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23May-23

How Does Battery Storage Work? The Basics

Keen to learn more about battery energy storage? This explainer article introduces the basics behind battery energy storage systems (BESS), breaking down how they work in practice when installed residentially or industrially. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) have the potential to transform the way that people in the UK draw and store energy. But how do these systems work and what are their benefits? Read on to learn the basics of battery energy storage systems. What is battery storage? Battery storage is a...

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3May-23

Home Battery Storage (UK): Is it possible without solar?

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...

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27Apr-23

Battery of the future unveiled in Telford 

Cutting edge battery technology developed in Telford will be on display at a high-profile get-together of industry experts and academics.  AceOn will be showing off its ground-breaking sodium-ion battery pack at REWED - Renewable Energy Workshop and mobile solar power energy storage system Demonstration – at the University of Wolverhampton’s Telford campus on May 4.  AceOn managing director Mark Thompson will be one of the key speakers at the free event, which is part of a collaboration between AceOn, the University of...

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Sodium-ion battery pack
26Apr-23

AceOn leads the way on sodium-ion battery packs

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...

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3Apr-23

AceOn expands with second office and new jobs

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...

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15Feb-23

Pioneering project to make maritime industry more green wins £4.6m

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...

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13Feb-23

Batteries Don’t Grow on Trees – Yet…

The global search for sustainable batteries has led to several unusual yet innovative discoveries.  In Finland, a company called Stora Enso is one of the largest private forest owners in the world, and in the digital age, they realised that the demand for paper and office printing has been on a steady decline for years.  Armed with significant resources at their disposal, they started looking at ways in which their abundant forests could offer a sustainable and affordable solution to the burgeoning EV battery...

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31Jan-23

Battery experts showcase innovative training centre

Top national and industry experts visited a pioneering Telford company to see for themselves how it is helping to develop cutting-edge green technology – and training the engineers of the future.  Battery specialist AceOn welcomed Jeff Pratt, the managing director of the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, and members of the UK Government’s Faraday Battery Challenge to the company’s Stafford Park headquarters.  They later headed to Telford College to see the new training centre for battery and energy storage technology which has been...

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17Jan-23

Learning the battery business

Twenty two-year-old Thomas Dilnot is bringing together his interest in engineering and a desire to find out more about how businesses are run, to excel in his business apprenticeship at AceOn.   Thomas has lived in Telford since 2008 and studied for his GCSEs and A-Levels at Haberdashers’ Adams in Newport. In August 2022 he decided to embark on a Business Administration apprenticeship with AceOn to develop his knowledge and experience in all the different aspects of operating a successful business.  Thomas said:...

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