Thursday, March 31, 2011

International Battery’s Energy Storage Systems integrated with Solar Integration System (SIS) for Net-Zero Energy Home Project


                  The new Solar Integration System (SIS) introduced by a California-based company, ‘Sunverge Energy (Sunverge)’, allows solar energy to be stored at home, and released by the utility company during times of peak demand. Sunverge Energy optimizes the value of solar power by leveraging the practical advantages of distributed generation and storage. Although there are so many Energy Management System providers, but for selecting a superior Energy Management System, it is to keep in mind that the simple, intelligent and cost-effective energy management system captures solar energy and stores it for use when it’s needed most, thereby shifting electrical loads, flattening peak electricity demand and maximizing return on renewable energy investments. Sunverge’s SIS offers a number of distinct storage–related advantages. ‘International Battery’, ‘a U.S. company involved in manufacture, design and development of large-format Lithium ion rechargeable cells, batteries and energy storage systems (ESS)’, has been selected by Sunverge to provide its Lithium ion energy storage systems (ESS) as the energy storage component of Sunverge’s Solar Integration System (SIS). This fully integrated distributed energy system will provide a turnkey solar solution to support a Net-Zero Home Energy demonstration of Sunverge Energy, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard’s Clean Energy Innovation Hub.

                   Battreies i.e Energy storage is the key to renewable energy deployment within the Smart grid. As Lithium Iron Phosphate provides excellent cycle life across a wide temperature range and is inherently one of the safest lithium chemistries. An 8.2 kilowatt-hour Lithium Iron Phosphate battery pack will be provided to Sunverge by International Battery, for use in the residential SIS system. The advanced battery technology of International Battery, both in terms of the large format prismatic battery cells and its dedicated battery management and control system, will help to take energy storage to a much higher level of integration in smart grid applications. Renewables are instrumental to the success of the smart grid. Energy storage and smart grid systems represent a new market that can save energy and also has the opportunity to participate in the regulation service market, which offers the potential for additional revenue.

                  This project will showcase the next-generation zero-energy home and the importance of managing, distributing and storing energy within the smart grid. In keeping with the philosophy of enabling green technologies, International Battery is the first company in North America to produce commercial Lithium ion products using a water-based manufacturing process that helps to eliminate toxic solvents.

Source :- International Battery’s Press Release

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