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Right at home with AlphaHOME Established in 2012, AlphaESS specialises in advanced battery storage products and intelligent energy management solutions with independent intellectual property rights. Now it is taking ‘smart’ to a whole new level. ALPHAESS DEBUTED ITS GROUNDBREAKING new energy storage concept, Smart Alpha Home at this year’s Smart Energy Conference and Exhibition in Sydney. The crowd shot on this page illustrates the level of interest the new technology attracted among conference goers when Dr Ding Lin stepped forward to demonstrate the smart new function. He explained that Alpha ESS had been testing and trialing the new system over several months in preparation for the big launch at the Show to a target audience.
The Big Reveal Adaptable to various purposes, including monitor, interact and control of energy storage system – as well as other IoT devices that go beyond energy storage – Alpha Home enables users to feel the human-machine interaction in real time and introduces the Smart Home concept into everyday lifestyles. Integrated with Amazon web services (AWS) IoT from Amazon, the Alpha Cloud makes it possible for the Alpha system to control the IoT devices via Amazon Echo. Even without IoT devices, a home could also be upgraded to ‘go smart’; courtesy of the IoT contacts provided by Alpha home circuits can be leveled up to IoT capable while installing the energy storage system. Smart modules are rapidly building momentum in the solar industry today and during the Show AlphaESS exhibited its Smart PV panel for the first time. “The aim is to make life easier and save money at the same time.” said Dr Dong Lin, Vice President of AlphaESS. “The new move has unfolded the ambition of AlphaESS, to shake the known experience and take life to the next level of technology.”
Four sessions were held to demonstrate the convenient, user-friendly technological advancement
Residential and industrial product lineup The Alpha 10 kW household energy storage system T10, commercial system T30 and large industrial containers were also exhibited at this year’s Smart Energy Show.
Opportunities in 2019 Dong Lin commented on the success of South Australia’s home battery scheme that has really prompted energy storage solutions in the market. “The home battery scheme has really prompted ESS in the market,” he said in his speech at the Show. “The further price drop of both solar PV and energy storage and state government driven energy storage policies that provide subsidies for batteries are definitely going to boost the Australian market this year.”
Business expansion With the establishment of subsidiaries in Europe and Australia in 2015, AlphaESS has expanded to more than 30 countries and regions around the world. In 2019, AlphaESS established a new Korean subsidiary and signed strategic partnerships with Taeyang Enertec, a new energy Korean company, and Okaya Electromechanical in Japan, to further expand its global presences. https://www.alpha-ess.com/
Smart Energy Show-goers were introduced to the AI interaction between Amazon Alexa and Alpha’s SMILE5 to perform functions, to voice control Alexa to direct SMILE5 to charge/discharge, to respond back with useful information such as current battery SOC when asked or to turn on/off appliances through SMILE5
Since 2012, AlphaESS has continuously placed great importance on and increased its investment in R&D while developing a full power range of energy storage systems to meet the needs of different residential and commercial and industrial users. In the process the innovative company has picked up a string of awards: AlphaESS has won iF Industrie Forum Design awards that attracts more than 5,500 entries from around 59 nations each year. AlphaESS also won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award and was selected as a finalist in the global EES award in both 2018 and 2019.
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