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Custom Solar Solutions
PowerFilm designs and manufactures custom solar cells, panels, and power solutions for energy harvesting, portable, and remote power applications using proprietary thin-film or high-efficiency crystalline PV technology.
We develop high-quality custom solar solutions for IoT, transportation, military, and consumer applications.
Transportation
We don’t just offer solar products for the transportation industry. We design, engineer, and manufacture total solar solutions.
Internet of Things
Devices used in IoT are often extremely low power, light energy outdoors and indoors can be used to extend or replace traditional batteries, making long-term maintenance-free solutions possible.
Government & DoD
Since PowerFilm’s beginning over 30 years ago the US Department of Defense has been our largest lifetime customer. We offer man-portable, vehicle, and basing solutions
Marine
Whatever kind of boat you have, our solar solutions ensure your boat or lift batteries are ready to go when you are.
Golf
By installing a solar panel on the existing roof of a golf car, you can drive up to 50% farther and keep the batteries in your golf car up to 50% longer.
Design A Custom Panel
OEM business is our business in both B2B and military projects. We will work with you on design and engineering to create a custom energy solution that fits your needs.
Case Studies
Over the past three decades, we have developed custom solutions to meet the needs of many different companies in industries, including telematics, boating, IoT, the United States Military, and space exploration.
The Horizon Blog
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PowerFilm’s proprietary manufacturing provides custom amorphous silicon panels that work in any light environment, including the indoor, industrial lighting of many IoT sensor applications.
Celebrating over thirty years in business, PowerFilm is proud to be one of the few US-based solar manufacturing companies operating today.
The Soltronix brand brings PowerFilm expertise, innovation, and commitment to US-based semi-flexible crystalline silicon solutions. Soltronix brings you complete solutions to fit your application, including panels, encapsulation, semi-flexible substrates, proprietary PowerBoost charge controllers, and the collaboration and customer service you expect from a US-based company.
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Learn how PowerFilm worked with CIRAS to gain new ideas and unique insights from Iowa State Engineering students.
The 60W Foldable Solar Panel with Overlaminate is designed to charge small to medium electronic devices using DC power or one of many available accessories.
The top sheet of lamination on the panel provides improved moisture resistance and durability for the solar modules and the fabric.
How To Solar Power Your Golf Cart or LSV The Easy Way
Increasingly, golf cars are also an effective and popular way to get around communities where golf cars and other low-speed vehicles (LSVs) are often the primary means of transportation.
While battery-powered golf cars have many advantages over gas-powered vehicles, they must be charged. To get the most value from a battery-powered golf car, you need a portable means of charging and maintaining those batteries.
That’s where solar can make a difference.
How to Power Devices Anywhere with Flexible LightSaver Solar Charging Solutions
With our increasing reliance on smartphones, cameras, and other portable electronics, staying powered away from shore power is more crucial than ever.
Running out of juice can quickly turn a fun trip into a stressful, hazardous situation. What if you could be fully charged and connected no matter how far off the grid your travels took you?
In a time where seemingly everything requires electricity, how do you stay connected when you’re away?
Farmote Systems' Solar-Powered IoT Device Increases Farmer's Profits by Over $100k
Farming is an intricate balance of land, livestock, and crops that technology can now optimize.
Precision agriculture leverages data and technology to boost productivity. However, collecting accurate field information across acres of crops or pasture can be an immense challenge.
New Zealand startup Farmote Systems overcomes this with a solar-powered solution that delivers quantifiable results for farmers.
How To Mitigate Your Truck Batteries Parasitic Draw with Solar Panels
You walk into work on a sunny Monday morning, sit at your computer, dispatch routes to your fleet of drivers, and sip on a fresh cup of coffee.
You sit back to read the latest industry periodical when your phone rings. One driver after another complains that their truck won’t start. The dreaded “click, click, click” of the engine unable to turn over greeting your drivers, causing frustration and delays.
You knew that parasitic draw might be an issue for your fleet but didn’t anticipate this widespread disruption.
Defense Power and Energy Conference (DPEC)
June 4-6
PowerFilm President Dan Stieler, PhD, will present a talk at the conference titled "Elimination of Premature Combat Vehicle Battery Failure using Solar Charging" from 11:30 to 12:00 PM.
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Contact: VP of Marketing & Sales, Kip Johnson
Email: kjohnson@powerfilmsolar.com
Phone: 515-292-7606
Sensors Converge
June 24-26
We will exhibit our IoT Solar Solutions and educate attendees on how low-power IoT devices can leverage light energy outdoors and indoors to extend or replace traditional batteries, making long-term maintenance-free solutions possible.
Location: Santa Clara, California
Booth: 424
Contact: VP of Marketing & Sales, Kip Johnson
Email: kjohnson@powerfilmsolar.com
Phone: 515-292-7606