Category: Storage

• Energy Efficiency
• Solar Energy
• Storage

Why Solar Panels Fail Early (And How to Prevent Efficiency Loss)

Maximize solar panel output by scheduling biannual professional inspections that identify micro-cracks, hotspots, and connection degradation before they cascade into system failures. Industry data from 2026 shows that proactive maintenance prevents up to 40% of common efficiency losses, particularly in regions with extreme temperature fluctuations or high particulate exposure. Install arc-fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) and rapid shutdown devices on all new and retrofit installations to meet current NEC 2026 standards. These safety mechanisms detect electrical arcing within milliseconds and automatically de-energize systems, ...

By anne |  June 26, 2026

• Storage

How Renewable Energy and Storage Will Be Used in the Future

Electric power was very uncomplicated for most of history. It was largely generated by big power stations that burned a variety of fuels. They were mostly fossil, though, and they exhaled lots of CO2. Then, in a very short period of time, the rise of economical renewable energy turned upside down this paradigm. People are shifting to non-fuel-burning utility-scale and residential facilities. This modern concept of power has just recently begun, yet it is already rapidly evolving. The ...

By anne |  January 12, 2022

• Storage

Tackling the Fossil-Fuel Impacts from EVs

The effect of electric mobility on emissions, carbon pollution, and fossil-fuel usage is complex. On the one hand, well-designed EVs consume far less fuel per mile than traditionally powered vehicles. According to one report, EV passenger car models consume around a fourth of the fuel per mile of gasoline vehicles. The impact of emissions, on the other hand, is considerably more localized and relies on how electricity is produced in a location. So, how can providers and ...

By anne |  January 6, 2022

• Storage

Emera Technologies Receives Permission from UL for Microgrid Distribution

Emera Technologies recently announced that BlockBox has obtained UL 9540 fire safety approval after a rigorous testing and review procedure. The new model is a decentralized nanogrid power storage technology that runs its BlockEnergy microgrid system. BlockEnergy is the nation’s first utility-owned communal microgrid for business and residential use. The fire safety license is a huge step forward for the company, as it now allows it to offer the product to other providers...

By anne |  January 3, 2022

• Storage

Enphase and SolarEdge to Collaborate in Arizona’s Grid Services Pilot

Enphase Energy, a microinverter provider, has revealed its involvement in Arizona’s home battery trial grid services program. According to APS, SolarEdge is also collaborating, so additional facilities will be added shortly. The decentralized energy resource program provides households with two alternatives for earning money through upfront incentives from participating companies. Customers that enroll in the program simply share their information with the providers. Details such as basic facts about them and their system are required. Homeowners will earn $500 for every installed kilowatt of storage capacity, up to a ...

By anne |  December 20, 2021