Enphase Power says that Octopus Power’s retail prospects will have the ability to combine photo voltaic and battery methods into their vitality plans within the UK market, with the introduction of Enphase IQ8 microinverters and the IQ battery 5P platform.
US microinverter specialist Enphase Power has introduced a brand new strategic partnership within the United Kingdom with the nation’s largest electrical energy provider, Octopus Power Group.
The partnership will see the 2 events deploy Enphase’s IQ8 microinverters, which offer as much as 384 W to assist high-powered photo voltaic modules, and IQ Battery 5P, a modular design with 5 kWh of capability, within the UK market.
The settlement can even permit Octopus Power’s retail prospects to combine Enphase’s house photo voltaic and battery methods into their vitality plans. Prospects who set up Enphase Power Programs, a software program answer that permits prospects to handle their house vitality networks, will have the ability to profit from sensible tariffs, saving cash on electrical energy payments annually.
Octopus Power additionally plans to make use of its proprietary Kraken software program platform to handle, management, and optimize distributed vitality assets (DER), so its prospects can create digital energy crops with Enphase’s photo voltaic and battery methods. That is anticipated to assist the administration of buyer batteries and assist to cut back total vitality utilization when the grid is essentially the most constrained.
“This strategic relationship is an thrilling step ahead in photo voltaic expertise development and house owner empowerment in the UK,” stated Kraken Applied sciences CEO Devrim Celal. “We’re not solely driving down prices for customers but additionally creating a less expensive, greener grid in real-time.”
Marco Krapels, Enphase Power’s vice chairman of worldwide enterprise improvement, stated Enphase’s house vitality methods, paired with Octopus Power’s tariffs and DERs, can “unlock enormous potential for the vitality grid” within the UK market.
“Collectively, we will present versatile and cost-effective vitality utilization throughout greater than 7 million households in the UK and speed up the broader vitality transition,” stated Krapels.
Earlier this month, Enphase Power launched a brand new energy management system for its North American prospects. It started transport its up to date IQ8 microinverters in February.
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