Nissan Energy Solar

2018: Announcement and beginning of sales

On January 22, 2018 on a symposium of Electric Ecosystem Experience the Nissan company announced development of household storage systems of energy and provided the first technology in this area — Nissan Energy Solar.

This system will help owners of Nissan Leaf electric cars to pass completely to solar energy – for example, she accumulates the excess electric power during the day and allows to use it at night for electric vehicle charging.

Nissan Energy Solar

The announced solution assumes installation in private houses of solar panels, the module of storage of energy xStorage Home and management system controlling process of accumulation and expenditure of energy. The producer says that use of Nissan Energy Solar cuts down expenses on electricity on average for 66%.

Nissan allows buyers to select a complete set of solar panels. The most economic Value option assumes an optimal combination of the price and quality. Expensive complete set of Efficiency is most energy efficient, and the Design option allows to build in solar panels a roof imperceptibly.

Earlier similar technology was provided to Mercedes-Benz, by Renault and Tesla: these large car makers developed the house accumulator systems. In 2016 released Nissan the xStorage battery (in it the processed Leaf accumulators are used) and also conducted researches according to which a system works in both directions, and in case of emergency the Nissan Leaf electric car can become the mobile battery for all house, and in sunny days the electric car can be used as additional storage system of energy.

By January 23, 2018 the Nissan Energy Solar platform is still available only to residents of Great Britain at the price from $5,400 — the cheapest set from six solar panels. The set of panels with storage system of energy will cost $10,589.^[1]

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