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iLumen engineer builds own off-grid battery system during training T2 Campus

Kristof Gaukema, Project Engineer at iLumen, has given a training on battery storage systems for PV plants in collaboration with T2 Campus in Genk. Together with his students Kristof built an off-grid system with lithium, lead acid or saltwater battery. Kristof, Project Engineer at iLumen, was involved in the development of the iLubat, the home battery that iLumen successfully commercialized ...

Jun. 3, 2019

By Ilumen

Solar and Battery Storage to Participate in New England’s Wholesale Capacity Market

In a historic breakthrough for clean, distributed energy, Sunrun Inc.(Nasdaq:RUN), the nation’s leading home solar, battery storage and energy services company, this week won a bid to deliver home solar and batteries as a source of energy capacity to ISO New England, the grid operator for one of the largest electricity markets in the United States. Sunrun’s participation in New ...

Feb. 11, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Sunrun Brings Brightbox Home Solar Batteries, Virtual Power Plant To Vermont

With families across the country enduring a rising number of power outages, Sunrun Inc. announced recently (8/28) it is bringing its Brightbox home solar and battery service to customers in Vermont.Starting this month, Vermont households can get Sunrun's solar-powered home battery, Brightbox, from as little as zero dollars down and at a low monthly rate. Brightbox customers in Vermont will also ...

Aug. 29, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Tesla CEO Plugs into New Market with Home Battery System

Never lacking daring ideas, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is determined to jolt the electricity market. The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors hopes to park hundreds of millions of large, solar panel-connected batteries in homes and businesses so the world can disconnect from power plants - and he can profit. On Thursday night, before an adoring crowd and a party-like atmosphere, Musk ...

May 1, 2015

By Associated Press

Voltstorage: €6m In Funding for Further expansion

VoltStorage GmbH, founded in 2016 by Jakob Bitner, Michael Peither and Felix Kiefl, develops and produces solar energy storage systems for private homes. VoltStorage is the world’s only home energy storage provider in the market relying on Vanadium Redox Flow (VRF) battery technology. The VoltStorage energy storage systems are free of rare raw materials, completely recyclable, 100 percent ...

Jul. 22, 2020

By VoltStorage GmbH

Orange & Rockland and Sunrun To Bring Innovative Rooftop Solar and Battery Network To New York

Orange & Rockland (O&R) and Sunrun Inc. - a leading home solar, battery storage and energy services company - this week announced the companies have received approval to deploy rooftop solar and battery systems as part of an innovative virtual power plant project supporting New York's transition to clean, reliable, locally generated electricity. Beginning this year, Sunrun will bundle ...

Jun. 18, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Georgia Power and PulteGroup partner for first Smart Neighborhood™ in Atlanta

Georgia Power and PulteGroup, Inc. announced today a new partnership to develop Atlanta's first Smart Neighborhood™ at Pulte's Altus at the Quarter development. The new, state-of-the art Pulte Homes community is located in Atlanta's Upper West Side, one of the city's most vibrant and popular areas. Each technology-enhanced home in the Georgia Power Smart Neighborhood will be served by ...

Jan. 10, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Georgia Power, PulteGroup Celebrate Opening of Atlanta's First Smart Neighborhood

Georgia Power and PulteGroup are celebrating the opening of Atlanta's first Smart Neighborhood™. Leaders from Georgia Power, PulteGroup, the Georgia Public Service Commission, U.S. Department of Energy, City of Atlanta and the project's technology partners joined together to officially open the neighborhood recently at PulteGroup's development in Atlanta's Upper West Side, one of the city's most ...

Jul. 26, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Solar-Plus-Storage Solution for Homeowners

Ginlong Technologies, a specialist in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, announces that its Solis storage inverter is now compatible with LG home battery RESU. The Solis Residential Hybrid Inverter (RHI) now is fully compatible with LG RESU 48V line-ups to provide stable, reliable home energy storage. With this partnership, Ginlong is offering more choices to customers in the U.S., ...

Dec. 9, 2019

By Novus Media Today Group, LLC

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Mar. 16, 2015

By BatteryBhai.com

Georgia Power Expands Smart Home Offerings for Customers

Georgia Power recently announced it is adding to its smart home offerings by working with Vivint, a Georgia Power preferred provider, to bring customers the latest in-home security and automation solution. As one of Georgia Power's preferred providers, Vivint is exclusively offering Georgia Power's customers who sign up for Vivint's home security and automation system a $0 activation fee, free ...

May 29, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Arizona Utility and NREL Launch One of the Largest-to-Date Home Energy Storage Studies

With home battery energy systems (BES) gathering market momentum, residents and utilities worldwide are weighing the benefits of storage. To advance understanding of this emerging technology, one utility in central Arizona is collaborating with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to launch one of the largest BES studies to date for up to 4,500 of its customers. Salt River Project ...

Oct. 29, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy Storage Exeter

Watch this video to find out more … See how market leaders, Sun Gift Energy based in Exeter – UK, are part of the renewable energy industrial revolution with innovative energy storage systems. These systems provide 80%+ self consumption on site for homes and businesses, using TESLA batteries. ...

Aug. 19, 2016

By SunGift Solar Ltd

Sunrun Signs Virtual Power Plant Agreement With Southern California Edison

Sunrun, a leading provider of residential solar, battery storage and energy services, recently announced that it has contracted with one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, Southern California Edison (SCE), to increase grid resilience and lower power costs. SCE will send signals to Sunrun during high-demand events such as extreme heat waves when the energy grid is strained. In ...

Nov. 24, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Ørsted to Build Landmark Solar & Storage Project

Ørsted announced this week that following final investment decision from its Board of Directors it has commenced construction on the company's first utility-scale solar plus battery storage project, the 460megawatt (MWac) Permian Energy Center. The facility is located in Andrews County, Texas, and will come online in mid-2021. Upon completion of the Permian Energy Center, Ørsted ...

Nov. 14, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Moixa Passes 10k Milestone With World's Largest Single Fleet of Smart Batteries

Moixa, the UK-based pioneer of smart battery and EV charging software, recently announced that its GridShare smart software is optimizing 100MWh of batteries across 10,000 homes in Japan. This is believed to be the largest single fleet of batteries under management in the world. The milestone was achieved within one year of launching the GridShare Japan service with its partner ITOCHU, the ...

Nov. 13, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Chevrolet volt will turn home garages into modern day gas stations

Chevrolet has an agreement with a supplier to offer Chevrolet Volt owners one of the most affordable 240V home charging units on the market. Chevrolet's "Voltec" 240V home charging unit is one of several 240V home charging units that will be offered for sale by SPX Service Solutions, a national provider of home charging installation services and equipment. The Voltec 240V home charging unit can ...

Oct. 6, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

SolarCity to back up solar with Tesla batteries

The solar panel installer SolarCity is beginning to address one of solar power's big drawbacks: The sun doesn't always shine. The solution: big battery packs that will provide backup power while lowering electric bills. The supplier: electric car maker Tesla Motors, whose CEO Elon Musk is also the chairman of SolarCity. "Our goal is to be an energy provider, to provide all energy services," ...

Dec. 5, 2013

By Associated Press

Eaton Offers Convenience and Cost Savings with Portable, Battery-Operated Wireless Switch for Residential Light Applications

Power management company Eaton has introduced the latest transportable switch for residential lighting from its Wiring Devices business. The battery-operated switch is an extension to its radio frequency (RF) lighting control solutions and can control up to five lighting solutions simultaneously from anywhere in the home, offering customers convenience and cost-saving benefits. “This ...

Jan. 20, 2015

By Eaton Corporation

Xcel Energy To Test Battery Storage Technology In Stapleton

Xcel Energy is partnering with battery vendors Sunverge Energy and Northern Reliability, Inc. to test battery storage technology to maximize the use of rooftop solar energy while ensuring the safety and reliability of the electric grid. The two-year pilot project is taking place in Stapleton's North Central Park and Eastbridge neighborhoods. As customers' demand for solar energy in their homes ...

Feb. 14, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer