Tag: storage
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Generac adds stationary battery storage for C&I applications
Generac continues to build out its solar + storage product portfolio. This week, Generac Industrial Power (part of Generac Power Systems) unveiled the all new SBE series of stationary battery energy storage systems (BESS). The SBE series will be available later this year. The SBE series will be offered as standalone energy storage products, as……
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CPUC dismisses Sunnova’s micro utility application
Sunnova had big plans to install and maintain solar + storage microgrids for new home developments in California. The national solar and battery installer applied to the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) to be a micro utility. We detailed the finer points of the plan and proposal here. Industry advocates were bullish on the potential……
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Convenience store turns refrigeration into ‘energy storage’ via Maplewell Energy
Energy management solutions provider Maplewell Energy successfully piloted a project using refrigerators for “energy storage” at an enterprise convenience-store operator. The technology used, known as thermal energy storage (TES) in refrigeration, precools canned and bottled beverages prior to an energy peak, optimizing and balancing loads as needed. Maplewell released the beta version of its demand……
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Briggs & Stratton readies big push of SimpliPHI ESS for homes, C&I
At the 2023 NABCEP CE Conference, we chatted with Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions about its growing portfolio of energy storage systems, built on the SimpliPHI battery technology it acquired in September 2021. “We are seeing a great deal of interest from both residential and commercial markets in our energy storage systems especially with the……
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Duke Energy begins operating the largest battery system in North Carolina
Duke Energy is expanding its battery storage capabilities in North Carolina and has begun commercial operation of the state’s largest battery system, an 11 MW project in Onslow County. The battery system will frequently be operated in conjunction with an adjacent 13 MW solar facility located on a leased site within U.S. Marine Corps Base……