Convergent Energy + Power to Install GE Energy Storage System for Ontario Grid Operator
May 27 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- 7 MWh Storage Project Slated to Help
Ontario IESO Manage a Variety of Grid Conditions
- Complete Storage System Includes
Batteries, Inverters, Controls, Transformers and Switchgear
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.
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