New solar panel integrates battery storage, inverter, and smart software into a single unit
Derek Markham for TreeHugger: This startup is reinventing the solar panel, and aims to cut the cost of integrating clean power and energy storage to homes by half.
Home solar has the potential to reduce, and even eliminate, electricity costs for many people, but even with the rapid advancements we're seeing in solar technology, there are still weak points that can be addressed and overcome, such as energy storage and 'smart' home integration. But a newcomer to the residential solar scene believes it has the answer, in the form of a standalone solar and battery unit which can be used singly or connected in an array, and which may be able to lower the overall costs considerably.
SunCulture's SolPad solar device integrates solid state batteries directly into the solar panels themselves, offering its users the ability to not only generate their own clean electricity, but to also store if for use after dark or during peak demand times, when electricity costs are higher. The SolPad units also incorporate an inverter, which converts the electricity from the DC generated and stored by the device to the AC required by most household appliances, and includes "intelligent software" that communicates with both the users and with their home's systems, allowing for granular control over which rooms or devices will receive the solar power. Cont'd...
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GRID Alternatives begins installing solar projects on tribal lands using $1 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding
92 solar installations will serve low-income families in six communities across three states
The Future of Bio-Inspired Batteries
A major advantage that bio-inspired batteries have as compared to other batteries is their ability to allow an instant recharge.
Siemens presents thermal storage solution for wind energy
Highly economic concept based on tried and trusted main components
FES research project with Hamburg Energie and TU Hamburg-Harburg
Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
BioSolar Commences Development of High Energy Battery Anode Technology
Company's High Capacity Anode Technology Is Expected to Add Significant Capacity Improvement for Existing Lithium-Ion Battery Chemistries
UL Acquires AWS Truepower to Expand Global Renewable Energy Portfolio
Acquisition strengthens UL's position in full lifecycle solutions for Wind and Solar Energy Sectors
GoGreenSolar Increases Energy Independence With Sonnen Batterie
GOGREENSOLAR.COM is proud to announce that it is now one Americas select distributors of the SONNEN BATTERIE, a smart and elegant energy storage system that allows homeowners to keep and use the excess energy their solar panels produce.
PlugVolt to Host a Webinar with Hazard Evaluation Laboratory on Avoiding Battery Explosions and Fires With Right Data and Better Designs
Presentation will discuss why battery fires and explosions occur, how to design safer batteries through understanding of heat generation, and how better thermal management systems can be designed based on heat measurement from isothermal calorimetry
How Churches and Community Organizations Can Use Solar Generators
Often, solar generators are considered only as items for backcountry survivalists, but solar power's use extends so much further. Here, we discuss why churches and other community organizations should consider purchasing a solar generator.
3DIcon to Enter Battery Energy Storage Market
3DIcon Corporation announced that, through Coretec Industries LLC and its silicon materials technologies, it will commence the commercialization of Coretec's proprietary high value liquid silicon precursor, cyclohexasilane (CHS) for use within the growing battery energy storage market.
Colton Joint Unified School District Expected to Save Millions with SunPower® Solar and Storage
6.1 MW SunPower® Helix™ Systems with 1.1 MW of Storage to Reduce Electricity Costs
Geostellar Takes Solar Mainstream with On-Demand Economy Platform
Social Marketing and Industry Integration to Drive Mass Adoption of Solar
SolPad™: The Future of Sustainable Personalized Energy Has Arrived
SolPad, the worlds first and only truly integrated solar panel, marks a quantum leap in personal power and aims to gamify sustainable energy use for the masses.
Tesla Wins Large Contract with Utility for Energy Storage
Jon LeSage for HybridCars: Tesla’s energy storage division just won a very large contract with a major California utility to stabilize power outages.
While the acquisition cost hasn’t been announced, Tesla Energy will supply 20 megawatts of energy storage to Southern California Edison – enough to power about 2,500 homes for a full day. It’s part of SCE’s efforts to prevent blackouts by fossil-fuel electricity generation with lithium-ion batteries. Investment in Tesla’s product, called Powerpacks, is thought to be worth tens of millions of dollars, and is expected to be operational by the end of this year.
The deal ties into Tesla’s plans to broaden its base beyond manufacturing and selling electric cars, similar to its recent investment in SolarCity. It also signifies advancements being made in energy storage, which is reaching a much faster pace – months instead of years, according to an analyst. Cont'd...
Storage: 'game-changer' for homeowners & power system
Solar Trade Association sets out industry storage priorities
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