Details on Energy Toolbase partnerships with Sol-Ark and Solesca
Late in 2024, Energy Toolbase rebranded its energy storage control software from Acumen EMS to ETB Controller, and last week the company announced a notable ETB Controller integration with Sol-Ark.
This collab takes the small commercial and industrial (C&I) solar and storage hardware from Sol-Ark and pairs it with Energy Toolbase’s ETB Controller energy management system. But these systems are first designed in ETB Developer, which handles project economics modeling and proposal-building.
“We’re thrilled to team up with Sol-Ark to bring comprehensive solar and energy storage solutions to the smaller commercial sector,” said Energy Storage System Operations Specialist Arthur Dougherty at Energy Toolbase. “This integration will open up new opportunities for our users to model and deploy small C&I projects seamlessly.”
Sol-Ark + ETB Controller
Users can model how the Sol-Ark systems (L3 lithium battery energy storage system and 30K and 60K inverters) when paired with ETB Controller, will operate and perform in the field.
Sol-Ark systems are available in DC- and AC-coupled configurations, and can be deployed in microgrid applications, providing even greater flexibility for energy storage projects. The 30K inverter is specifically designed for light commercial applications, increasing the range of solutions for diverse project needs.
ETB Controller with Acumen AI expands upon the capabilities of Sol-Ark’s L3 series energy storage systems, facilitating more advanced optimization strategies for managing peak demand, load shifting, and other energy use cases.
The combined solution aims to bridge a gap in the market by meeting the unique needs of micro-to-small C&I and EPC projects up to 1 megawatt, unlocking a new segment for both Energy Toolbase and Sol-Ark.
Solesca Integration
But wait, there is more. Energy Toolbase also recently added Solesca to the ETB Developer platform for design services, adding pre-CAD design capabilities to generate layouts, perform energy simulations, and centralize solar project design and financial analysis in one spot.
“At Solesca, we believe that accurate and efficient pre-CAD design should be accessible to every C&I and ground-mount project,” said Tom Yao, Chief Product Officer at Solesca.
ETB Developer is renowned for how it optimizes and presents the economics of solar and storage projects, particularly in the C&I sector. Solesca enables users to design projects of any size, from C&I and community-scale to roof- and ground-mounted systems, with no limits on the number of projects. The Solesca team says its fixed pricing allows solar developers to plan confidently without budget surprises.
“Our priority is to continuously develop and release new features that make the modeling process on ETB Developer more intuitive and seamless,” said Brooke Morales, Product Manager of ETB Developer at Energy Toolbase. “Partnering with Solesca to deliver efficient layouts and energy estimations within the platform enhances our users’ experience and helps ensure more projects move forward to deployment.”