SolarBridge Technology Inc. is an American clean-energy company that develops solar inverters, power conversion systems, and energy management systems.
History
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
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
- ^ 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.