Pixii enters residential market with Pixii Home battery

“Several factors are driving the residential market: Increased penetration of solar power and electric vehicles, volatile energy prices due to changing energy mix, public incentives, and the opening of grid support markets for households. These factors make for an attractive payback time and have led to an explosive interest in residential energy storage solutions,” says Kenneth Bodahl, Chief Executive Officer of Pixii.

Pixii Home is based on the PixiiBox, a 3.3kW bi-directional conversion module that is also the building block at the core of Pixii’s solutions for the professional market. Pixii Home can be equipped with up to six PixiiBox modules (20kW) and up to four 48-volt lithium-ion batteries with a total capacity of 20 kWh. Both the number of PixiiBox modules and batteries can be scaled according to current and future power needs.

Bringing professional quality to households

“Over the past years, Pixii has grown rapidly based on its reputation as a supplier of high-quality energy storage solutions for demanding professional customers. Due to our emphasis on modularity and scalability, our solutions are used for a variety of applications. We think households deserve the same reliability and flexibility, and that is what we offer with Pixii Home,” says Mr. Bodahl.

Pixii Home offers consumers multiple advantages:

• Smart energy savings
  • Stores excess solar PV energy to power the home with free, renewable electricity when needed
  • Charges batteries from the grid when electricity prices are low, to use when electricity cost is high
  • Can shave off the peaks of energy consumption, reducing service fees to the grid suppliers
• Enables consumers to generate income
  • Sell grid support services: get paid for renting out battery capacity to support local grids, through services like FFR, FCR and FCAS
  • Make money by selling excess solar energy back to the grid

• Serves as backup during power outages – increases energy independence
• Is easy to install, upgrade and integrate with existing solar PV systems
• Elegant and clean design with industrial-strength casing that withstands harsh weather conditions
• Is monitored and controlled through an easy-to-use app

Pixii Home has one of the quickest responses in the industry for energy storage up to 20 kW, making it especially suitable for FFR and FCR support services. This means that the system is capable of very fast adjustments in power output. This capability is essential for supporting grid stability by contributing to frequency regulation services, which are critical in moments of sudden demand spikes or drops in supply.

New business unit

Pixii has set up a new business unit for Pixii Home, headed by Andreas Gronarz, who recently joined Pixii with an extensive background in business development within renewable energy and technology.

Initially, Pixii Home is launched in Sweden, which has a favourable regulatory environment and incentives tied to residential solar PV and allows households to take part in the grid support market.

“Following Sweden, we will launch Pixii Home in new markets globally based on an ongoing evaluation of market trends and regulatory framework. We will approach the residential market through well-established partners. We expect Pixii Home to contribute significantly to our growth already in 2024,” says Mr Gronarz.

To learn more about Pixii’s residential energy storage solutions and how they can benefit homeowners, please visit www.PixiiHome.com

Contact:

Andreas Gronarz, Head of Pixii Home, +49 151 626 47 136, andreas.gronarz@pixii.com

About Pixii

Pixii is a rapidly growing supplier of modular and scalable battery-based energy storage solutions for a wide range of market segments. Committed to a sustainable future, Pixii speeds up the transition to green energy by enabling efficient integration of renewable energy, reducing costs, emissions and environmental impact. Pixii was established in 2018 by experts in energy conversion and storage with decades of industry experience. The company has its head office in Kristiansand, Norway, with a rapidly expanding team in a growing number of international offices. In 2023, Pixii was recognised as the fastest-growing tech company in Norway in the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award. www.pixii.com