Aquion Energy, Azimuth Energy and Schneider Electric commission AC/DC nanogrid with solar-plus-storage Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Aquion Energy, Azimuth Energy, and Schneider Electric have together completed an AC/DC nanogrid using solar-plus-storage technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s (IIT) Keating Sports Center in the US. Solar EPC firm Azimuth Energy designed and installed the nanogrid. The system also uses Aspen batteries from Aqueous Hybrid-Ion batteries from Aquion Energy, and power control […] Read more
Sentinel Solar unveils AHI Wave ESS plug and play residential storage system Updated On Sat, Sep 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Sentinel Solar has unveiled its new energy storage system at Solar Power International Conference in Las Vegas. The new launch from Sentinel Solar is a storage system based on the safest, cleanest and most reliable battery chemistry ever. The AHI Wave ESS is the latest ‘plug-and-play’ energy storage system designed by the Canadian manufacturer […] Read more
Tesla to address the California’s power demand with massive 20 MW Powerpack system Updated On Fri, Sep 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Tesla just struck a deal to build one of the largest battery storage facilities in the world. It will provide a 20 MW Powerpack system at a substation in Mira Loma, California. The lithium-ion battery system will store 80 MW hours of energy, enough to power more than 2500 households for a day, according to […] Read more
Delta Introduces 480 VAC/125kW Power Conditioning System At Solar Power International Updated On Tue, Sep 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Delta has introduced its latest Power Conditioning System (PCS) at Solar Power International. The PCS is designed to convert power between static energy storage and the grid with top-of-the-line efficiency said the company in a statement. Delta’s PCS is a bi-directional conversion system that offers both energy management and power quality management capabilities. According to the company […] Read more
Researchers have designed a device that is effective and offer low-cost solution for storing solar energy Updated On Mon, Aug 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar energy can be stored by converting it into hydrogen. But current methods are too expensive and don’t last long. Researchers at EPFL and CSEM have designed a device using commercially available solar cells and none of the usual rare metals that outperforms in stability, efficiency and cost. One of the solutions to store solar […] Read more
AES to install and commission two energy storage arrays totaling 37.5 MW for SDG&E Updated On Fri, Aug 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy The subsidiary of AES Corporation, AES Energy Storage has entered into two contracts with San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E). AES will deploy 37.5 MW of Advancion Energy Storage Arrays at sites in San Diego County, California. The SDG&E-owned energy storage arrays will help to improve regional reliability and integrate greater amounts of renewable energy […] Read more
New Solar Technology to use Desert Sand to Store Energy Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers in Abu Dhabi have tested a pilot device that can store solar energy in sand to improve the efficiency of power plants and provide energy during night. Developed at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, the device uses gravity to drain sand from a higher basin into a lower one, heating up the […] Read more
Germany’s energy storage market will grow 11-fold and reach $1B by 2021: GTM Research Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy GTM Research in its latest report ‘The German Energy Storage Market: 2016-2021’, has revealed that Germany’s energy storage market will grow 11-fold in megawatt terms between 2015 and 2021 and will reach an annual value of $1.03 billion. Germany is already one of the world’s leading energy storage markets. At the end of 2015, Germany […] Read more
SECI invites bid for 300MW solar projects with storage to be built in AP and Karnataka Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) for the first time invited bids for 300 megawatts solar energy projects to be built in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The project also includes storage as a requirement as part of a trial program aimed at making the renewable resource a more reliable source of power. In Andhra Pradesh […] Read more