MILAN and CALAMA, Chile, June 6,
2017 /PRNewswire/ --
EPS realized for Enel Green Power
the world's first microgrid 100% emission-free, which is powered by
solar energy and coupled with hydrogen and lithium-based
storage.
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The system is currently meeting part of the energy demand of the
camp that hosts over 600 technicians working at the Enel Green
Power's geothermal plant Cerro Pabellón, located in Ollagüe, in the
Antofagasta region of Chile, in the heart of the Atacama Desert
(4500m above sea level).
The microgrid relies on a 125 kWp solar installation, backed by
a 450kWh[1] hydrogen and a 132kWh lithium
storage technologies. Our system, being able to integrate hydrogen
and lithium, enables to cope with, respectively, seasonality and
intermittency of power supply.
As a result, the microgrid is capable of supplying clean energy
24 hours per day and 7 days a week, with no need for support of any
diesel generator (unlike most plants of this type) and provides
stable power on demand with the same level reliability of the
national electrical grid.
The system will prevent 36 tons of CO2 emissions per
year on a total energy consumption of 132 MWh per year, with no
need for support of any backup diesel generator.
This is a disruptive and innovative project. For the first time,
this Hybrid Power Plant combines renewables with the complete set
of innovative technologies developed by the EPS Group.
"It's a turning point in the validation
from the market of our technology and another
milestone in our path to energy transition for
mastering the intermittency of renewables,"
commented Carlalberto Guglielminotti, Chief Executive Officer of
EPS. "The HyESS, vertically integrated with
the EMS and the intelligent software,
enables EPS to provide a full technological suite
and to gradually displace diesel
generation globally.
"This project confirms the universality
of our technology built to manage any type
of renewable energy supply and
different storage solutions. EPS
is proud of the commissioning of
this unique and challenging microgrid
in such a remote geographical area
and, above all, to have partnered with
ENEL, the largest European utility by
number of customers."
You can find the full version of this press release on our
website:
http://www.electropowersystems.com/eps-commissioned-enel-worlds-first-100-emission-free-plug-play-microgrid-powered-solar-pv-hydrogen-based-storage-2/
1. Net energy stored (or 1.1 MWh gross energy stored)