Australian Battery Solutions Supplier RedeUnth Energy Storage has announced an international partnership that jointly will develop an integrated hardware and energy management system that combines solar, storage and bidirectional loading options for electric vehicles in a single unit.
The storage of REDEARTH ENERGY storage in Brisbane cooperates with German EV charging specialist Ambibox and the Chinese battery-technical manufacturer Nebula Electronics to develop a residential “Microgrid-in-a-box” (MIB) solution.
Marc Sheldon, CEO of REDEARTH, said that the MIB system would first deliver a world, in which all function options of solar energy, battery energy storage and Bidirectional EV -charger In a single unit and making it possible via software.
“If you are currently implementing a solar system and an EV charger and a battery, you usually need at least two boxes on the wall,” he said. “What we do with Microgrid-in-a-Box is actually to turn and collapse it all in one system … In essence, it will be one box and you can implement that one box how you like. You can use it as a solar sorter, you can start using it as a battery, or simply as an EV packer. If you want to use extra functions, you can simply use software.
The MIB system, which is expected to be in the first instance at 30 kW and up to 100 kWh in terms of storage capacity, is designed to integrate distributed energy sources and maximize the potential of EVs to serve as ‘batteries on wheels’.
The companies said that the global partnership, which extends over Asia, Europe and Oceania, “will build scalable and affordable energy management and distribution systems that seamlessly integrate V2H (Vehicle-to-Home) and V2G (Vehicle-Tot-Grid) functionalities, reduce the size or needs of a home battery.”
Sheldon said that the collaboration, which builds on RedeArths Existing relationship With Ambibox, new opportunities will offer households to realize their potential to be real energy independent.
“The use of their electric vehicle as a battery means that they can use the energy on their vehicles to provide their home with electricity instead of just trusting a home battery or grid electricity,” he said.
Ambibox CEO Manfred Przybilla said that the company has worked on the MIB solution for more than a decade and shows the real-World testing that it can lower the general energy costs for users with a maximum of 60% and generate income for homeowners who provide network services and trade.
“With EVs that are V2G ready to be used as a battery on wheels, we are ready to use the technology in the markets,” he said. “We have demonstrated our experience in the field with the launch of more than 200 commercial V2G pilot projects in Sweden, so that the reliability of the system is confirmed under demanding conditions.”
Redearth said the MIB system will be produced for the Australian and New Zealand markets in the production facility in the suburb of Brisbane of Darra.
“In the context of this specific system, which means that we will get the cells, cell packages and strength electronics from China,” said Sheldon. “The rest of the work, the housing, the battery management system, EMS and other components are added here with the cabling and the final integration and assembly and end-of-line tests here in Darra.”
The first series of jointly developed products is expected to enter the markets of Australia and Nieuw -Zeeland, China and Europe in 2026, with plans to expand to other regions.
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