Sounds great, but how exactly does Regenset Energy create this?
We do it by using a smarter, simpler way to handle power: DC Coupling.
The core idea is simple: we connect all your energy sources: solar panels, batteries, wind turbines, and even the grid, to one central power highway. This highway only uses DC (Direct Current) power.
Think of it like this: Solar panels create DC power, and batteries store DC power. In older systems, you waste energy converting DC to AC (Alternating Current) and back again.
Regenset's Way: Our DC-coupled system acts like a direct pipeline. We send the solar power straight into the battery. This means less wasted energy, faster response times, and a lower total cost for you.
Using DC directly to factory machines and processes e.g. heating, motor drives, induction, etc. No need for inverting, rectification, increases efficiency and high peak powers possible without any added peak costs.
Regenset Energy uses smart technology, including Ampt String Optimizers, to make this direct connection highly efficient.
Ampt String Optimizers: These are like specialized traffic cops for your solar panels. They ensure every single panel is working at its maximum efficiency, regardless of shade or dirt. They maximize the flow of energy straight into the battery.
Battery-Centric Architecture: Because the battery is at the core, it can instantly share power with the entire system. This means your facility gets reliable, seamless power—no matter what the grid is doing. We prioritize clean energy first.
The best part of DC Coupling is flexibility. We can connect any energy source directly to the system:
Solar (PV) Diesel/Biogas
Wind The Grid
DC Coupling completely changes how backup generators work.
The Old way: A traditional Genset (Generator Set/Diesel Generator) has to constantly start and stop, or rev up and down, every time your facility has a sudden power need (a 'peak demand'). This burns a lot of diesel and causes wear and tear.
The Regenset Energy way: Our battery system handles all those peak demands instantly. This allows us to use a much smaller Genset. It runs at a slow, constant, optimal speed—like cruise control—simply to charge the battery at a steady rate.
Result:
Use less fuel
Spend less on maintenance
Save money
Regenset Energy, is a new venture led by Dr. Ian de Vries, partnering with some world leading technology providers.
Founder, and will personally fund seed capital. Excellent entrepreneurial track record as founder of Balancell. In addition he was Lead engineer and CEO of Balancell for its first 11 years.
Ampt -
They make the world's best high voltage (HV) DC solar power optimizers. Ampt’s solution was highlighted in a report by https://www.dnv.com/ which compared various PV+storage architectures. The report found Ampt’s high, fixed-voltage DC-coupled approach saved between 18.7 and 29.6 percent of impacted component costs compared to the other DC- and AC-coupled configurations
World leading HV modules (South African manufactured but soon European manufactured). Balancell manufactures Lithium batteries for industrial motive and renewable energy space. Founded in 2013 by Dr. Ian de Vries, and with less than USD$2m total funding over its life to date, is now at R400m revenue and growing rapidly. It is considered to be world leading battery technology with some of the best battery data analytics available. Dr. de Vries brings proven business and technical leadership as well as vast experience and knowledge of the batteries, power electronics, inverters, manufacturing, connected systems and software development. In other words, knowledge of the complete energy system design and full integration of the whole value chain. Balancell will be providing the battery modules for this venture, that provide some key advantages, with scalable locally manufacturing. Uses a Tier one supplier of cells.
Trumpf -
Trumpf is a leader in Industrial power Electronics. Their inverters have been selected over a multitude of others, offering excellent system features and integration, efficiency and cost advantages. They can operate in parallel and offer black start abilities.