Case Studies

CASE STUDIES

Learn more about the real-world projects and applications for energy storage that are leading the industry towards the goal of 100 Gigawatts by 2030.

This page presents a variety of case studies shared by industry leaders.

Alencon Systems

Adding Batteries to Solar Plants

Why retrofitting battery energy into existing PV arrays makes sense and what some of the challenges to overcome in doing so are as explained by a major utility who has really done itDOWNLOAD

Alencon Systems

Building a Better Microgrid

Microgrids – self-generating, self-consuming island energy - can solve several energy challenges: from building resilience in energy systems, to reducing carbon emissions to easing stress on the power distribution grid.DOWNLOAD

Nuvation Energy

Building a 2MW Energy Storage System

Nuvation Energy designed this custom energy storage system from the ground up. In the event of a grid power failure, this compact 588 kWh ESS outputs 2 MW of power for 15 minutes. It transitions a wastewater treatment plant in Santa Rosa, CA from grid power to diesel gensets.WATCH

Nuvation Energy

Choosing the Right ESS

Nuvation Energy is joined by EVLO Energy Storage to discuss how to choose the right energy storage system for your application.WATCH

Nuvation Energy

Battery State of Health

In our final webinar in this series, “Battery State of Health in Energy Storage Systems” Stefan Janhunen, Principal Software Architect and battery measurement algorithms developer at Nuvation Energy, takes a deeper dive into battery State of Health.WATCH

Saft

RAGLAN Mine

A Saft lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage system (ESS) is maximizing the penetration of wind power and saving fuel at Glencore’s RAGLAN mine in Northern Canada. The ESS is rugged enough to support year-round wind power generation at the remote Arctic mine.DOWNLOAD

Saft

Belco

Bermuda Electric Light Co (BELCO) commissioned Saft to deliver and install a turnkey battery energy storage system (ESS).providing 10 MW steady state power for spinning reserves and frequency response to maintain grid stability and up to 15 MW for the first minute if required.DOWNLOAD

Saft

Cordova

Saft delivered a complete energy storage package, including an Intensium® Max Energy Storage System (ESS) and power conversion, to enable a remote Alaskan city to save diesel fuel by making better use of its abundant hydropower resources.WATCH

Saft

Agnew

Decarbonizing Australia’s first wind powered gold mine with Li-ion energy storage. Agnew is the largest renewable microgrid in the country and it is helping to increase the penetration of renewable energy, decarbonize the mine and protect energy security.WATCH

Saft

RTE Ringo Project

RTE has adopted a Saft lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage system(ESS) in the ground-breaking RINGO project. The trial project is using energy storage to boost the grid’s flexibility to prepare for growing deployment of renewable energy in France’s electricity mix.DOWNLOAD

Saft

TuuliWatti

Leading wind farm developer and operator, TuuliWatti, chose Saft to deploy its high energy lithium-ion (Li-ion) containers for their first energy storage system (ESS) in the Nordics to boost the financial and technical performance of the new Viinamäki wind farm.DOWNLOAD

Saft

Dunkirk

TotalEnergies has deployed a Saft lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery energy storage system (ESS) at Dunkirk, Northern France in a frequency response project that will serve as a model for other sites.DOWNLOAD

Saft

Twentynine Palms

Saft's Go Electric’s microgrid system keeps US Marine Corps tank training range at Twentynine Palms (MCAGCC), California, 100% resilient and operational 24/7DOWNLOAD

Eaton

Eaton-Microsoft EnergyAware UPS

Eaton partnered with Microsoft to develop EnergyAware UPS technology. This allows an existing UPS to support the grid, and generate revenue for a data center, while still providing critical load backup.WATCH

Wartsila

CAISO

Performance optimization & increased value streams in the CAISO market with our 70 MW storage system.DOWNLOAD

Wartsila

American Electric Power (AEP)

AEP joined forces with Wärtsilä to install a 4 MW / 4 MWh energy storage system into the Buck and Byllesby hydroelectric power plants located on the New River in Carroll County, Virginia, USA. DOWNLOAD

Wartsila

Beckjord II

By placing a storage system at a retired coal plant, Duke Energy is able to leverage the available transmission capacity at the site while providing ancillary services in PJM’s (Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland) frequency regulation market — generating a new revenue stream.DOWNLOAD

Wartsila

Roatan Electric Company (RECO)

Bringing clean power to the Caribbean - Flexible power generation technology answers Honduras island's energy demands. DOWNLOAD

KORE Power, Inc.

Building A Secure Domestic Supply Chain

Despite the explosive momentum of the domestic storage market, the U.S. is lagging behind in domestic battery cell manufacturing. The U.S. continues to rely on foreign commercial manufacturers to supply the cells at the heart of battery systems.WATCH

Consortium for Battery Innovation

MW-Scale Services to Balance Largest US Grid

There is an increasing need for regulation services due to the large-scale integration of intermittent wind and solar generation which affects the physical operation of the modern grid. The grid scale energy storage system, operational since 2012, provides 3 MW regulation serviceDOWNLOAD

Consortium for Battery Innovation

Trailblazing Energy Storage Facility in US

Located in a small coastal town in Maine with a population of 2,000 people is the first non wires alternative (NWA) application of battery based storage for utility infrastructure in the US , using advanced lead batteries.DOWNLOAD

Consortium for Battery Innovation

Delivering Clean, Reliable Energy to New York

Historic power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy exposed vulnerabilities in the US power grid. The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority formed local and federal partnerships to launch an initiative that incented building owners to add grid resilience BTM.DOWNLOAD

Consortium for Battery Innovation

Large-scale Grid Frequency Regulation System

Located in Bennewitz, Saxony, is a large-scale, 25 MWh / 16 MW lead-carbon battery energy storage system, connected to the local German utility grid since May 2019.DOWNLOAD

Consortium for Battery Innovation

Off-grid Residential Solar Systems

For more than 10 years, a First Nation community in British Columbia have achieved their energy needs through a renewable system supported by advanced lead batteries for energy storage.DOWNLOAD

Black & Veatch

Grid-Scale Battery Storage & Renewable Power

Black & Veatch provided engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a battery energy storage and solar project that will provide reliable and sustainable electricity to residents in the Utah town of Panguitch.DOWNLOAD

Consortium for Battery Innovation

Community Now Has Power When They Need It

A community-owned electricity supplier in Missouri, serving more than 100,000 people, is being supported by an energy storage solution powered by lead batteries. The facility in Springfield is managed in a partnership between City Utilities and NorthStar Battery.DOWNLOAD

Consortium for Battery Innovation

Large Scale Microgrid in Tanzania, Africa

A case study that demonstrates the power of advanced lead battery technology in supporting solar microgrid installations in African communities with no access to the grid.DOWNLOAD

Consortium for Battery Innovation

CBI Launches Study of Battery Solar Microgrid

CBI has joined other members of the Missouri S&T Microgrid Industrial Consortium to provide resources for the construction of advanced lead battery microgrids at the Missouri S&T EcoVillage. Two on-campus high-tech homes will act as ”living laboratories” for studying renewables.DOWNLOAD