Gamesa Electric has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Siemens AG for the use of its Proteus central inverters, winners of the Intersolar Award 2022.The representatives of both companies sealed the pact at a meeting that took place on Thursday, May 12 at the Intersolar Europe 2022 fair.image: Gamesa Electric / Siemens AGGamesa Electric has announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Siemens AG under which Gamesa will supply its central inverters to the parent company to integrate them into Siemens' portfolio of photovoltaic and energy storage solutions.The agreement between the two companies has a global scope, for which it implies the supply of equipment at an international level from the factories that Gamesa Electric has throughout the world, which will suppose an expected volume on a GW scale per year.Although it is not an exclusive agreement, a company spokesman told pv magazine that "Siemens AG's intention is to use them in plants that are built with central inverters."The Gamesa Electric Proteus inverter has a power of up to 4,700 kVA and is compatible with DC/ESS interfaces for connecting energy storage systems.It was recognized a few days ago in Munich with the Intersolar Award 2022 as the best photovoltaic product of the year.For the first time this award has been given to a photovoltaic central inverter.The contract increases the commercial scope of Gamesa Electric Proteus products and their sales, as stated by Juan Barandiarán, General Director of Gamesa Electric, who highlights the value of this alliance: "This agreement reinforces the global marketing strategy of our Gamesa Electric Proteus product , allowing us to increase market share through our strategic partners with a global presence, such as Siemens AG”.For his part, Ergys Frasheri, Global Head PV of Siemens AG, states that "we are delighted that a technologically leading product with the best features on the market is joining our portfolio".Siemens Energy has recently confirmed that it is studying a delisting takeover bid for Siemens Gamesa: The German parent company controls 67% of the capital and is studying a cash offer for the remaining 33% to delist it and undertake a major restructuring of the business.Gamesa Electric, for its part, is a 100% subsidiary of SGRE and as such, "when SGRE is integrated into Siemens Energy, we will be part of said integration", it has confirmed to pv magazine.This content is copyrighted and may not be reused.If you want to cooperate with us and want to reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com.See our rules for commenting on articles here.Your email address will not be published.Required fields are marked with *Save my name, email and website in this browser for the next time I comment.Receive an email with the following comments to this entry.Receive an email with each new entry.By submitting this form, you agree that pv magazine uses your data for the purpose of publishing your comment.Your personal data will only be disclosed or passed on to third parties to prevent spam filtering or if necessary for technical maintenance of the website.Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so.You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately.Otherwise, your data will be deleted when pv magazine has processed your request or if the purpose of data storage has been fulfilled.You can find more information about data privacy in our Data Protection Policy.Imprint Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy © pv magazine 2022This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers.For more information, see our Data Protection Policy.×The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible.If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.