What better place, thought the heads of KH Homes – a national homebuilding company – and BYD – a battery technology developer – to construct the home that has the potential to become the prototype for future eco-homes around the country?
A joint venture of solar panel manufacturer Suniva and storage developer GS Battery aims to bring battery back-up (but still grid-tied) solar into the limelight once again. Inefficient battery storage has encouraged small-scale solar generation to rely entirely on the grid for auxiliary power. Battery systems can cost nearly twice as much as straight grid-tied [...]
Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican has entered into an agreement with Chinese battery manufacturer BYD to develop batteries that could be used for utility-scale renewable energy generation.
