Tag: Batteries
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OutBack Power debuts latest design to simplify solar-plus-storage installation — SkyBox
OutBackPower Technologies debuted new additions to its line of renewable energy products at Solar Power International (SPI) in Las Vegas this year — leading with the new SkyBox True Hybrid Energy System, designed to help solar installers and users meet the challenge of integrating renewable energy generation with storage. SkyBoxRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SPI Preview: Central inverters up the voltage, add capabilities
Large-scale systems are becoming more powerful and more advanced, at least if the show floor of Solar Power International this year is any indication. Alencon Systems LLC will unveil the latest generation of its unique PV harvesting and central inverter solution at booth 3023. Major highlights of Alencon Systems’ PVRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GlobalData: Battery energy storage system installs to hit 14 GW by 2020
Global battery energy storage system (BESS) installed capacity is set to grow from 1.5 Gigawatts (GW) in 2015 to over 14 GW by 2020, as large numbers of projects are planned to be commissioned over the forecast period due to increasing renewable installations and focus on grid stability, according toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Report: Oil companies should get into energy storage, distributed generation
Amid falling profits and long-term questions, global oil “supermajors” need to follow in the footsteps of Total – which recently bought energy storage company Saft for $1 billion – and explore opportunities not only in battery but also solar and distributed generation, according to Lux Research. Even though good batteryRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SolarCity, Tesla make things official and merge to focus on solar+storage
Are you sitting down? SolarCity and Tesla will be joining forces to ramp up efforts on a big-time solar-plus-storage rollout in the U.S. The announcement was only a matter of time and makes a ton of sense for both companies. Here is the official word from Tesla’s blog: Now isRead More — Solar Builder magazine