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Tag: energy storage

  • A commercial PV storage solution? Austin Energy, Ideal Power think so

    Ideal Power Inc. has partnered with Austin Energy in a federally funded research program as part of the “Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV” (SHINES) program. The Austin Energy led projects are partially funded by a $4.3 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShotRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • ViZn Energy receives 128 kW battery system order from Idaho National Laboratory

    ViZn Energy Systems Inc., a provider of energy storage systems for microgrid and utility applications, received an order for a 128 kW/320 kWh redox flow battery system based on its zinc-iron chemistry from Idaho National Laboratory (INL), part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) complex of national laboratories. ViZn’s flowRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarEdge’s DC-coupled storage solution now available internationally

    SolarEdge Technologies, a PV inverters, power optimizers and module-level monitoring services company, announced the immediate international availability of its StorEdge solution. At the end of 2015, the company already completed a number of StorEdge installations in select locations around the world. Compatible with Tesla’s home battery, the Powerwall, StorEdge isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Grid-scale storage BOS costs to decline 41 percent by 2020

    These days, grid-scale energy storage balance of system (BOS) costs average $670 per kilowatt. These costs include hardware like inverters and containers, soft costs like customer acquisition and interconnection, and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) expenses. According to the latest report from GTM Research, Grid-Scale Energy Storage Balance of SystemsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Inside Tabuchi’s storage plus inverter system

    You’ve likely not heard of Tabuchi, but you may have already installed one of its inverters. That’s because the Japanese electronics manufacturer has been producing inverters for a number of companies for close to 20 years — enough to be the No. 5 inverter manufacturer in the world. Anyway, ifRead More — Solar Builder magazine