The company announced an expanded commercial and industrial push in the states and a partnership with protection and performance plan provider Omnidian. Maxeon said it will offer its Interdigital Back Contact (IBC) panels in the United States.
Maxeon Solar Technologies has announced an expanded push into the US commercial and industrial (C&I) solar market, entering into an agreement with performance and protection plan provider Omnidian. The company will sell its integrated back contact (IBC) solar panels with an attached performance assurance product from Omnidian. This decision builds on Maxeon’s current presence in the United States as a large-scale solar developer.
IBC solar cells feature back-contact energy conversion, allowing the entire front of the cell to absorb sunlight without any shadowing from metal ribbons like those found in PERC cells.
Seattle-based Omnidian said it would bundle one year of its Shield plan for commercial systems over 250kW sold by Maxeon, with the option to extend coverage for multiple years. The partnership should make it easier for Maxeon to reach Omnidian’s C&I customers.
“With responsibility for overseeing more than 1,800 megawatts of solar capacity in the United States, Omnidian is a formidable and pioneering force in the industry and has acquired extensive expertise in protecting and accelerating investments in the clean energy,” said Jeff Waters, CEO of Maxeon Solar Technologies.
The Omnidian Shield plan includes system protection, preventative maintenance, covered corrective maintenance, monitoring, and a predicted 95% energy refund guarantee. Support included 24/7 monitoring, intelligent system diagnostics, and real-time symptom detection. The company said its money-back guarantee takes the risk away from solar asset owners and helps deal with weather-related uncertainty.
Omnidian CEO Mark Liffman praised the reliability of Maxeon’s products during this partnership. “An in-depth degradation analysis of Maxeon IBC panels revealed a significantly lower degradation rate compared to other manufacturers, allowing us to offer plans with lower degradation under this partnership,” it said. -he declares.
Singapore-based Maxeon designs and manufactures Maxeon and SunPower-branded solar panels, with operations in over 100 countries. In November, the company’s chief revenue officer, Mark Babcock, joined pv magazine at announce the launch of its very thin adhesive Back Contact Air panels in Europe. The lightweight panels are designed for the large number of low load commercial and industrial roofs on older buildings throughout Western Europe.
Babcock also said the company is considering a possible cell manufacturing facility in the United States, but the company is waiting for some policy changes first. He said a 3GW cell plant would depend on approval of a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, passage of Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and the possible adoption of the climate part of the Biden. the Build Back Better Act administration. Pending those terms, Maxeon said it could start producing cells in the United States as early as 2023.
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