Nextpower Awarded U.S. Patent for NX PowerMerge Solar Trunk Bus Technology, Expands NX PowerMerge Backlog to Over 2 GW
Nextpower™ (Nasdaq: NXT), a leading provider of clean power technology solutions, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. patent number 12,712,292, which covers its NX PowerMerge™ electrical balance of systems (eBOS) solution. This patent expands Nextpower’s intellectual property in a critical layer of utility-scale solar power plants. The company also announced a significant project award from BUILD Renewables increasing Nextpower’s NX PowerMerge backlog to over 2 GW.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260820570643/en/ Nextpower awarded U.S. patent for NX PowerMerge solar trunk connector technology
“BUILD Renewables is excited to be partnering with Nextpower on their NX PowerMerge eBOS product, which provides exemplary safety, installation velocity, and performance features. We also appreciate the integrated design with the tracker and other solar power plant components,” said Craig Sandeen, president and CEO of BUILD Renewables.
In utility-scale solar plants, DC collection systems connect power from multiple solar panel strings to larger trunk conductors across thousands of locations. NX PowerMerge combines controlled manufacturing quality and reliability at critical electrical interfaces with superior field flexibility during installation.
