Tag: safe battery storage
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The issue with new battery technologies
You often hear about new and better battery technologies that are coming on to the market and we often get asked should people wait for these better technologies. We advise against this for several reasons; There are new technologies coming out all the time and in the next few years some of them are likely…
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Issues with electrical wiring when retrofitting a battery energy storage system
Most people that are looking at installing an energy storage system (battery and battery inverter) don’t realise that every installation is different and there is no one size fits all. Installations are very dependent on whether there is already solar PV in place and the current electrical wiring situation at the premises. When you decide…
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SoNick the non-flammable battery
If you’re serious about battery safety, one battery stands head and shoulders above all other battery technologies. It’s the Sodium Nickel (SoNick) salt battery, manufactured by FZSoNick and distributed in Australia by GridEdge. With increasing demands for battery safety standards, SoNick is a unique product that helps our partners stand out. The SoNick battery technology…
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SoNick batteries support Radial Renewable Energy Park in Yarram
GridEdge is currently involved in a project to create a Renewable Energy Park at the Radial Timbers Sawmill in Yarram. This project uses the GridEdge SoNick Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and solar, added to a pyrolysis machine to create a “Bioenergy Cell” that provides power for the mill and further processes residual timber products…
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SoNick – the ESG battery
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is a term that is often used by ethical investors to evaluate a company’s sustainable and ethical performance when they are investigating the long term investability of a company. A crucial part of our new energy transition is the usage of batteries to store energy, either as backup power, to…
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SoNick batteries perform outstandingly even in one of the hottest regions of the Earth
#SMC batteries perform outstandingly even in one of the hottest regions of the Earth!As part of a joint activity with the end user, 32 modules of SMC batteries (272kWh) installed outdoor in Saudi Arabia have been constantly monitored during the summer period.Background:👉July 2020-December 2021: batteries remained at stock for 17 months before the installation (no refresh charge necessary).👉December…
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Domestic Case Study using SoNick batteries – SA
This domestic installation in rural South Australia was designed to run as a grid minimisation installation. Although the grid remains connected it is rarely used to power the house, although excess power is exported to take advantage of the feed in tariff available. Before the battery installation this household had a 5 kW solar PV…