Tag: storage
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California commission grants $1.5M to Salient Energy to develop zinc-ion residential battery system
Salient Energy is developing novel zinc-ion batteries as an alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries, and the California Energy Commission (CEC) is into it, awarding a grant worth over $1.5 million to support the design and assembly of its zinc-ion residential energy storage systems. Salient will utilize the grant funding toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Schneider Electric debuts DER-focused functions of smart home energy center at CES 2021
As part of Consumer Electronics Show 2021 this week, Schneider Electric expanded its Wiser smart home ecosystem, furthering discussion around the smart and sustainable Home. Anchored by the Square D Energy Center, these industry-first products enable unprecedented residential insights and monitoring capabilities for homeowners to control and lower their home’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SimpliPhi Power systems approved for UL 9540 certification
A wide range of SimpliPhi Power’s energy storage products and system configurations were recently approved for Certification under UL 9540. The AccESS, BOSS.6 & BOSS.12 systems can be used individually or in combination to achieve multiple, robust solutions across residential and commercial applications, both on & off grid, andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Six emerging stationary energy storage trends entering 2021
I grew up accustomed to planned blackouts infamously known as ‘load-shedding’ in India in the 90s and 2000s. Our utility provided a schedule for planned blackouts for up to 6 hours each day. Thankfully, they broke it into non-sequential 3-hour blocks. To provide power during those times, my father gotRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SMA America hits 1 GW of Sunny Central Storage inverters in North America
SMA America has reached an impressive milestone in battery storage, having sold a cumulative 1 GW (gigawatt) of Sunny Central Storage inverters in North America. No small feat, SMA has worked alongside some of the world’s largest storage integrators to reach this landmark achievement. SMA solutions are currently installed onRead More — Solar Builder magazine