Adara adopts kit approach, seeks cash
By Jason Deign Adara Power is looking for up to USD$10m in Series A funding after launching a new version of its residential battery product this month.
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Concept by US breaks into Africa
By Jason Deign Florida, USA-based energy storage start-up Concept by US is due to start shipping its all-in-one battery systems to Africa in May. For the African market, the company has created a 50Hz, 220V, three-phase version…
The concept that could put AC on ice
By Jason Deign Thermal energy storage such as that being commercialised by Ice Energy may have a much greater impact than just doing away with the duck curve. If sold at scale, it could also…
Ice Energy’s plan to end the duck curve
By Jason Deign Thermal energy storage developer Ice Energy is gearing up to increase sales of a product that has the potential to end California’s famous ‘duck curve’. The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA)…
The utility response to grid defection
By Mike Stone Utilities are seeking new ways to respond to grid defection as the economics of solar-plus-storage make it easier for homeowners to disconnect. A report called The Economics of Grid Defection, by the…
Moixa wants to install a million batteries by 2020
By Jason Deign A UK energy storage system developer is looking to go from 650 installations today to 1m by 2020 with an aggregation-based residential business model. London-based Moixa Energy Holdings is positioning itself as…
Aquion cuts cost reduction target by eight years
By Jason Deign Aquion Energy, the saltwater battery maker, has cut a 10-year, 50% cost reduction target by eight years within the last five months. The company now hopes to halve the cost of its…
What does the PV glut mean for energy storage?
By Jason Deign Present forecasts of PV-and-battery adoption could end up significantly underestimating true adoption levels by not taking into account a massive glut in solar capacity. Josefin Berg, senior analyst for solar demand at…