Date: October 23, 2009

Eaton to Showcase State-of-the-Art Solar Power Advances at Solar Power International 2009

PITTSBURGH … Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation is displaying a range of solar solutions specifically designed to meet the solar power needs of the residential, commercial, and utility customers within the solar power industry at the Solar Power International 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., from October 27-29. Eaton’s solutions will be on display at Booth #2890.

The solar power industry continues to gain momentum and experience aggressive growth, especially through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). The Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $117.6 million in Recovery Act funding to accelerate widespread commercialization of clean solar energy technologies across America. Eaton has a spectrum of solar power solutions designed to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and leave a smaller footprint on the environment.

“Combining our electrical and hydraulics expertise with our global reach, engineering services, and a broad component and systems portfolio, Eaton provides consistent and reliable solar industry solutions that yield performance, safety, and uptime improvement,” said John Vernacchia, commercial marketing manager, Eaton. “We are managing solar power through turnkey services and support, electrical balance of system solutions and hydraulic positioning systems.”

Eaton's products and turnkey installation services for solar systems offer a unique blend of safety, high product quality, superior operating performance and reliability. Eaton solutions that will be on display during the Solar Power International show include:

  • Residential, commercial and utility solar solutions
  • DC solar disconnect and protection solutions
  • Solar metering and monitoring solutions
  • Solar inverters
  • Information available for:
    • AC solar switchboards
    • Solar balance of system custom packaging capabilities
    • Turnkey solar services

For more information or for media interviews, contact Mark Horner, at (412) 893-3590 or markhorner@eaton.com. Eaton will also have on-site spokespeople at the Solar Power show to assist media with comments and background.

Eaton’s Hydraulics business is a segment of the company’s Industrial Sector. The business is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of a comprehensive line of reliable, high-efficiency hydraulic systems and components for use in mobile and industrial applications. Mobile and industrial markets include agriculture, construction, mining, forestry, utility, material handling, earthmoving, truck and bus, machine tools, molding, primary metals, automotive, power generation, port machinery and entertainment. Eaton’s Hydraulics business provides customer-driven solutions under product names such as Aeroquip®, Boston®, Char-Lynn®, Eaton®, Hydro-Line®, Synflex®, Vickers®, Walterscheid™, and Weatherhead®. For more information, visit www.eaton.com/hydraulics.
 
Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader in power distribution, power quality, control and industrial automation products and services. Eaton’s global electrical product lines, including Cutler-Hammer®, Moeller®, Powerware®, Holec®, MEM®, Santak®, and MGE Office Protection Systems™ provide customer-driven PowerChain Management® solutions to serve the power system needs of the data center, industrial, institutional, government, utility, commercial, residential, and OEM markets worldwide.

Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with 2008 sales of $15.4 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 70,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com

Mark Horner
(412) 893-3590
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