Commercial energy storage activity is currently consolidated in just a handful of leading regions, but falling system costs will be a major factor enabling broader global market growth. For the first time, South Korea, Japan and the United States will each exceed a record 100 MW of annual energy storage installations in 2015. These three countries will […]
SimpliPhi Power expands lithium battery system distribution to Australia
Now launching into the Asia Pacific region, SimpliPhi Power is partnering with DPA Solar to distribute its proven energy storage technology in Australia and New Zealand. Under the agreement, DPA Solar will provide its vast network of Australian and New Zealand electricians and commercial businesses with SimpliPhi Power’s lithium ferrous phosphate battery systems. SimpliPhi is […]
Greensmith releases fifth generation of energy storage software
Greensmith, a leading provider of grid-scale energy storage software and integration services, announced the release of GEMS5, the fifth generation of its energy storage software platform. First launched in 2008, the newest version of the GEMS platform includes enhanced features that enable utilities, independent power producers, microgrid operators and commercial and industrial facility owners to […]
Greensmith introduces new energy storage functionality in GEMS software
Greensmith, a provider of grid-scale energy storage software and integration services, announced new functionality within its fourth generation GEMS energy storage software platform that allows owners and operators of multiple distributed energy storage systems to aggregate these systems into a single energy storage resource. The new functionality provides owners and operators with a control layer […]
Trojan Battery enters new distribution network in Michigan and Ohio
Trojan Battery Co. LLC has added Energy Products as a master distributor, expanding its distribution network in the U.S. Energy Products will work alongside Trojan’s current master distributor WorldWide Battery Co. LLC to manage customer sales and support activities in Michigan and Ohio. Serving as a master distributor for Trojan Battery ensures that customers in […]
JuiceBox Energy graduates first residential solar energy storage installer class
JuiceBox Energy launched its Certified Installer Program by hosting local solar installers from around the California Bay Area for the inaugural JuiceBox Energy Storage System installation class. The company provided training on lithium-ion batteries and facilitated lab exercises on multiple PV system configurations with batteries and discussed applicable NEC code requirements. The class then performed […]
IHS releases industry update on inverters, storage, solar modules
IHS Inc. released updated solar photovoltaic (PV) industry forecasts from IHS analysts speaking at the SNEC 9th (2015) International Photovoltaic PowerGeneration Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai. Top-line analyst presentation insights on solar demand, PV inverters, energy storage, and PV module supply include the following: Led by China, Solar Demand Grows IHS forecasts that global solar demand will […]
Sharp Electronics SmartStorage energy solution installed in California
Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group is pleased to announce that it has installed its SmartStorage energy storage solution at Baker Electric’s headquarters located in Escondido. The 30-kW storage system is coupled with Baker’s existing 90-kW solar PV system. Baker Electric, a key channel ally of Sharp, has selected the SmartStorage solution to help cap […]
Ideal Power to provide battery converters to California energy storage projects
Ideal Power Inc., a developer of a disruptive power conversion technology, today announced it signed a Strategic Supplier Agreement to provide power conversion systems to Green Charge Networks and received a multi-unit order for its 30-kW Battery Converter. The units will be used to support Green Charge’s intelligent energy storage solution at several California schools […]
9% of North American solar PV systems will have storage in 2018
IHS announced that 9 percent of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in North America will include attached storage in 2018. Led by commercial systems, IHS expects 700 MW of PV systems with energy storage will be installed by 2018, compared to just 30 MW in 2014. “The commercial PV energy storage market in the United States has […]
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