Syndem Joins PowerAmerica to Accelerate Manufacturing of Wide-bandgap Devices-Enabled Grid-Forming Inverters in the U.S. CHICAGO, IL, USA, December 24, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ SYNDEM, a global pioneer in renewable energy and smart grid, announces that it has recently joined PowerAmerica to strengthen its manufacturing in the U.S. and the adoption of wide-bandgap (WBG) devices across its product portfolio. PowerAmerica is a $140M U.S. Department of Energy Manufacturing USA Institute for WBG power electronics. It was established in December 2014 through Manufacturing USA a network of public-private partnerships committed to increasing U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. Led by North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, PowerAmerica is a consortium of 50 companies, universities, and federal labs, which aims to accelerate the adoption of WBG semiconductor power electronics.