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Tag: Batteries

  • Morningstar’s Energy Storage Partner Program keeps growing, now includes specs for 12 battery providers

    At one of the solar industry’s most respected events — the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners education conference — Morningstar Corp. announced that its Energy Storage Partner Program (ESP) has more than doubled in size since being introduced just last September. Morningstar launched the ESP program to makeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Lead-acid replacement Tydrolyte named an emerging battery technology by a national battery organization

    Tydrolyte has been selected as one of the top emerging battery technologies of 2019 by the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt). The novel electrolyte is a less toxic drop-in replacement for sulfuric acid in lead batteries that enables significant performance improvements. Lead acid batteries are the oldest andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Understand the pros and cons of software and communications decisions

    As is true in every industry today, solar installations are becoming smarter and more connected by leveraging the power of real-time data, remote controls and responsiveness to improve project and product performance. Project owners and financing partners cheer software platforms that enable sophisticated communications. Without question, software and communications canRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Design a battery bank to grow with your customers

    Whether residential or commercial, energy needs and usage inevitably evolve over time — most often with power loads and required energy increasing as operations or families grow. With that reality in mind, the ability to deliver energy storage solutions that can scale and expand in sync with an end customer’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Demand charge management tips for the commercial, industrial segment

    It’s no secret that commercial energy users in every industry are seeking to reduce energy costs today and achieve long-term cost predictability for the future as utilities implement increasingly unfavorable rate structures. Energy storage provides a powerful, multifaceted solution to lock in rates and achieve power security. Savings opportunities EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine