GE’s (NYSE:GE) renewable energy business today announced it will supply
Convergent Energy + Power with a 7 megawatt (MW)-7 megawatt hour battery
energy storage system for the Ontario Independent Electricity System
Operator (IESO). The complete solution features GE’s Mark* VI plant
control system with SCADA, Brilliance* MW Inverters, packaged lithium
ion battery modules, medium-voltage transformers and switchgear
integration.
“Convergent is thrilled to be working with GE’s energy storage team on
this important project for the Ontario IESO,” said Frank Genova, COO of
Convergent Energy + Power. “GE worked with us to create a fully
integrated energy storage solution that meets the growing needs of the
local transmission system. The project utilizes reliable GE equipment
and products ranging from enclosures through the point of utility
interconnection—a strategy that is cost-efficient, simplifies system
warrantees and guarantees and provides a financeable solution to our
customers.”
The new system is expected to help the IESO balance longer duration
voltage and frequency irregularities in the area. While it was
engineered primarily to provide ancillary power services, including
voltage control, reactive power support, frequency regulation and ramp
rate control, the control system also offers energy related services
such as peak shaving and load shifting, depending on the IESO’s needs.
“We are pleased to be working with Convergent by developing energy
storage technology that will help Ontario better manage its future
energy needs,” said Jeff Wyatt, general manager of GE’s energy storage
business. “Battery energy storage systems are a great way to provide
flexibility to the grid.”
GE recently expanded its energy storage portfolio, and this deal marks
the second system to utilize lithium ion battery modules. Last month,
the company announced
it would support Con Edison Development with an energy storage
project in California.
The deal includes delivery of all equipment and installation support
plus GE performance guarantees. Commercial operation is expected to
begin in the fall of 2016.
About Convergent Energy + Power
Convergent Energy + Power is a technology-neutral energy storage asset
development company with experience across a wide range of applications,
from smaller-scale commercial and industrial to MW-scale grid-level
projects. The company performs all aspects of the asset development
cycle, including project-specific opportunity identification and
economic evaluation, contract and financial structuring, design,
financing, development and ongoing operations. www.convergentep.com
About GE
GE (NYSE:GE) imagines things others don’t, builds things others can’t
and delivers outcomes that make the world work better. GE brings
together the physical and digital worlds in ways no other company can.
In its labs and factories and on the ground with customers, GE is
inventing the next industrial era to move, power, build and cure the
world. www.ge.com
About GE Power & Water
GE Power & Water provides customers with a broad array of power
generation, energy delivery and water process technologies to solve
their challenges locally. Power & Water works in all areas of the energy
industry including renewable resources such as wind and solar; biogas
and alternative fuels; and coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy.
The business also develops advanced technologies to help solve the
world’s most complex challenges related to water availability and
quality. Power & Water’s six business units include Distributed Power,
Nuclear Energy, Power Generation Products, Power Generation Services,
Renewable Energy and Water & Process Technologies. Headquartered in
Schenectady, N.Y., Power & Water is GE’s largest industrial business.
Follow GE Power & Water and GE’s renewables business on Twitter @GE_PowerWater
and @GErenewables.
* Trademark of General Electric Company.
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