SolarEdge Applied sciences and SolarEdge’s subsidiary, Kokam Restricted Firm, a supplier of lithium-ion batteries and built-in power storage options, introduced the opening of “Sella 2”, a two gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery cell manufacturing facility. Positioned within the Eumseong Innovation Metropolis of Chungcheongbuk-Do, South Korea, Sella 2 is at the moment producing check cells for certification, with ramp-up anticipated through the second half of 2022.
As soon as ramped, Sella 2 will allow SolarEdge to have its personal provide of lithium-ion batteries and the infrastructure to develop new battery cell chemistries and applied sciences.
The power is deliberate to fabricate battery cells for SolarEdge’s residential solar-attached batteries in addition to battery cells for a wide range of industries, together with cellular functions, power stationary storage options (ESS) and UPS functions.
The power can scale its battery cell capability sooner or later to help the rising wants for storage options provided by the corporate.
The opening of Sella 2 is a crucial milestone for SolarEdge. It permits us to personal key processes within the improvement and manufacturing of superior power storage options for our photo voltaic core enterprise and extra functions, whereas additional securing the resilience of our provide chain. We’re dedicated to rising our enterprise within the power storage market, in addition to our funding in battery cell know-how and cell manufacturing, additional strengthening our storage product portfolio.
—Zvi Lando, Chief Govt Officer of SolarEdge
SolarEdge developed an clever inverter answer that modified the best way energy is harvested and managed in photovoltaic (PV) techniques. The SolarEdge DC optimized inverter seeks to maximise energy era whereas reducing the price of power produced by the PV system. Persevering with to advance good power, SolarEdge addresses a broad vary of power market segments via its PV, storage, EV charging, batteries, UPS, electrical automobile powertrains, and grid providers options.
SolarEdge was established in 2006; it acquired Kokam, a supplier of Lithium-ion battery cells, batteries and power storage options, in 2018.
