Deep Ocean to Deep Space

Energy Storage, Small Time August 20, 2015

At the same forum at E2Tech I mentioned in the last post Geoff Sparrow, Director of Engineering at RevEnergy presented a paper on how businesses and homeowners can get involved in solar energy collection and storage. There are apparently many different inverters available, Solar Edge and Sunny Island were mentioned. But beyond the inverter is the software that manages the energy. This is something I need to dig into more to better understand. Emphasis is made on adjusting demand to availability, which does not require storage. But try convincing the masses of that. I want heat when I am cold, cooling when I am hot. To take a shower when its time to get out the door and on my way, dry my clothes when the washer is done. So local storage can be a big help here.

And btw, I mean no disrespect to their efforts by saying “small time”. In aggregate it will be big time. There is the potential of 1000’s of small private storage islands compared to a single massive storage bank the power company might implement.

To see his slides:

Click to access Sparrow_ReVision_E2Tech_6-18-15_FINAL.pdf