FAQ: SolaSave battery storage options
The energy industry are focused on ensuring that 2016 will be the breakthrough year for solar energy storage in the UK, as many storage solutions are being developed and marketed. Storage options would enable solar PV panel customers to benefit from a direct supply of energy. This means that a homeowner would have roof-top solar PV panels, and a battery in their home – maybe under the stairs – controlling their energy spending as well as helping to manage the wider energy network and earning money by supplying energy to the grid.
Battery options in the UK
Last year Tesla Motors introduced the Powerwall lithium-ion battery, which has successfully been introduced into many homes in the US and Australia with solar PV panels. Since then, the UK Department for Environment and Climate Change (DECC) have backed a similar system from the UK energy R&D company, Moixa technology. Other large manufacturers such as Samsung, Panasonic and LG are developing batteries to allow homeowners to store solar energy generated on their rooftops, and the cost of lithium-ion batteries continues to decrease.
Can SolaSave provide battery installation?
An important factor for customers who are aiming to limit the cost of their energy, as well as helping our climate, will be the financial viability of battery storage. SolaSave are keeping up to date with all the latest battery options available in the UK, so that we will have the knowledge and skills required in order to tailor batteries to customers’ individual requirements. This means both the installation of new solar PV systems with battery storage, and the integration of battery storage with an existing solar PV system installation. Please CONTACT US for the latest information on battery options.