This white paper from Alencon explores why retrofitting battery energy into existing PV arrays makes sense and what some of the challenges to overcome in doing so are, as explained by a major utility with real experience in this area.
Solar plus storage. If you are in the energy business, not just the alternative energy business, it is a term you likely hear every day. Maybe even multiple times a day. One logical target for coupling batteries with solar is hiding in plain sight: Our gigawatts of already installed PV resources. Duke Energy, one of U.S.’s largest utilities, based in North Carolina, is seeking to tap into this opportunity. Duke has installed energy storage into some of its existing PV arrays with a view to doing more in the future.
In the report, Alencon sits down with Tom Fenimore, business development manager at Duke Energy, to discuss his views and practical experience with installing battery energy storage into an existing PV array. Fenimore has led a number of these efforts for Duke and has chosen to share his experience with executing such projects for the benefit of the industry more broadly.