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Silicone solutions for renewable energy component protection

Whether your goal is to generate more power, ensure a more reliable supply or use energy more efficiently, Dow can help you achieve your goals. Our broad portfolio of silicon-based materials deliver proven protection of electronics and components against extreme temperatures, mechanical strains and harsh chemicals common in industrial and energy environments. Combined with decades of application expertise, our materials and innovation can promote long-lasting, reliable performance of complex devices such as IGBT modules, power optimizers and micro-inverters, as well as electrical assemblies targeting energy conversion and power.

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Renewable Energy – Harness the power

Get to know the portfolio of solutions designed to optimize competitive renewable energy production, capture, storage and use at various stages of the manufacturing process.

Energy Conversion 

Energy Conversion

Helping to protect and extend the service life of power optimizers, microinverters, and other energy conversion components that must operate under extreme heat and weather.

Modules

IGBT Modules

Bonding, sealing and protecting the advanced printed circuit board assembly systems that drive IGBTs in challenging applications.

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Industrial and Automation

Helping your advanced electronics perform reliably in demanding environments, year after year.

Power Suppliers

Power Suppliers and Modules

Dissipating heat and improving the reliability of even the most power dense semiconductors with our thermally conductive silicones.

Photovoltaic inverters

Photovoltaic inverters

Inverters can generate massive amounts of heat and need to operate reliably in harsh outdoor environments. Without proper shelter and preservation from the elements, they are at great risk of damage.

Our materials solutions provide long-lasting protection of inverter components ranging from home to commercial and utility-scale use.

Our comprehensive portfolio includes protection from humidity, dust, heat and environmental damage with a full range of solutions, including:

  • Thermal encapsulants
  • Thermal adhesives
  • Conformal coatings
  • Thermal interface materials
  • Sealing and bonding
Battery pack assembly

Battery pack assembly

Scalable, efficient and reliable energy storage is key to the global energy transition toward renewables. It is critical for keeping energy sources functioning even after the sun goes down or the wind stops. Our comprehensive family of protection and assembly materials offer fire and circuit board protection, thermal management, mechanical stress dampening and more. These products include:

  • Adhesives and thermal conductive adhesives
  • Encapsulants and gels
  • Foams
  • Gap fillers
  • Conformal coatings
  • Liquid cooling
Liquid cooling technology for batteries
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT)
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Sensors and MEMS

We offer a wide range of unique and highly reliable options to attach, protect, and connect or isolate sensors as needed in monitoring and control systems for industrial and energy applications. 

  • Process control and automation 
  • Safety and security systems 
  • Smart meters 
  • Power conversion and control systems 
    • HVAC 
    • Lighting 
    • Motors 
    • Power supplies 
  • Navigation 
  • Energy production, transfer and storage 
  • Mobile equipment 
  • Others 
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Optimized precision, power and protection

From the potting material for inverters and optimizers used in applications such as photovoltaics and wind power to the conductive adhesives used in battery management systems (BMS), renewable energy technologies have helped solve industry challenges.

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We’re committed to making strides toward net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Leveraging more than 100 years of expertise, our technologies are enabling renewable energy component manufacturers to explore novel and more efficient designs. Our comprehensive global supply of materials solutions will help protect and preserve your investments and enable a bright future of renewable energy. The power of innovation is infinite. We’re here to innovate with you.


Let’s talk about how we can collaborate on the future of sustainability in energy.

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