The IQ8 solar microinverters are capable of forming a microgrid during a power outage using only sunlight, providing backup power without a battery. The systems also allow any size Enphase battery to be paired with a solar system.
Also on the rise: Ohio officials approve more utility-scale solar, SCE will add 2,150 MWh of energy storage, and large format modules are headed for standardization in a move driven by a Chinese trade group.
The California utility contracted Ameresco to install the battery energy storage systems that are slated to be online next August.
Analysis from NREL shows that high-renewable operation is possible, and less expensive, when a variety of energy storage technologies are used.
Adding batteries to solar increases revenue in different ways in different places.
Also on the rise: Polysilicon prices are likely to stay high as a ‘crazy year’ extends into ’22, Hawaiian Electric is seeking energy and capacity, and the latest landfill-hosted solar array enters service.
Storage paired with solar must support the net nameplate capacity for at least four hours and support 365 full charge/discharge cycles each year.
StoreDot is opening the facility with the hope that the additional research and development capacity will allow the company to commercialize its battery products by 2024.
Also on the rise: D.E. Shaw lines up financing for a 149 MW solar project, Sunnova prices its latest securitization, and DOE awards $40 million for solar innovation projects.
The energy storage provider is a joint venture between Siemens AG and AES Corp., and said it aims to offer 31 million shares priced at between $21 and $24 each.
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