The bread-and-butter business for panel builders and OEMs has been safely delivering and controlling electric power. Today, storing that energy represents a new and growing opportunity. How big is the potential and what systems are involved?

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Our popular series is back with a fresh new lineup for fall! In this bi-weekly series, learn about solutions that can help make equipment more reliable to avoid downtime and reduce costs to manufacture. 

The first webinar in the series features renewables expert Allen Austin discussing battery energy storage going to higher DC voltages. 

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Today, most utility-scale solar inverters and converters use 1500 VDC input from the solar panels. Matching the energy storage DC voltage with that of the PV eliminates the need to convert battery voltage, resulting in greater space efficiency and avoided equipment costs.

ABB's Allen Austin discusses energy storage options for 1500 vdc with Renewable Energy World.