Saft supplying nearly 1 MWh of Li-ion batteries to Green Charge Networks to support NYC Smart Grid Demonstration Program

17 February 2012

Green Charge Networks (GCN) has selected Saft to support its role in a $92-million Smart Grid Demonstration Project led by New York’s Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison)—one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies. Green Charge Networks (GCN) is a smart grid, and energy storage and management technology company, with a particular expertise in electric vehicle charging.

Con Edison initiated the multi-year demonstration project in 2010 after receiving a US Department of Energy (DOE) award to identify, develop and test new technologies within the electric delivery system that will help build a smarter, more efficient grid, including the integration of smart grid architecture and measuring the effects of widespread electric vehicle adoption on the electric grid.

GCN’s scope of work includes the installation and operation of a network of Smart Storage and Generation Units (SSGUs) in the distribution grid that communicate directly with Con Edison. Site selections include several convenience stores as well as other channels of business including car rental locations, hotels and parking garages all in the New York City area. Saft will be supplying energy storage systems totaling close to 1 MWh, utilizing Synerion 24M lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery modules. Installation is slated to begin in March of this year.

Synerion 24M 24V, 80 Ah modules (incorporating the VL41M 44 Ah cell) are the basic building blocks for Saft’s Intensium Max containerized battery systems. Each standardized 20-foot container holds 560 kWh of storage; supervisory and power management system; active cooling system; and fire prevention system.