Tag: Batteries

  • Axion Power explains the lead-carbon interplay in its PbC batteries

    Last week, Axion Power International CEO Richard Bogan and vice president of engineering Jack Shindle were interviewed on National Public Radio, 90.5 WESA Pittsburgh, discussing the capabilities and usefulness of Axion’s PbC technology. Shindle and Bogan are referenced explaining the difference between PbC batteries and standard lead acid batteries. “TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New residential energy storage system introduced by Axion Power

    Axion Power International released its newest residential energy storage system, further broadening its consumer product line. The residential system features the latest generation of Axion’s PbC Batteries and works with inverters from leading manufacturers. Power levels are available between 4 and 8 kW and can be expanded by paralleling multiple inverters toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Study: Massachusetts should install a ton of advanced energy storage by 2020

    The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) now recommends a suite of new policy and program actions to support the deployment of hundreds of megawatts of advanced energy storage in the state over the next decade, according to a new study it just released on the matter. Find that here. That goalRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Ideal Power, EnerDel create solar+storage microgrid at U.S. Air Force base

    Power conversion company Ideal Power Inc. and EnerDel, a leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and energy system integrator, have teamed up to create a mobile hybrid solar plus battery energy storage system for the United States Air Force aimed at reducing the diesel fuel used to power forward operating bases (FOB). ResearchersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NEC Energy Solutions launching a distributed energy storage solution with Ideal Power conversion system

    NEC Energy Solutions selected Ideal Power to supply its power conversion systems for select configurations of NEC’s newly launched DSS distributed energy storage solution. This new distributed energy storage platform targets commercial & industrial customers and includes lithium-ion batteries, advanced software controls and Ideal Power’s power conversion systems. The DSSRead More — Solar Builder magazine