Aug
24
Ikea partner Solarcentury has an online calculator that gives savings estimate based on your postcode
IKEA has been started selling home batteries through its home warehouses in the UK. For this purpose, the company associates with Solarcentury, UK’s biggest solar supplier.
The home batteries are offered in combination with solar panels. Customers who have already purchased solar panels through IKEA can expand their system with a home battery. Read More
Aug
24
IceBattery storage is a commercially-proven and reliable technology. Each ice battery is designed to last 20 years and requires minimal maintenance.
Over heard about the IceBattery?
California-based Ice Energy inked an agreement, in June, making the Melbourne-based Apricus the exclusive distributor of all its thermal energy storage products in Australia, covering all market segments, including utilities, commercial and industrial, and residential.
IceBattery energy storage technology could dramatically change the way people cool their homes in summer – potentially cutting household peak power consumption by up to 95% – is poised to take on the Australian market, through a distribution deal with local solar hot water company Apricus.
Mar
3
The complete system consists a battery inverter (PIKO BA) the battery (PIKO Battery) and accessoires (PIKO BA Sensor and PIKO BA Backup Unit).
The Piko Home Battery System is not new. But its approved, smart and it makes you autonomous from the grid.
People who are choosing for solar PV, often want to be independent from the grid.
This is possible with this German, so thoroughness, battery system allows you to increase your self-consumption and reduce your energy costs.
The complete system consists a battery inverter (PIKO BA) the battery (PIKO Battery) and accessoires (PIKO BA Sensor and PIKO BA Backup Unit). Read More
Feb
21
Festivals encourage the donation of urine. It could be also used for batteries according to Standford University
Researchers at Stanford University have developed an inexpensive battery for renewable energy. This is done by making use of urea, a substance which is to be found in fertilizers and urine. Isn’t this great news?
Standford University in a press release:
A new low-cost, high-performance battery could provide an inexpensive storage solution for solar power, which is abundant during the day but must be stored for use at night.
Nov
30
Eaton and Nissan said that, unlike Powerwall, xStorage will include professional installation and all requisite extras, such as cables.
Nissan and Eaton make home energy storage reliable and affordable to everyone with ‘xStorage’. Providing a sustainable ‘second life’ for Nissan’s electric vehicle (EV) batteries after their first life in cars is over.
The partners are collaborating to unveil a new residential energy storage unit. They intent to design the most affordable and reliable home power storage system for households. Read More
Sep
21
The 8 kWh Blue Ion Continuum battery is a potential game changer: it stores more energy than the 6.4 kilowatt-hour Powerwall and it’s made of better materials
The new Blue Ion Continuum battery stores more solar energy than the Tesla’s Powerwall, and it is reportedly made of sturdier stuff.
This home battery was launched by one of the co-founders of The Tetris Company, Henk Rogers.
After reading about the destruction of coral, Rogers started Blue Planet Energy to help end dependency on fossil fuels. Read More
