Tag: Batteries
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This Sol-Ark, SimpliPhi Power collaboration is a sneaky great solar + storage partnership
SimpliPhi Power is collaborating with Sol-Ark (one of the best, up-and-coming solar + storage inverters on the market) on the latest evolution of its AccESS energy storage and management system. Combining SimpliPhi’s highly efficient energy storage with the Sol-Ark DC transformerless hybrid inverter creates operational efficiencies in size, weight,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Blue Planet Energy expands into commercial energy storage with Blue Ion LX
Hawai’i-based Blue Planet Energy has expanded its Blue Ion line of safe, scalable energy storage solutions with the introduction of Blue Ion LX for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. Blue Planet Energy developed the high-voltage Blue Ion LX system in close collaboration with energy storage integrators who have installed overRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Fortress Power has three Lithium Iron Phosphate battery sizes to check out at SPI 2019
Booth 7335 Fortress Power is a lithium battery manufacturer based outside of Philadelphia that focuses on helping solar installers use the safest and most reliable energy storage for their projects. The company provides three different size models for energy storage projects — its LFP-5 kWh, LFP-10 kWh, and eVault 18.5Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar panel-level energy storage developer Yotta raises another $1.5 million in funding
Yotta, a PV panel-level energy storage developer, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding and an additional $300,000 in grants for the continued development and commercialization of the SolarLEAF. The new funding allows Yotta to expand its beta testing to several new installations with strategic partners. Yotta’s engineering has caughtRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Dawn of the Lead: Don’t call it a comeback, lead batteries have been here for 160 years
As we stare at the horizon of grid-tied residential solar + storage, waiting for the dawn of the lithium-based battery era, are we overlooking the potential of lead-acid batteries? “There’s inherent advantages in lead that aren’t talked about enough, and all of the lead battery companies are making money andRead More — Solar Builder magazine