Adding Another Battery to a PowerBanx (Sofar/Pylontech) Home Storage System
Adding another Pylontech battery to a home battery system with a Sofar inverter.
Fujitsu unveils blockchain-powered DSR tech
IT and tech giant Fujitsu has unveiled a blockchain-powered, demand side response technology designed to allow energy trading between energy consumers.The technology has been designed first and foremost to allow collaboration between utility firms and consumers to control the amount
Battery Energy Storage = Competitive Substitute For Gas Peakers
Traditionally, utilities built and operated a portfolio of generation plants consisting of a few large baseload units – typically nuclear or coal – some intermediate plants, and a number of peakers – typically natural gas-fired units with rapid ramping capability.
Electrify America Will Deploy Tesla Battery Packs to Store Energy at Charging Stations
The battery packs will allegedly help keep electricity costs down by recharging during off-peak hours.
Energy Storage: Next Game Changer
Everybody agrees that storage is turning into big business, and soon, but exactly how big and how soon?
ScottishPower launches ‘game changer’ EV tariff
ScottishPower has become the latest utility to launch an exclusive EV tariff, proposing to slash the cost of charging an electric vehicle.The power firm’s new EV tariff, dubbed SmartPower Green EV, is designed to allow consumers to charge their electric
Energy retail, disruption and the death of the margin game
It’s only just February but, amidst intense disruption, 2019 looks set to be a year in which the energy supplier sector could change for good.Yesterday’s news that npower was to lose some 900 jobs over the coming year was perhaps
Nuclear site set for 300MW solar re-birth
The French government has launched a 300MW solar tender in the Fessenheim area.The eponymous nuclear power plant is scheduled for closure in 2022. As part plans for the region’s economy, the state has committed €250 million to the project.The tender
State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2018
The climate data for 2018 is now mostly in, though the ongoing shutdown of the US government has caused some datasets to be delayed.In this article, Carbon Brief explains why last year proved to be so remarkable across the oceans,