Tag: energy storage
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Riding the Wave: How Morningstar designed its software-first solar inverter for the lithium battery age
Solar inverters have improved so much over the years that they are all starting to seem comparable in power and performance these days, but a new entry hitting the market from Morningstar stands out because it wasn’t being built for “these days.” For starters, Morningstar isn’t a solar inverter company.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on Massachusetts’ largest community solar + storage farm (just completed)
Massachusetts’ largest community solar + storage farm has completed construction and is nearing subscriber completion. The 7.1-MW Happy Hollow Community Solar + Storage Farm is built on a gravel pit in Winchendon, Mass., and includes a 3.3-MW energy storage system. The project is owned by SunRaise Investments, developed and constructedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Shell acquires 100 percent stake in energy storage provider sonnen
Shell has agreed to acquire 100 percent of sonnen, a leader in smart energy storage systems and innovative energy services for households. This follows an investment by Shell in May 2018 and means that, post regulatory approval and completion, sonnen will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell. Shell establishedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NEC completes energy storage system for Michigan’s Consumers Energy
NEC Energy Solutions completed an energy storage system for Consumers Energy, located in Grand Rapids, Mich., which includes two independent 280 kW/340 kWh DSS energy storage systems and NEC’s proprietary AEROS controls software. The energy storage system will enable Consumers Energy to investigate how energy storage can be used toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Michigan’s first commercial-scale solar + storage system up and running via Consumers Energy
Michigan’s first ever rooftop solar array and battery storage system debuted last week in the growing area of Grand Rapids. Nearly 1,800 solar panels atop the Bridge Street Market and adjoining buildings between Bridge and First Streets within the Circuit West district are accompanied nearby by a 500-kilowatt battery. “Today, thereRead More — Solar Builder magazine