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Photovoltaic String Inverters and Solid-State Transformers Are Convergent Architectures From Different Starting Points

Marin Holt February 22, 2026

4 sources PV string inverters and SSTs are convergent architectures from different starting points. PV inverters: 100-350 kW Read More

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Geomagnetic Disturbance Survivability: Why Distribution-Class Solid-State Transformers Are Likely Less GIC-Vulnerable Than Iron-Core Equivalents

Marin Holt February 20, 2026

4 sources GICs are quasi-DC currents in grounded power-system portions from geomagnetic disturbances (solar storms). Iron-core transformer GIC Read More

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Solid-State Transformers Are the Natural Power-Conversion Architecture for Mining Haul Truck Electrification: Cat DET and Komatsu WX04B Set the Pace

Marin Holt February 18, 2026

4 sources Caterpillar Dynamic Energy Transfer (DET) for battery-electric haul trucks, integrates with Cat MineStar Command. Komatsu WX04Read More

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Heron Power Closes $140 Million Series B Led by Andreessen Horowitz and Breakthrough Energy for a 40 GW US Solid-State Transformer Factory

Marin Holt February 18, 2026

4 sources $140M Series B closed February 18, 2026. Co-led by Andreessen Horowitz American Dynamism Fund + Breakthrough Energy VenturesRead More

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Hitachi Energy OceaniQ Subsea Transformers Position the Industry to Pivot Toward Solid-State Architectures in Offshore Oil and Gas

Marin Holt February 15, 2026

4 sources Hitachi Energy OceaniQ subsea transformers rated to 3,000 meters depth with dry-type construction. Ormen Lange Norwegian shelf: "Read More

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Synchronous Condensers Plus Grid-Forming Solid-State Transformers Are the Hybrid Plant Architecture for Inverter-Heavy Grids

Marin Holt February 12, 2026

4 sources NREL SuperFACTS: synchronous condenser + grid-forming BESS under unified controller. Synchronous condenser provides real inertia + reactive power; Read More

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DG Matrix Ships First Commercially Available Multiport Solid-State Transformer Aligned With NVIDIA 800VDC AI Factory Spec

Marin Holt February 12, 2026

4 sources First commercially available multiport SST, shipped February 2026. Aligned with NVIDIA 800VDC AI Factory + OCP Mount Diablo Read More

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Cold-Climate and Arctic Solid-State Transformer Performance: Why Clear Space Force Station Alaska Matters

Marin Holt February 8, 2026

4 sources AFRL Clear Space Force Station Alaska: $18M award to Concurrent Technologies for resilient battery storage with Read More

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Solid-State Transformers Enable DC Microgrids for Remote Communities Where Conventional Grid Extension Is Uneconomic

Marin Holt February 5, 2026

4 sources ~750M people lack electricity access globally; several hundred million more have intermittent/low-reliability service. DC microgrid Read More

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Rail Traction Solid-State Transformer Adoption Beyond ABB PETT: Alstom, Stadler Rail, and the CRRC Chinese High-Speed Push

Marin Holt February 2, 2026

4 sources 15 years after 2011 ABB PETT, rail SST landscape extends to Alstom (Bombardier acquisition 2021), Stadler Rail, CRRC, Mitsubishi, Read More

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