Sungrow identifies 10 trends shaping solar and storage in 2025

Sungrow, a China-based company specializing in solar and storage solutions, outlined ten technological trends shaping the sector's direction. Dr. David Zhao identified a shift toward 2000V high-voltage, high-power systems and the use of Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride inverters to boost efficiency and reduce costs. Grid-forming technology is becoming critical to support grid reliability as renewable energy penetration increases. AI and digitalization are improving lifecycle efficiency and battery safety across systems. Sungrow’s 6 MW 35 kV solid-state transformer-based inverter has reached 98.5% efficiency, aided by high-precision simulation for accurate grid condition modeling. The company is also targeting 30-year inverter lifespans with advanced safety features. Virtual Power Plants are being used to aggregate distributed energy resources for optimized grid dispatch. Its 2.2 GW multi-energy microgrid project in Saudi Arabia demonstrates source-grid-load-storage-carbon integration. Future fuels like hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol require dynamic rectifiers to adapt to renewable fluctuations.