AC and DC power supplies are integral when it comes to powering your home – but they’re very different. Here, we simply explain the differences between AC and DC power and why they’re both important. For an electronic device to work, it requires a power source and supply. A power supply is crucial, as it converts the electrical current from a source (such as the power mains or a solar system) to the voltage and values required to power the device...
Did you know that a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) does not require connection to a solar PV system? You can simply charge & discharge directly from the National Grid for significant cost savings! Find out more in this article. Lots of homeowners think that you need to install a solar PV system to utilise a battery energy storage system. But this isn’t completely true. In this explainer article, we look at what a battery energy storage system (BESS) is and...
A pioneering UK battery specialist has produced its first ever sodium-ion battery packs in a move it says could usher in a new generation of sustainable power. AceOn has produced ground-breaking 12 and 43volt sodium-ion packs – thought to be the first of their kind in the country – as the company continues to pioneer new battery technologies. AceOn managing director Mark Thompson said the development of the packs marked a huge milestone for the expanding company, which has its headquarters in...
Thriving UK battery specialist AceOn has opened a new office in the West Midlands – creating new jobs and taking its founder back to his home patch. AceOn, which has its headquarters in Telford, has expanded into Solihull to focus on its growing residential, commercial and industrial energy storage business. The move will create four new jobs and marks a return to Solihull for AceOn founder Mark Thompson, who set up his original battery business in a garden shed at his father’s...
There has been a lot of talk about the use of second-life EV batteries, potentially as a home energy storage solution. This is intriguing, as it offers a dual solution – reducing the waste from EVs and reducing the cost of home energy storage systems. But what’s the deal? Are used EV batteries good for home energy storage? Let’s investigate. A ground-breaking study Academics at Newcastle University’s School of Engineering recently released their thoughts on the use of EV batteries for home...
Since 2017, the UK battery energy storage market has been increasing, with AceOn at the forefront of many technological and developmental innovations in the sector. Over the course of the past five years, we have seen significant growth in utility-scale energy storage throughout the UK, which bodes well for our immediate future as we look to accelerate our transition away from fossil fuels. A record-breaking year in 2022 for energy storage In 2022 alone, the United Kingdom added 800MWh of new...
At AceOn, we work with a number of battery manufacturers to produce customised packs for our European customers to serve a wide range of applications. And one of the market leaders in li-ion battery technology is Grepow, a Chinese company that has been manufacturing batteries for more than 25 years. In this article, we introduce you to the history of Grepowbatteries and outline the impressive growth of the Chinese battery sector in recent times. Grepow – a Chinese superpower Grepow – Green Power – is a battery company based...
A pioneering training centre for cutting-edge green technology is set to develop engineers of the future at Telford College. Telford-based battery and energy storage specialist AceOn Group is one of the companies partnering with Telford College to create the state-of-the-art facility on campus which will deliver training courses and qualifications in line with current energy and engineering trends. The centre at the college’s Wellington campus has a series of renewable training rigs to support learners with specialist training in solar...
A pioneering research project, led by leading UK battery specialist AceOn, has been awarded a £4.6million grant to help power a green future for the maritime industry and establish the UK as a world leader in marine renewable technologies. The RESTORE project which gets under way in April, sees AceOn leading a consortium of pioneering businesses and organisations - Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, Engas Global, Liverpool John Moores University, Newcastle University, Taurus Engineering and CAGE. The Government grant that has been...
