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“The Australian market will be the global number one”

Distributed battery storage: Things are moving quickly Down Under. German battery supplier Senec has joined the list of companies looking to make inroads to the rapidly growing Australian battery storage market and the action is on the residential front. Senec launched its product in Perth, Western Australia, in January. pv magazine was on the spot and spoke to Senec Australia Managing Director Ian Parkinson and head of international development Sven Albersmeier-Braun.

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Jonathan Gifford

21 Feb 2017

What were your impressions from the launch?Ian Parkinson (IP): We had grid companies, architects, power management companies, the general public and friends here to support us. There really was a broad spectrum of people here.Why do you think there is this interest in battery storage systems in Australia at the moment?Sven Albersmeier-Braun (SAB): I feel …

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