AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge), the leading developer of module-integrated microinverters for the solar industry, has entered volume production of the SolarBridge PantheonTM microinverter with Celestica, a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, in Dongguan, China.
SolarBridge also announces the opening of an office in Shenzen in southern China’s Guangdong Province to support manufacturing and operations. Local staff includes manufacturing and test engineering, as well as logistics personnel.
“With Celestica as our global manufacturer, we are well positioned to ramp production quickly and respond to upside demand as the market for AC modules experiences tremendous growth,” said Ron Van Dell, president and CEO of SolarBridge.
“Celestica’s high-volume manufacturing capability and its global operations network meet our requirements in this dynamic marketplace.”
As SolarBridge begins production of its Pantheon microinverter, the company will leverage a very mature supply chain and production infrastructure that already exists for the power supply industry. This well-established manufacturing base, when coupled with the inherent volume advantage of microinverters, enables SolarBridge to ramp to high volumes and achieve target costs rapidly. Production capacity for the Pantheon will increase to over 70MW by the end of 2011.
SolarBridge provides a patented microinverter system that is factory-installed onto the back of solar modules to create a complete AC module assembly. AC modules powered by SolarBridge are backed by the industry’s first end-to-end 25-year warranty for an integrated AC module.
For more information on SolarBridge’s complete AC module solution and their module-integrated microinverters, please visit www.solarbridgetech.com/products/our-solution.
About SolarBridge Technologies
SolarBridge Technologies, a leader in integrated microinverter technologies for the solar industry, is accelerating the adoption of rooftop solar energy in residential and commercial applications. SolarBridge’s patented Pantheon microinverter mounts directly onto solar modules, greatly increasing system efficiency and reliability, while reducing the cost of solar installation and maintenance. The Pantheon microinverter is designed to match the lifetime of solar modules, enabling module manufacturers to provide a 25-year warranty on their AC modules. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.solarbridgetech.com.