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Li-ion Supplier Saft Partners with Apollo Solar on US DOE Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) Project

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Saft is supplying a lithium-ion battery system to provide energy storage for one of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) projects funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The next phase of SEGIS will focus on the field demonstration, deployment, and commercialization of the products being developed.

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DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative

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The SunShot Initiative seeks to make solar energy systems more cost-competitive, without long-term subsidies, by reducing the cost of these systems about 75% by the end of the decade. Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems: Advanced Concepts: Eight projects to receive $25.9 billion in private investment.

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