Category: Batteries
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What does bi-directional EV charging mean for home storage batteries?
We do think that bi-directional charging is really exciting. There is a real opportunity to have a distributed Virtual Power Plant, with multi GWh of storage capacity available. However we haven’t seen a convincing financial model that clearly articulates how this can work for the average working family.
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Reasons to achieve Energy Independence
If you want to insure yourself from external price shocks, you too should consider investing in a home energy system.
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“Gradually and then suddenly”
It will be interesting to see if Toyota can avoid becoming the next Kodak or Blockbuster.
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Energy-Stats.UK – an excellent “hobby” blog
Energy-stats.uk is an excellent blog. It shows what is possible when it comes to de-carbonising a UK home. But more than that, it shows you the data behind each project. Here are a few thoughts about what we can learn from projects like these.
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Demand Flexibility Service – how your Home Storage Battery can respond to market signals.
The Demand Flexibility Response trial of winter 22/23 was the first large scale proof of concept in the UK for the idea of consumers being able to reduce their consumption in response to a demand signal from the ESO. Play your part in the future of energy by installing a Home Storage Battery now.
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What is a Virtual Power Plant?
Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are networks of small energy-producing systems (like solar panels) or storage devices (like home storage batteries), that are pooled together to serve the electricity grid. The concept of a VPP is already within touching distance.
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Do you know you kW from your kWh?
When we start to think about the Green Energy Transition, there is a lot of new terminology to learn about. Here we introduce the basics of kW, kWh and kWp. If you are comfortable with the language, you’ll be better able to make an informed decision.