Enphase updates AC battery solution for Australia, New Zealand and Europe
Summary
U.S. inverter specialist Enphase has updated its modular 1.2 kWh AC-coupled energy storage system for customers in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The improved TOU software will make it possible for homeowners to optimize the value of its PV systems on the back of an expandable platform that serves evolving uses for energy storage such as residential peak shifting and grid services. “In addition to the supply chain and TOU software improvements, our new ACB system has an enhanced Battery Management Unit (BMU) designed to effectively monitor the health of the battery and increase the safety and reliability of the product,” said Mehran Sedigh, vice president and general manager of the energy storage business at Enphase Energy. It explained at the time that Australia had been identified as an ideal launch market for the ACB system because of its high levels of PV penetration combined with falling FIT rates for rooftop solar. In 2016, Enphase opened a $4.4 million R&D facility in Christchurch , New Zealand, looking to support the firm’s internationalization and drive innovation and synergies between home storage and power conversion technologies.