Energy Management Systems

Distributed energy resource (DER) system provider EnSync Energy Systems will acquire DCfusion, a DC system consulting and engineering company, with plans to create another subsidiary for the former.

The company appears to be making progress with its restructuring, as it continues to launch increasingly sophisticated home energy solutions.

Eos Energy Storage and Northern Power Systems have announced a strategic partnership to develop and offer integrated energy storage systems for utilities and commercial/industrial customers at a cost of less than $400/kWh installed.

The U.S. market for microgrids will grow from a near zero installation level in 2012 to 50 GW by 2025 and a value of $500 billion by 2030, according to Andy Skumanich, a principal at SolarVision Consulting.

Interview: Financiers are cautious. They would rather not finance a project than risk their investment in betting on the weather. As a result, many promising projects are not realized. Gwendalyn Bender, Vaisalas Product Manager for Solar Assessment Services explains how to reduce uncertainty and improve financing probabilities and conditions.

The struggling microinverter manufacturer, which has posted quarterly losses in every quarter since Q3 2015, received a $10 million bailout from two institutional investors.

The company’s solar customers will have the option to receive a free integrated energy management system

New Jersey-based Momentum Solar has begun offering a real-time residential PV system monitoring technology that includes a personalized dashboard for each customer, with a visual display of the customer’s home, roof panels and micro-inverters. 

SolarEdge Technologies has launched a GSM cellular kit and a smart meter, and is taking orders for both products.

The German energy-storage company hired the highest-ranking North American sales manager from Tesla to spearhead its U.S. expansion plans