Custom Solar Solutions

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. 

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.

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. 

Which Portable Solar Technology Is Best: A Primer

Imagine you’re a business owner responsible for keeping your company’s operations running smoothly, even in power outages or natural disasters.

You need a reliable and portable power source that can keep your equipment up and running, no matter the circumstances. That’s where portable solar technologies come in.