Energy Storage

Transformer shortages are taking their toll on battery energy storage system (BESS) integrators, as competition in the market intensifies.

Also on the rise: Enphase stock slides on weakened demand, significantly lowered Q4 guidance. DOE requests input on draft roadmap to fix utility-scale interconnection. And more.

Inlyte Energy moves forward in development of a nearly 50-year old battery technology with ARPA-A award, recent acquisition of Beta Research and new funding by At One Ventures.

Also on the rise: U.S. Airforce embraces e-mobility. Caribbean could become offshore floating solar PV giant. And more.

Also on the rise: U.S. Energy Department announces $3.5 billion to shore up electric grid. Briggs & Stratton launches new lithium iron phosphate battery packages. And more.

The 5 kWh battery solution uses Ecoflow’s PV-coupling technology that reportedly ensures an easy connection to existing solar arrays. The new product features an output voltage range of 150 to 800 V.

The battery packages include a battery, an inverter and a control system. The US manufacturer claims its storage systems have a lifespan of over 10,000 cycles and a depth of discharge of 80%.

Also on the rise: Downward trend for PV module prices losing momentum, California sets first appliance standards to balance renewables, and more.

Sodium-ion energy storage system manufacturer, Peak Energy, is working to streamline what it believes is the biggest bottleneck to scaling enough battery energy storage systems to accommodate 80% renewable energy generation and 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035. 

Energy storage with more than four hours of duration could assume a key role in integrating renewable energy into the U.S. power grid on the back of a potential shift to net winter demand peaks, says the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).