The Solutions Explorer lets you create alerts that match your needs. You can create several alerts and you will receive a notification each time a new Solar Impulse Efficient Solutions is labelled and matches your filters.
Your Search Alerts will show up here.
Sign in to create alerts for your filters and search terms.
Sign inDon't have an account?
Sign upFebruary 1, 2024
Municipality of Charlotte
Charlotte
In 2024, the Municipality of Charlotte, in partnership with Renu Energy Solutions, implemented the SolarLEAF Energy Storage solution to enhance sustainability. The project cost $59,200, with funding from a $20,000 Joules Accelerator grant and a $39,200 city match. Aimed at reducing energy costs, carbon footprint, and enhancing energy resilience, SolarLEAF ensures uninterrupted power for law enforcement. It also alleviates grid pressure during peak hours and sets a precedent for integrating advanced energy solutions in urban areas.
This setup features a 37 kW solar system and a 34 kWh energy storage unit installed at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The energy storage unit will capture surplus renewable energy from the solar panels during the day and release it in the evening, thereby boosting the building's use of off-grid renewable energy.
SolarLEAF is a distributed energy storage solution that directly PV couples to solar panels and installs underneath them. This panel-level format is enabled by an advanced thermal management design which passively ensures that the batteries are maintained at optimal operating conditions. The solution directly addresses the high-cost variability of energy storage installations. These include: permitting, interconnection, customer acquisition, project origination, EPC and other project overheads. In particular, commercial installations in the 50kWh to 1MWh often lack a location to site the energy storage. Yotta addresses this challenge directly. The installation is in-line with the solar installation, requiring very limited additional training for existing solar installers and provides them with a standardized approach for deploying energy storage.
Share
The information set out above, is solely for the purposes of information and the Solar Impulse Foundation does not provide any guarantee as to its authenticity, completeness or accuracy. This information does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to buy into, transact or to enter into any agreement with any of the parties or persons mentioned above. Potential investors or interested parties are solely responsible for their investment or business decisions and for performing any due diligence required by the circumstances. The innovator has asserted ownership of the intellectual property rights for images, videos, and content showcased above, affirming full and unrestricted usage rights, and has provided explicit permission for the Solar Impulse Foundation to publish such information designated as "public" in the application form.
