Krista Simicich
Digital Editor
Inside The Episode
Recorded live at the Hub during Intersolar & Energy Storage North America’s 2025 flagship event, this episode offers unique insights from three standout participants from the event’s New Product Showcase — a new innovation-focused feature area where attendees voted on their favorite product advancements.
Moderated by Chris Crowell, Editor in Chief of Solar Builder Magazine, these dynamic discussions feature product leaders from nVent, Emtel Energy USA, and GME Supply, each of whom presented digital posters highlighting their cutting-edge technologies. The showcase allowed attendees to learn about the offerings, play trivia, vote electronically, and recharge in a space designed to spotlight sustainable innovation. Emtel Energy USA was named the 2025 New Product Showcase winner.
From flexible busbars to safer energy storage and streamlined safety gear software, this episode explores real-world solutions reshaping how solar and storage systems are designed and maintained.
Tune in to discover the top product innovations shaping the clean energy industry.
New Product Showcase: Innovations in Conductors, Energy Storage & Safety
Moderated by Chris Crowell, Editor in Chief at Solar Builder Magazine
Featuring: Dave Dong, Director of Vertical Growth – North America at nVent, Stephanie Choi Brookes, Chief Marketing Officer at Emtel Energy USA, and Cody Sellers, Business Development at GME Supply
As featured participants in IESNA 2025’s New Product Showcase, these three companies presented digital posters in a dedicated space for innovation.
Attendees cast their votes electronically, and Emtel Energy USA emerged as the 2025 winner for its electrostatic supercapacitor-based energy storage system — praised for its high efficiency, long-duration performance, and enhanced safety features.
Topics include:
- nVent’s Flex Bus: A copper-clad aluminum conductor offering flexibility, easier installation, and improved safety
- Emtel Energy’s non-lithium supercapacitors: Safe, long-duration storage with high efficiency and minimal degradation
- GME Supply’s Gear Cor: A digital platform for managing and tracking safety gear across solar and storage job sites
About The Hub
Located in the IESNA 2025 exhibit hall, the Hub stage is an educational space that included included insightful interviews with top product and solution providers as well as educational presentations describing real-world applications and takeaways. Learn more here.
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