Battery Storage and EV Charging
Enhancing reliability, reducing costs, and increasing grid resilience.
Energy storage is a game-changer for American clean energy. It allows us to store energy to use at another time, increasing reliability, controlling costs for consumers, and ultimately helping build a more resilient grid
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The Tech
Solar Panels
Solar photovoltaics (PV) continues to be one of the fastest-growing electricity-generating technologies.
In 2016 it accounted for nearly 40% of all newly installed electricity sources in the U.S., second only to natural gas generation.
It is abundant and its fuel is free, clean, and renewable.
Energy Storage
The energy of generated electricity can be stored as a chemical energy, mostly in batteries.
This is a key component of microgrid configurations and it provides resiliency and redundancy.
Energy storage can have significant advantages by helping to lower demand charges, especially when paired with solar.
Stationary Fuel Cell
Stationary fuel cell technology is established and has proven to be very efficient and clean.
It produces electricity by using the hydrogen (typically from natural gas or biogas) as it’s fuel source and uses it electrochemically, with no combustion and very minimal pollutants.
It is a great option in a CHP (combined heat & power) configuration, which enables facilities to get the benefit of both electricity and heat.
EV Chargers
Alternatively known as DC fast-chargers, Level 3 chargers are especially useful during long trips that necessitate charges between destinations, as this sort of charging can add around 100–250 miles of range in 30–45 minutes.
This makes them ideal for resorts and hotels, to cater to those travelling. An EV charging solution attracts a new customers, who will try the resort, many for the first time.
