Battery economics
Is a solar battery worth it? A practical payback method.
Installed cost, shifted energy, losses and export income: the inputs you need to assess a home solar battery.
BATTERYINCOME
The energy storage journal
BatteryIncome articles on calculation methods, solar batteries, bidirectional charging and commercial storage.
Home batteries
What battery capacity does your home need?
Understand kW, kWh, usable capacity and consumption patterns before sizing a home battery.
Home batteries
Physical battery or virtual storage: two different models.
Virtual storage is a contractual arrangement, not a remote household battery. Compare costs and conditions with a physical battery.
V2G & mobility
V2G and V2H: what your car could do for energy.
Understand bidirectional charging, distinguish V2H from V2G and check vehicle, charger and service compatibility.
Commercial storage
BESS: where can commercial storage value come from?
Self-consumption, power management and flexibility: a framework for assessing a commercial battery storage project.
Battery economics
How to compare battery quotes on equal terms.
A practical checklist for comparing usable capacity, installation, warranties and financial assumptions across battery quotes.