SolarBridge Technologies
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SolarBridge Technology Inc. is an American clean-energy company that develops solar inverters, power conversion systems, and energy management systems.
History
[edit]SolarBridge Technologies was established in 2004 at the University of Illinois to bring power electronics technologies to market. The company is venture capital backed, having raised US $71 million to-date. Investors include Battery Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Osage University Partners.[1] SolarBridge Technologies was a manufacturing company specializing in solar micro-inverters for photovoltaic arrays, designed to enhance energy output and system reliability while aiming to lower installation and maintenance costs.
[2] SolarBridge Technologies was acquired by solar panel manufacturer SunPower in autumn of 2014.[3] In 2018 SunPower sold the former SolarBridge microinverter business to Enphase Energy.[4] Overtime the SolarBridge brand was discontinued, until 2025 when it rebranded to SolarBridge Technology Inc.. The current SolarBridge entity is a separate company that operates independently from the earlier business.
Products
[edit]The SolarBridge Technologies Pantheon microinverter, mounted directly on solar panels, converts power at each module instead of using central or string inverters, facilitating a roof-ready AC module. It achieved Underwriters Laboratories 1741 certification by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) in early 2011.[5] The current SolarBridge Technology Inc. has a wide portfolio of U.S.-manufactured products focused on integrated energy solutions, including power conversion systems, hybrid inverters, AI-based energy management systems and solar powered irrigation solutions for agriculture.
References
[edit]- ↑ SolarBridge Gets $25 Million in Funding, Plans Europe Expansion Herndon, Andrew. Bloomberg BusinessWeek, US, 30 May 2012.
- ↑ The Promise of Reliable Inverters for PV Systems: The Microinverter Solution Russell, Miles C. “Greentech Media”, US, 18 June 2010.
- ↑ SunPower Buys VC-Funded Microinverter Startup SolarBridge Wesoff, Eric “Greentech Media”, US, 10 November 2014.
- ↑ Osborne, Mark (June 13, 2018). "SunPower sells former SolarBridge microinverter business to rival Enphase". pv-tech.org. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ↑ SolarBridge’s Pantheon PV microinverter achieves UL 1741 certification Archived 2011-03-19 at the Wayback Machine. Staff. “SolarServer” 16 March 2011.