Tag: energy storage
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Extensible Energy launches demand charge reduction training and sales tool for solar installers
Extensible Energy has launched a new partner reseller and training program for installers that are expanding into energy storage and efficiency services. Dubbed Extensible Plus, this new platform trains commercial sales and installation professionals on the sales, marketing and technical installation of DemandEx, Extensible Energy’s demand charge reduction software. “TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on large-scale solar + storage dispatch software developed by 8minute Solar Energy, Doosan GridTech
8minute Solar Energy has partnered with Doosan GridTech to develop an advanced energy software control solution for dispatching energy from advanced solar photovoltaic plus storage centers (PVS). The new software is in place at the Springbok 3 Solar Farm, part of the 448 MW Springbok solar cluster in Kern County, California,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Long-duration energy storage provider ESS nets $30 million to expand iron flow battery manufacturing
ESS Inc., a manufacturer of long-duration energy storage systems, has secured $30 million in a Series C investment round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and SoftBank Group’s SB Energy. The new funding will be used to expand and automate the manufacturing process of ESS Inc.’s second-generation iron flow battery technology. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Duke Energy Carolinas working on a major battery storage project in Anderson County
Duke Energy Carolinas is partnering with Anderson County, S.C., to build an energy storage project at the Anderson Civic Center that will be part of the company’s long-term strategy to integrate battery technology into the smart-thinking grid it is building in the Carolinas. The battery project will also provide powerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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What to know about the simultaneous AC- and DC-coupling of a solar PV system
Traditionally, DC-coupled systems were used mainly in small domestic and off-grid applications. Systems using a charger controller to control the power into the chemical storage, or battery bank, were also not typically used commercially. The DC input voltage into the charger controller was close to the nominal battery voltage inRead More — Solar Builder magazine