ABB-led group to build world's largest battery storage system
In operation, BESS will produce power for several minutes to cover the time between a system disturbance and when the utility is able to bring back-up generation on line. GVEA placed the order with an ABB-led consortium which includes Saft AB, the battery company, which will supply a high performance nickel-cadmium storage battery made up of 13,760 energy cells in four strings. The first two battery strings are scheduled for commercial operation during the summer of 2003.
Reliable power is essential in Fairbanks, Alaska where winter temperatures can fall to – 51°C. At those temperatures, water pipes in the average home will freeze in about two hours.
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