Sunedison Adds Batteries To Its Arsenal With Acquisition Of Solar Grid Storage

SunEdison is now able to offer integrated battery storage solutions for its renewable energy project portfolio, and delve into an energy storage market that is set to grow 250 percent in 2015, according to a new report from the Energy Storage Association and GTM Research. The solar plus battery storage market alone is set to reach 1 billion by 2018. "Storage is a perfect complement to our business model and to our wind and solar expertise," said General Manager of SunEdison Advanced Solutions Tim Derrick in a statement. "Our strategy is to increase the value of the solar and wind projects that we finance, develop, own, and operate by improving their availability and ability to interact with the grid. With this acquisition we have added the capability to pair energy storage with solar and wind projects, thereby creating more valuable projects and positioning ourselves as a...

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