Mercedes-Benz Energy, Vivint Solar partners to Bring Automotive Battery Innovation to the U.S. Residential Solar Market Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy The two companies will introduce a joint offering that will provide customers with the German engineering and performance of Mercedes-Benz Energy batteries coupled with Vivint Solar’s expertise in designing, installing and servicing solar energy systems. Mercedes-Benz Energy and Vivint Solar announced an exclusive strategic collaboration to bring the Mercedes-Benz customizable home energy storage system to […] Read more
This solar-charged battery directly stores energy from sunlight in a tank Updated On Sat, Sep 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers at University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed solar-charged battery that directly stores energy from sunlight in a tank. Song Jin, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has integrated the solar cell with a large-capacity battery. He and his colleagues have made a single device that eliminates the usual intermediate step of making […] Read more
Con Edison, SunPower partners on 4MWh solar + battery storage project in New York Updated On Thu, Jun 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Con Edison and SunPower has partnered on a pilot project to offer solar power systems with battery storage to more than 300 New York homeowners. Hundreds of homes with solar power and battery storage will provide the utility with a cost-effective and innovative “virtual power plant,” and homeowners with a backup system in case of […] Read more
Enphase Energy’s Enphase AC Battery is now available in Australia and New Zealand Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Enphase Energy has announced that Enphase AC Battery is now available from authorized distributors and accepting orders from installers in Australia and New Zealand. The first global shipment is expected to arrive in Australia in August this year. Company’s partner network of over 1,000 installers located in the region will be the first in the […] Read more
China Gains EV Market Share in Thailand, Brazil Amid US Policy Lag: Report Updated On Fri, Jun 20th, 2025 by Saurenergy BloombergNEF’s annual Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO) expects nearly 22 million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales this year, up 25% from 2024. It associates the rise in sales with a drop in lithium-ion battery cost and with the increase in production of more affordable EV models, ramp-up. China currently accounts for nearly two-thirds of those […] Read more
Is China Undoing Decades Of Work On Green Transition? Updated On Mon, Jun 9th, 2025 by Saurenergy For years, for all the credit China got for the sharp drop in prices for renewable energy and electric vehicles, one felt even that wasn’t always appreciated enough. People don’t realise that the price of solar has dropped by over 90% over the past decade and more, almost wholly due to Chinese manufacturing. That has […] Read more
Australia’s Residential Storage Boom Portends The Next Solar Trigger In India As Well Updated On Thu, May 22nd, 2025 by Saurenergy Australia is among the frontrunners in the recent surge of energy storage that the world is witnessing. Needed in order to support the robust renewable energy growth and the changing energy industry dynamics. The home / residential battery market, in particular, is experiencing significant growth in Australia, with a recent surge in demand attributed to […] Read more
Global EV Market On Track To Top 40% By 2030: IEA Updated On Wed, May 21st, 2025 by Saurenergy The global market for electric vehicles is on course to exceed 40 percent of all car sales by 2030, despite economic uncertainties, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report released Tuesday. EVs are becoming increasingly affordable in more markets, the IEA noted in its annual Global EV Outlook. China remained the dominant force, […] Read more
Solid-State vs Sodium-Ion: Who Will Dethrone Lithium-Ion Batteries? Updated On Fri, Apr 11th, 2025 by Saurenergy The rise of renewable energy (RE) and the electric vehicle boom have brought with them increased expectations from the energy storage industry like increased efficiency, considerably high safety, and huge energy densities, and of course preferably at lower costs. Aiming to offer options are Sodium-ion batteries and solid-state batteries. Both have their own sets of […] Read more
