buy the converter to transfer the power to AC power so that we can use the electricity.
But thanks to these two companies, Akeena Solar Inc. and Enphase Energy we will have solar panel that will generate the electricity in AC power output. So we won’t need the converter anymore. The new system is called Andalay solar panel systems. These panels have integrated racking, wiring and grounding and that operates with standard AC wiring. Under the agreement Akeena Solar Inc. will purchase a minimum of total 10,000 micro inverters in 2009 and 2010. Emphase Energy will supply 100,000 micro inverters to Akeena during this time. These micro inverters will be used to build Andalay solar panels. The micro inverters from Emphase boost solar energy collection by 5 to 25 percent.
Akeena estimates that up to 25 % of the total costs of installing solar power system can be eliminated with Andalay Solar Panels. In the end, the solar power systems using Andalay solar panels could be cost effective to design and install. These panels have the potential to provide higher efficiency and better long-term performance for home and businesses.