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Batteries July 23, 2018

Are energy storage systems open to cyberattacks?

BY MIKE STONE: If you’re wondering how long it might take to hack your residential storage system, TÜV Rheinland has the answer: a few minutes, or maybe seconds.

Powerstation 247 from Concept by Us, heralded as the first true plug-and-play residential solar energy storage system, includes integrated inverters and CALB USA lithium iron phosphate batteries.

Batteries, Domestic ES, Solar April 13, 2016

Start-up claims first true integrated home storage

By Jason Deign Concept by US, a Florida, USA-based start-up, claims to have launched the world’s first truly plug-and-play system for residential solar energy storage. Two weeks ago the four-year-old firm unveiled an integrated storage unit called…

Dynapower, inverter supplier for the Tesla Powerpack, explains the reasons behind the huge growth in its energy storage business and its hopes for silicon carbide semiconductor technology. Photo credit: Tesla Motors

Batteries, Company, Developers and providers January 2, 2016

Dynapower set for 90% growth in 2016

By Jason Deign Inverter maker Dynapower is expecting between 90% and 100% growth in its energy storage business after racking up a 75MW order backlog. Chip Palombini, leader of Dynapower’s energy storage group, told Energy Storage…

We look at developments in the inverters for battery storage market from companies such as Eguana Technologies, ABB, Outback Power and SMA, who have a whole battery inverter family for integration with solar energy.

Batteries April 9, 2014

Is battery storage a new growth area for inverters?

Inverter makers are increasingly catering for battery storage even though the scale of the opportunity is still dwarfed by solar. Last week, for example, Eguana Technologies trumpeted Chinese patents for its Bi-Direx line of inverter platforms. Eguana…

REACT energy storage system, with Aurora inverter. Photo credit: Power-One

Domestic ES, Solar September 26, 2013

Power-One shows off REACT in UK

Power-One, of the ABB Group, will showcase its residential REACT Renewable Energy Accumulator and Conversion Technology at this year’s Solar Energy UK, from October 8 to 10 in Birmingham. REACT will be available in 2014 and consists of a…

A fully integrated solar container, which includes central inverters and monitoring capabilities from AEG Power Systems – one of the companies discussed in the new report.

Report, Solar July 25, 2013

New inverter, storage and PV report

Inverter, Storage and PV System Technology 2013, published by Solarpraxis and Sunbeam Communications, takes a look at the important players in the photovoltaic solar market and also the opportunities for monitoring, inverters and energy storage.

Batteries, Solar July 11, 2013

Prosol picks SET for battery inverters

German lithium battery maker Prosol Invest is to package its Sonnenbatterie line with inverters developed by Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET) of Calgary, Canada. The Sonnenbatterie line of solar based residential and commercial management systems will be introduced…

Africa, Company, Projects, Solar May 30, 2013

SMA plans new South Africa factory

SMA Solar Technology is expanding its presence in South Africa with the creation of an inverter factory. “Here photovoltaics is already a financially attractive alternative to other forms of power generation,” said SMA chief executive Pierre-Pascal Urbon….