Solar Energy Australia is an Australian family-owned and operated manufacturer and technical distributor of high-quality power conversion and energy storage products. SEA forms part of the Powerbox Australia group of companies, which are specialists in the design and manufacture of power conversion and UPS equipment. Founded in 1996, SEA is one of the few companies that can claim more than 25 years of industry experience in the renewable energy and off-grid power sector.

During the 1990s, SEA successfully developed and released a range of standalone pure-sinewave inverters and inverter/chargers to support the growing off-grid market.

The development of this inverter technology, along with advancements in solar charge controllers allowed those living and working in remote environments to utilise renewable energy and significantly reduce reliance on diesel generators.

One of SEA’s first major projects was for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games where we were engaged by Ausgrid to develop a ‘grid-connected’ inverter to support and promote the greater use of renewable energy during the Games. SEA’s “Novastar” inverter was developed and used in the 407 kWp ‘Singleton Solar Farm’ and 70 kWp ‘Sydney Superdome Array’ projects, some of the first commercial solar projects in Australia. The inverters proved to be highly reliable and were only de-commissioned from the ‘Superdome’ in 2015.

These marquee projects provided a catalyst for the business to start working in off-grid environments where reliability is paramount.

SEA’s robust pure-sinewave inverter technology is also used extensively by the railway industry to support various AC loads from driver amenities on long-haul diesel locomotives. The technology was developed for the harsh and unrelenting environments of the Pilbara in Western Australia, and SEA now exports this Australian-designed and manufactured product to OEM clients globally.

Our most recent major projects involved actively supporting our parent company, Powerbox in the design, build and commissioning of industry-leading solar-hybrid and stand-alone power systems to support an array of defence, industrial, mining, rail, and telecommunications applications.