Solar panels with UnityESS battery storage hybrid system
Applications · Solar + Storage Hybrid

Solar at noon. Power at seven.

Capture the energy your panels generate at peak, store it, and dispatch it exactly when your load — or the grid — needs it most.

The Challenge

Solar is abundant.It just arrives at the wrong time.

A rooftop or ground-mounted solar plant generates most of its energy between 10am and 3pm. Peak demand — and peak tariffs — arrive between 6pm and 10pm. Without storage, that gap is a permanent revenue leak.

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Curtailment and export losses

When your solar plant generates more than your load can absorb, the excess is either curtailed or exported at low feed-in tariffs — ₹2–4/kWh — while you import from the grid at ₹8–12/kWh four hours later.

₹8/kWh
Typical gap between solar export rate and peak grid import rate
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Intermittency and variability

Cloud cover, seasonal variation, and the morning/evening ramp mean solar generation is never perfectly predictable. Without storage, you cannot commit to a firm power schedule under a PPA or reduce grid dependency to a target level.

±30%
Typical intraday variability in solar output due to cloud cover
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Peak demand charges on solar sites

Even a solar-heavy site draws from the grid during evening peak hours. The demand charge for those peak imports is calculated on the highest 15-minute window — making solar alone an incomplete answer to the energy bill.

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Demand charge calculation window — the peak that sets the monthly bill
The Solution

What happens when storageis added to a solar site.

These are the outcomes across Unity ESS solar hybrid projects — from a 261 kWh rooftop system in Maharashtra to a 35 MWh ground-mount in Rajasthan.

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Capture what the grid cannot absorb
Excess solar generation that would otherwise be curtailed or exported at ₹3/kWh is stored in the battery. That same energy is dispatched at peak tariff hours — worth ₹10–12/kWh. The arbitrage pays for the system.
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Firm power from variable generation
The Unity EMS smooths variable solar output into a stable, dispatchable profile. For projects operating under PPAs or open access, this enables commitment to firm power schedules that pure solar cannot deliver.
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Peak demand eliminated
The battery discharges automatically during peak demand windows — flattening the 15-minute peak that sets the monthly demand charge. For solar-heavy C&I sites, this is often the single largest bill reduction.
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Tariff arbitrage, every day automatically
The Unity EMS monitors real-time tariff rates and grid frequency, charging during low-rate periods and discharging during high-rate periods — every day, without manual intervention. The economics improve over time as the system learns the site.
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DC coupling for maximum efficiency
Where DC-coupled integration is possible, the Unity Aqua connects directly to the solar DC bus — eliminating the AC conversion loss and increasing total system round-trip efficiency to above 96%.
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Scalable to match the solar plant
From a single 261 kWh Aqua cabinet on a 100kWp rooftop, to seven Unity Ultima containers on a 50MW ground-mount — the system scales to match the solar plant, not the other way around.

"We were exporting at ₹3.20 and importing at ₹9.80 four hours later. The storage arbitrage paid back in under four years. The next fifteen years are pure margin."

Energy Manager · Large C&I solar + storage installation · Maharashtra · Year 3
Recommended Systems

Sized forthe solar plant.

Two systems cover the full range of solar hybrid applications — from a 100kWp rooftop to a 50MW ground-mount. Both integrate with existing solar infrastructure and run the Unity EMS dispatch intelligence.

Liquid cooled · C&I solar hybrid

Unity Aqua

261 kWh – 2,170 kWh · 125 kW – 1,000 kW · 415V

The standard choice for commercial and industrial solar hybrid sites. Integrates with existing rooftop or ground-mount solar. DC or AC coupled. Liquid cooled for efficient operation in high-temperature environments. Scalable to 12 units in parallel.

CouplingAC or DC
ChemistryLFP 314Ah
ProtectionIP66
CorrosionC3–C5
Best forRooftop solar · C&I hybrid
Containerised · Utility-scale solar hybrid

Unity Ultima

3.34 MWh – 6.23 MWh per container · 2.5 MVA

For utility-scale solar plants requiring firm power commitment, ramp-rate control, or evening peak shifting at scale. Fully integrated containerised BESS with PCS, EMS, and thermal management in a single 20ft unit.

Form factor20ft container
AC power2.5 MVA
Voltage690V
CorrosionC4
Best forGround-mount solar · IPPs
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UnityESS storage cabinets on a solar site at sunrise
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