Electrovaya Inc. (TSX: EFL) today announced that it has delivered a 1.5MWh capacity Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) to Arizona Public Service Company, that state’s largest electric utility. The BESS will be providing energy storage for a pilot program to study ways to optimize the integration of renewable energy sources to the grid.
Electrovaya has partnered with ABB, a leading global power and automation technology company, to provide the power conditioning and conversion equipment for the battery energy storage system.
A video of the energy storage system can be found on YouTube at (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNMclgXUUqw&feature=youtu.be).
“This system is possibly the world’s largest Lithium Ion battery in a single container” commented Dr. Raj Das Gupta, Electrovaya’s General Manager, Energy Storage Systems. “Working with major utilities represents a tremendous opportunity for us in the rapidly growing grid energy storage market, and validates the importance of our advanced battery technology and unique toxic chemical-free manufacturing process.”
Energy Storage with lithium batteries is highly energy-efficient and stores energy from intermittent generating sources such as wind and solar and makes it available to electricity users at Peak Power or on demand.
“ABB is excited to work with Electrovaya on this important grid battery energy storage project. Electrovaya and ABB will be working closely together on this and other opportunities, as we meet the growing demand for clean energy via safe and reliable technology,” added Pat Hayes, ABB Account Manager of Energy Storage Systems.
“APS is pleased to be working with Electrovaya to pilot energy storage technologies,” says APS Energy Storage Project Manager Joe Wilhelm. “Energy storage can help us integrate more renewable energy onto our system. With energy storage, we can store solar energy during the day and dispatch it in the evening, when it provides the greatest benefit to our customers.”
Electrovaya Inc. (TSX:EFL) designs, develops and manufactures proprietary Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® batteries, battery systems, and battery-related products for the clean electric transportation, Utility Scale Energy Storage and smart grid power, consumer and healthcare markets. The Company’s mission is to accelerate clean transportation as a commercial reality with its advanced power system for all classes of zero-emission electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The Company’s other mission is to deliver Utility Scale Energy Storage Systems for the highest efficiency in electricity storage, whether the electricity is generated from intermittent wind and solar power or from other sources. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Electrovaya has production facilities in Canada as well as in the US, and customers around the globe. To learn more about how Electrovaya is powering mobility, please explore www.electrovaya.com.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 135,000 people. The company’s North American operations, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, employ about 18,000 people in multiple facilities across the region.
Headquartered in Phoenix, APS is Arizona’s largest and longest-serving electricity utility, serving more than 1.1 million customers in 11 of the state’s 15 counties.
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