EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a battery vitality storage firm and a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, is taking part in a renewable vitality challenge in Summerland, British Columbia. EVLO is partnering with Wildstone Construction Group and photo voltaic panel set up contractor Skyfire Vitality to offer the District of Summerland with its first utility-scale photo voltaic set up that mixes battery vitality storage system (BESS) expertise to increase the system’s output into the hours when vitality demand is highest. The Summerland challenge features a 0.4 MW photo voltaic array in addition to 4 EVLO 1000 battery vitality storage models and its proprietary EMS management system that can present 4 MWh of storage capability.
The storage system will allow peak shaving, which is able to get rid of short-term demand spikes and decrease peak masses, lowering the general value of demand costs. The photo voltaic set up can be geo-ballasted, that means no floor anchors or concrete can be wanted throughout development of the array, serving to reduce the carbon depth of the challenge. Greater than 80% of the development crew relies regionally in Okanagan.
“We’re honored to help this inexperienced vitality initiative that stems from the district’s imaginative and prescient. As our first photo voltaic plus storage set up in Western Canada, EVLO is proud to work alongside Wildstone to offer our main vitality storage options and trade experience for this first-of-its-kind challenge for the Summerland area,” says Sonia St-Arnaud, president and CEO at EVLO. “As we have fun our second anniversary, this challenge builds upon our quickly rising portfolio as we increase into markets all through North America and overseas.”
“Wildstone is thrilled to convey this photo voltaic plus storage challenge to Summerland and enter into the utility renewable vitality house with our valued challenge companions, EVLO and Skyfire Vitality,” feedback Mark Melissen, president at Wildstone. “With out their trade experience and cost-effective options, none of this is able to have been attainable.”
“Summerland is one among 5 municipalities in B.C. to personal an area electrical utility, which gives us a chance to generate a few of our personal electrical energy and retailer it for later use at peak hours,” states District of Summerland Mayor Doug Holmes. “Storage functionality is the important thing to serving to us management prices and supply a extra secure and resilient grid.”
