Solar battery energy storage systems (BESS) are one of the most valuable investments in renewable energy that commercial businesses can make. They will ensure maximum energy efficiency for your business and play a big role in creating a sustainable operation. 

Your business will operate independently from the energy grid, allowing you to take back control of your energy.

What is Solar Battery Storage? 

They allow renewable electricity to be stored and released when needed most! Businesses that operate at night will generate during the day and release when work starts.

How Solar Battery Storage Works? 

BESS are not too overcomplicated in how they work. If you think about your mobile phone; you charge that daily and its battery stores the generated power, releasing it for use throughout the day. 

By working in tandem with solar systems, which generate power from the sun, BESS systems will harness the energy created and store it for a later date. 

They are installed on the site of your business and work independently from the grid. It is common for the system to be integrated with solar panels, this energy cost savings and efficiency for a greener business. 

What Types of Storage are Available? 

There are various types of battery energy storage to choose from, all of which will have strengths for your circumstances. 

Compressed Air Energy Storage 

These systems hold onto the air and compress it using electrical power. When electricity is needed, compressed air will pass through a turbine, generating power.

Flow Batteries 

This is a rechargeable system and stores electricity for large-scale operations, for example, the integration of renewable energy into your large business. 

Unlike a normal battery, they store the energy in external storage tanks that contain liquid electrolytes. 

Mechanical Gravity Energy Storage 

Periods of abundant energy, such as high winds, will create an extra supply of energy. This extra energy can be used to lift weights in the storage system against gravity to store energy. 

Releasing the stored energy will require the weights to drop. They descend, transferring their energy into a generator that supplies the grid with energy.

What are the Advantages of Energy Storage? 

The main advantage of energy storage is being able to utilise the energy you have generated for your business. This contributes to using less energy from the grid at peak times, cutting energy consumption and costs. 

Your business will appeal considerably more to potential environmentally conscious customers that you may meet. 

The cost of energy storage systems has dropped over the last year therefore more and more customers will feel that this is an affordable option for them. 

Summary 

Battery storage systems (BESS) are an important part of speeding up the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. 

Battery storage systems actively store surplus energy, ready to be used when needed most, in collaboration with solar PV systems.

Your business will benefit from introducing a BESS by cutting the costs of your energy bills and reducing the use of fossil fuels, making your company a green one and appealing to your customer base.