The company will partner with Ice Energy, Xtreme Power and ZBB Energy to establish a pilot program for demonstrating the integration of advanced energy storage systems in combination with existing PV systems for commercial customers.
The RD&D program provides grants to fund solar research and demonstration projects, which will reduce the cost and accelerate the installation of solar and other distributed technologies that can employ solar for generation, storage, or can reduce the use of natural gas.
US based SunPower is a manufacturer of solar cells, panels, inverters and imaging detectors.
