SolarEdge
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 SolarEdge inverters on the roof of a high school in Austria in 2014 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Renewable energy |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , Israel |
Key people | Shuki Nir (CEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue |  US$1.96 billion (2021) |
| US$207 million (2021) | |
| US$169 million (2021) | |
| Total assets |  US$1.71 billion (2021) |
| Total equity | US$1.31 billion (2021) |
Number of employees | 5,285 (2023) |
| Website | solaredge.com |
| Footnotes Financials as of December 31, 2021[update]. References:[1] | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. is an Israeli company that produces DC optimized inverter systems.
In 2023, SolarEdge became the most losing stock in the S&P 500 for the year, which resulted in its removal from the index.[2] On June 25th 2024, SolarEdge plunged nearly 15% in early morning trading to $28.41, down from an all-time-high of $368.33 on November 15, 2021.[3][4]
History
[edit]SolarEdge was established in 2006 by Guy Sella, Lior Handelsman, Yoav Galin, Meir Adest, and Amir Fishelov. The company was backed by venture capital from GE Energy Financial Services, Norwest Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, ORR Partners, Genesis Partners, Walden International, Vertex Ventures Israel, JP Asia Capital and Opus Capital Ventures.
The company started mass production of its products by contract manufacturer Flex at the end of 2009.
In March 2015, SolarEdge had an initial public offering of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $18.00 per share, raising $126 million. The shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “SEDG.” Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.[5]
In May 2015, SolarEdge partnered with Tesla Energy[6] to develop an inverter that could charge the Tesla Powerwall home energy storage battery that was unveiled in April 2015.[7] The SolarEdge inverter manages both the conversion of energy from solar panels along with charging and discharging of the Powerwall.[8] Over time, Tesla phased out its partnership with SolarEdge, with Tesla adding an inverter to its Powerwall 2 that was introduced in October 2016,[9] and introducing its own solar inverter in January 2021.[10]
In October 2018, SolarEdge announced agreements to acquire a major stake in Kokam, a South Korean provider of lithium-ion battery cells, batteries and energy storage solutions.[11] In January 2019, SolarEdge announced the acquisition of a majority stake in SMRE[12] – an Italian EV powertrain manufacturer. In 2019 SolarEdge announced the acquisition of Gamatronic, a UPS manufacturer, and established its Critical Power division.
In January 2023, SolarEdge announced the acquisition of Hark Systems – a European-Based Energy Analytics and IoT Company.[13]
Following a battle with cancer, founder Guy Sella died in 2019. Former vice president of global sales Zvi Lando, was appointed as CEO.[14]
In November 2024, SolarEdge announced that it was closing its Energy Storage division impacting approximately 500 employees most of whom are located in South Korea.[15]
In December 2024, Shuki Nir was appointed as the new CEO, replacing interim CEO, Ronen Faier.[16]
In March 2026, SolarEdge launched Nexis, a residential solar and energy storage platform combining a configurable three-phase hybrid inverter with a modular, stackable high-voltage battery, first in Germany.[17] Each battery module provides 4.9 kWh of capacity, expandable to 20 kWh in a single stack and up to 78 kWh through parallel stacking, with each stack rated to deliver up to 14 kW of output.[18] SolarEdge expanded the Nexis rollout to the United States in July 2026.[19]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. 2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 22, 2022.
- ↑ Mustaki, Adiel Eithan (3 December 2023). "SolarEdge slides out of S&P 500 after losing over 70% of value this year".
- ↑ "SolarEdge Technologies Stock Plunges on Customer Bankruptcy".
- ↑ "SolarEdge Technologies - 9 Year Stock Price History".
- ↑ Richardson, Jake (March 30, 2015). "$126 Million Dollar IPO For SolarEdge". Clean Technica. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ↑ Wainer, David (July 1, 2015). "Tesla's Battery Push Is Good News for This Israeli Solar Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ↑ Castelvecchi, Davide (May 4, 2015). "Will Tesla's Battery for Homes Change the Energy Market?". Scientific American. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ↑ Graul, Jason (October 8, 2015). "Tesla Motors and Solaredge Technologies to unveil powerwall at uk show". Business Finance News.
- ↑ "Tesla unveils residential solar roof and new Powerwall battery". Utility Dive. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- ↑ Kennedy, Ryan (2026-01-29). "Tesla introduces U.S.-manufactured solar panels, completing home energy ecosystem". pv magazine USA. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- ↑ "SolarEdge to acquire Kokam". October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ↑ Wenkert, Amarelle (January 7, 2019). "SolarEdge Buys Industrial Machinery Firm SMRE as Part of Electric Vehicle Push". CTECH – www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ↑ "SolarEdge to Acquire Hark Systems, a European-Based Energy Analytics and IoT Company". Yahoo Finance. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ↑ Martín, José Rojo (August 27, 2019). "SolarEdge CEO Guy Sella dies after cancer battle". Energy Storage News. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019.
- ↑ "SolarEdge Announces Closure of Energy Storage Division". Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ↑ "SolarEdge Appoints Shuki Nir as Chief Executive Officer". Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ↑ "SolarEdge launches Nexis hybrid inverter and high-voltage battery for residential PV". pv magazine. 2026-03-19. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ "SolarEdge launches Nexis residential storage system with modular high-voltage battery". Energy Storage News. 2026-03-19. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ "SolarEdge says its new 'Lego-like' home battery installs in under 30 minutes". Electrek. 2026-07-09. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
External links
[edit]- Official website
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