BMZ USA, Inc., The Innovation Group, the U.S. subsidiary of BMZ GmbH, Germany, Europe's battery assembler who is known for innovative battery assembly and integration, announces their latest Energy Storage Solution, the ESS 7.0 with scalability.

The ESS 7.0 is now scalable to a total of six units with an additional combiner box and latest firmware, for a total of 40.44kWh of storage, with additional future testing to be expandable to 12 units totaling 80.88 kWh.

Currently being delivered, the new ESS offers exceptionally high performance in a modern, aesthetically pleasing design intended for residential and small commercial grid-tied or off-grid backup, and peak shaving/time of use configurations.

This product is the only lithium battery energy storage device currently on the market that is certified by SMA to work with the Sunny Island battery inverters, worldwide.

The 48V system with CAN BUS communication has an 80% Depth of Discharge, offering 5.39kWh usable storage. This high efficiency unit offers a great total return on investment when considering the now ten year warranty at 5,000 cycles, with an expected potential life span of up to 20 years.