An interesting new player is set to enter the emerging home energy storage arena in the shape of the Enphase Home Energy Solution. Enphase is billed as the world’s first integrated system that allows home users to store, monitor and manage their rooftop-generated solar electricity, while controlling their overall electricity…

A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for solar photovoltaics (PV) plus energy storage nanogrids, including an analysis of market issues, with forecasts for capacity and revenue, through 2024. During the last year, partnerships between solar PV companies and energy storage system (ESS) providers have increased rapidly,…

The last show of the year is behind Sonnenbatterie and we are definitely looking forward to 2016. But we still have a few exciting things up our sleeves that will be revealed before the holidays are upon us. ESNA was a very different show than the SPI and ISNA I…

Rhombus Energy Solutions Announces UL Certification of its Advanced, Power Conversion System Newly Certified Inverter Brings High Power Option to Energy Storage & Microgrid Markets San Diego, CA. – October 13, 2015 – Rhombus Energy Solutions, Inc. (Rhombus), an industry leader in advanced power conversion solutions, announced today that it…

CAPEX and Capacity Forecasts for PHS, CAES, Batteries, Thermal Energy Storage, Flywheels and Ultracapacitors Visiongain has calculated that the global EST market will see CAPEX of $7.013bn in 2015, including spending on commercial and RD&D operations in the CAES, PHS, Battery, Thermal Energy Storage, Flywheels and Ultracapacitors technology submarkets. This…

Companies like Alstom power, Axion Power, Beacon power, GE, Maxwell Technologies, Altairnano Technologies, Shandong Sacred Sun Power Source Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Narada Power Source Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd., Zhongtian Technology Co., Ltd., Fengfan Co., Ltd. & BYD are involved in this research. Energy storage finds wide application…

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $400,000 support for Ergon Energy Queensland (Ergon Energy Retail) to explore a new approach for providing solar PV and battery storage systems to residential customers. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the $2.6 million project was part of the growing momentum behind battery…

I wish I had a dollar for every time someone asked me, “I have a *insert number* square foot house. How big of a battery do I need?” My reply is always the same: What color is your house? The answer to that question is about as important as the…

The industry is buzzing with Elon Musk’s high hopes of putting a battery in every home and solar on every roof. The Tesla Powerwall is poised to reduce grid dependence and promote more self consumption- but in my very humble opinion it’s not there yet. After watching Elon’s unveiling video a…

— Duke Energy, Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, Battery Innovation Center partner on clean energy initiative — Duke Energy to contribute $1 million to fund project — Indiana’s Battery Innovation Center positioned to become a global center on energy storage technology INDIANAPOLIS, March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Can renewable…