Semi-Solid State Battery E-Mobility
As a senior lithium battery engineer at Horizon Power, I have spent the last three years moving semi-solid cells from the laboratory bench into real, road-…
Semi-Solid State Battery Mass Market
As a senior lithium battery engineer who has spent the last decade on the factory floor and in the abuse-test lab, I get asked one question more than any o…
Semi-Solid State Battery Safety
Why I Treat Safety as the First Specification, Not the Last Check
When a buyer asks me whether a semi-solid state battery is “safe,” they usually expect a…
Home Energy Storage Retrofit for Existing Solar
As a senior lithium battery engineer at Horizon Power, I have spent the last decade helping homeowners and installers add storage to solar systems that wer…
Home Energy Storage Net Metering Policy
Over the last two years I have watched the single biggest variable in a home energy storage payback model shift from hardware price to something most buyer…
Home Energy Storage EV Owner Capacity Planning
As a lithium battery engineer who has spec’d home energy storage systems for clients with an EV parked in the driveway, I can tell you the design math chan…
Home Energy Storage Fire Safety Codes by Region
Why Fire Codes Matter for Home Battery Systems
When I spec a home energy storage system for a client, the chemistry and the kilowatt-hours get all the atte…
Home Energy Storage for Off-Grid Cabins
After fifteen years of specifying battery packs for everything from survey drones to grid-scale cabinets, I still get a particular kind of phone call: the…
Home Energy Storage Generator Hybrid Setup
Why Pair a Battery With a Generator at All
On paper, a backup generator and a home energy storage battery look like competitors. The generator makes power…
Home Energy Storage Battery Degradation Over 10 Years
Home Energy Storage Battery Degradation Over 10 Years: What Engineers Measure and What Buyers Should Expect
I have spent the better part of fifteen y…