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Tag: Batteries

  • Battery capacity vs. operating temperature: Sizing a storage system when ambient temperatures vary

    One of the most common questions asked by PV Installers, as well as customers, is how to properly size and charge a battery bank in places where ambient temperatures may vary considerably throughout the year. Temperature affects battery performance in two ways. The standard capacity rating of a battery isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Alliant Energy tries batteries over grid upgrades to boost solar energy in Iowa

    The next frontier for solar energy is solutions that do not affect the performance and efficiency of the electric grid. An innovative battery-storage solution in Decorah, Iowa, jointly supported by Alliant Energy, US Department of Energy (DOE), and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), looks to seamlessly connect customer-owned solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sonnen debuts ecoLinx 30 — a bigger, badder home energy storage system

    Sonnen announced the launch of the ecoLinx 30 intelligent energy storage system, which will integrate sonnen’s battery chemistry with solar, automation platforms and controllable breakers to provide an impressive, comprehensive clean energy solution for smart homes. The increased capacity of the sonnen ecoLinx 30 can power homes for longer periodsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sonnen debuts ecoLinx 30 — a bigger, badder home energy storage system

    Sonnen announced the launch of the ecoLinx 30 intelligent energy storage system, which will integrate sonnen’s battery chemistry with solar, automation platforms and controllable breakers to provide an impressive, comprehensive clean energy solution for smart homes. The increased capacity of the sonnen ecoLinx 30 can power homes for longer periodsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • This virtual power plant demo in Louisiana tests a cool, new solar, storage platform

    Heila Technologies is deploying intelligent energy storage+solar systems at a demonstration project in Shreveport, La., using SimpliPhi Power technology, with the support of Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (AEP) company. The demo will aggregate distributed energy resources and empower SWEPCO to manage these assets as an optimized fleet.Read More — Solar Builder magazine