Major PV module manufacturers were marketing them aggressively in Munich this week. Developers such as Juwi say interest in their new storage system has soared since Germany introduced a moderate subsidy scheme for the technology in May.
And even electric utilities such as RWE that still depend heavily on coal offer their clients PV storage solutions.
It seems as if the battered PV industry is hopeful that storage will become the new sales star after cuts to renewables support mechanisms, the bitter dispute over anti-dumping tariffs against Chinese PV kit, and global overcapacities have soured the module market.
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