Electrovaya to deliver portable 500 kW battery grid storage system to Con Edison
14 September 2015
Electrovaya, under New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) strategy, will design, build and deliver a 500 kW lithium-ion battery system to add energy resilience and efficiency to electric grid. The advanced Transportable Energy Storage System (TESS) is an adoption of Electrovaya’s standard stationary energy storage system. The system will be designed to meet Con Edison’s requirements and ultimately be utilized for grid support and as an alternative to the standard mobile diesel systems.
The system will store up to 500 kilowatts of electricity, and provide up to 800 kWh of energy to the grid for the purposes of increased grid efficiency and resiliency during outages.
The project received support through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Smart Grid Program as part of Governor Cuomo’s REV, an energy strategy to build a clean, resilient and affordable energy system for all New Yorkers.
Con Edison currently uses portable diesel generators for dispatchable, temporary on-site energy needs.
Con Edison is pleased to be working with Electrovaya on this innovative project. We believe that Electrovaya’s TESS will have tremendous potential to strengthen our network and ultimately improve our service to our customers. We worked closely with Electrovaya for some time to develop the specification for this project and are excited about seeing the results during field trials.
—Margarett Jolly, Con Edison Director of Research and Development
Electrovaya expects to deliver the TESS to Con Edison in Q2 2016.
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