Olivier Amiel, marketing director for Saft’s Industrial Standby Division, explains what the future has in store for backup battery technology, how the data centre market provides unique challenges for batteries and how environmental sustainability is central to the future.
Saft has been awarded a contract to supply a 6.6 MWh lithium-ion energy storage system to a wind farm in northwestern Finland by TuuliWatti, a Finnish wind developer and operator. The system will be the largest of its kind in the Nordics.
Ergon Energy Network, an Australian electricity distribution network operator in Queensland, has deployed 20 Saft Intensium Mini lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage systems (ESS) at 13 sites in Queensland over four years.
E.ON has upgraded the backup power batteries in one of its Hungarian distribution substations by switching from lead-acid to Saft’s nickel-based batteries.
Saft has begun supplying battery systems to CRRC Sifang America’s new railcar manufacturing facility in Chicago.
Milan Sima, railway general manager at Saft, explains how the batteries on board new trains for the Chengdu Metro will keep the system running for over 11 million people.
Saft is delivering a turnkey order to supply an Energy Storage System to Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO). The system will provide up to 10MW power for spinning reserves and frequency response to maintain grid stability.
Schneider Electric and Saft today announced a partnership agreement to develop and supply an electrical energy storage system (EESS) to industrial and commercial energy users. The combined power conversion and battery storage systems will help businesses maximise self-consumption of renewable generation and
Saft has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Boeing to build Li-ion battery packs for four new 702SP communications satellites. The technology-rich ‘small platform’ satellites, designed to operate in the 3- to 8-kilowatt power range, are being developed by Boeing for
Saft, a designer and manufacturer of high-tech industrial batteries, has been selected by Green Charge Networks (GCN) to support its role in a $92 million smart grid demonstration project. The project is being led by New York’s Consolidated Edison (Con Edison) —
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