Renewable Energy Systems ranks alongside US firm AES at the top of a new leader-board of energy storage systems integrators; its two new National Grid contracts will see it top the table, it says.
GE’s investment in Sonnen shows a shared belief in online trading of energy and other digitally-enabled services as the fastest potential drivers of a profitable energy storage industry, according to a Sonnen director.
GE’s intention to move into the energy storage industry is a further sign that the sector is maturing, a leading analyst has said.
Con Edison Development has purchased an 8MWh battery system from GE for installation in Central Valley, California.