PROINSO and OXIS Solar Centre for Autonomous Research Launched Project Helios
PROINSO and The OXIS Solar Centre for Autonomous Research (OSCAR) launched Project Helios as a launch-pad for cost effective and safe solar energy storage across the world. OSCAR is a specially built demonstration centre that houses OXIS' entire solar storage technology.
Support and storage take centre stage as hydro industry gathers
Scottish Renewables' sell-out conference hears both are key to sector's future
ENER-G reaches finals of UK AD & Biogas Industry Awards 2015
ENER-G has been shortlisted for a major award for excellence in anaerobic digestion and biogas CHP generation.
Five lessons on how to sell home energy storage
TRISTAN EDIS writes: Reposit Power are one of the first companies in Australia that have teamed up with Tesla in the roll-out of their Powerwall home energy storage system. The interesting thing about Reposit is that its primary businesses isn’t selling energy hardware but, rather, using software to aggregate and trade lots of little sources of power generation into the electricity market. Most battery retailers and installers in Australia have their roots in the off-grid market – they have sold batteries to customers because their only other option was expensive, maintenance-intensive diesel generators. But Reposit is inherently bound to the grid where there are lots of generators connected which they trade against.
It means Reposit, in trying to get batteries rolled out (which they can then use to trade into the power market), face a far more challenging sales proposition. Grid-connected customers don’t really need the battery system – it’s an optional extra because the grid works extremely well in providing reliable and affordable power. Yet participants in the solar PV market know there is some considerable latent demand for batteries among householders – particularly those with solar systems – provided the offering is right. The challenge is working out what the successful marketing formula needs to be to tap this latent demand.
Dean Spaccavento, chief product officer with Reposit, explained what they’ve found out so far, outlining 10 lessons of which I’ve plucked out five. The overall message is it is extremely hard to sell a grid-connected household an energy storage system. And Reposit had the benefit of an ARENA grant which allowed them to discount the price of their $25,000, 14kWh battery system by a very hefty $10,000. This was a one-off, small volume offer. To sell battery systems in Australia it will need to happen without the benefit of such a big rebate.
The five lessons below provide one overarching lesson – batteries won’t be sold on some kind of pure sophisticated financial calculus of rate of return or NPV. Instead, it will be a mixture of rule-of-thumb financial hurdles and a strong dose of emotion. Cont'd....
GEA Honors 2015 Award Winners for Technology, Economic and Environmental Advances Announced
GEA Honors 2015 recognize companies and individuals that have made significant contributions during the past year to advancing technology, spurring economic development and protecting the environment.
GE Anticipates Solar Industry Needs, Helps Customers Optimize Grid Infrastructure
PROLEC-GE Launches Three-Phase Pad-Mounted Transformer Extension for Solar Industry
---- Optimal Technical Support Helps Solar Market Navigate Key Industry Challenges
---- Evolved Technology is One More Way GE is Helping Customers Optimize Existing Grid Infrastructure, Add More Renewable Resources
Genera to Sponsor Advanced Bioeconomy Feedstocks Conference 2015
Industry leader seeks to further the advancements of renewable energy crop feedstocks through informative and collaborative sessions and workshops
Successful installation of first phase sun2roof system in Pakistan
70 kWp completed at Modern Cold Storage factory in Okara City
SolarWorld sponsors American-German team in Solar Decathlon 2015
Sponsorship part of celebration for SolarWorlds 40-year U.S. anniversary
Pictometry Set to Capture Digital Terrain Data for Final Phase of Los Angeles County Consortium's Mapping Project
Slated to begin later this year, the project will capture and deliver LiDAR in accordance with USGS Quality Level 2 specifications.
Enphase Energy Selected as Primary Solar Energy Solution for REPOWER by Solar Universe
Companies join forces in bundled solar power and smart home technology offering
Longhorn Wind Project in Texas Becomes Operational
EDF Renewable Energy reaches 872 megawatts installed in Texas
Intersolar North America Spotlights Solar Financing Leaders, Profiles New Financing Models
Nine Conference Sessions Will Discuss Financing Challenges, Opportunities Facing Solar Industry
Intersolar - Reliable Power for Renewable Energy Applications with Trojan Deep-Cycle Batteries
Intersolar Europe: Trojan Booth B1.430
The Trillion Dollar Drone
Drones will eventually be "as ubiquitous as pigeons", London-based futurist Liam Young recently predicted. They will be used for a lot of different tasks. One overlooked drone application even has the potential to become a trillion dollar business. And to save the world.
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