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Battery-integrated chargers offer a cure for America’s weak electric infrastructure

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Furthermore, the company draws a distinction between a battery-buffered solution, which needs the grid to operate, and a battery-integrated solution, which can operate on its own, and can be made bidirectional to send energy back to the grid in times of need. A battery-buffered system is just taking energy from the grid.

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Solplanet shines with PV innovations at Intersolar Europe

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Solplanet's product portfolio includes single-phase and three-phase inverters as well as system technology for connecting and monitoring small- and large-scale installations.

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Utility-scale solar PV pushes into higher AC voltages

Renewable Energy World

The evolution of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic (PV) string inverters is driving a shift toward higher AC voltages in utility-scale solar applications. Using string inverters in solar plants rated at 20 megawatts and below can be extremely beneficial. Figure 1: a typical utility-scale string inverter application.

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Enphase Sees Megawatt-Scale Uptake of Encharge Batteries in North American Debut

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Enphase Energy has booked about 50 megawatt-hours of sales of its long-promised Encharge battery in North American markets since launching it in July, tapping a growing demand for energy storage from residential solar customers, and laying the groundwork for a more complete home backup power system set to arrive early next year.