Featured in Store for more – 05-2012

Advancing Li-ion

Lithium-ion batteries: Whether for off-grid applications or for self-consumption micro-grid systems, lithium battery storage technologies have steadily expanded their application scope and efficiency. REAPsystems together with the University of Southampton conducted research on a new version that can potentially increase efficiency and reduce cost.

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pv magazine

07 May 2012

Today, power utilities in countries like Germany are arguing that the grid is unable to integrate intermittent power generated by solar and wind efficiently. Counter-arguments exist, as SMA Solar Technology’s Felix Kever explains, that PV plants “put a relatively small load on the power distribution grid” quoting a survey by the German Solar Industry Association …

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