2-MW solar microgrid will certainly support California biofuel refinery

• TotalEnergies and also Schneider Electric have started construction on a 2-MW solar microgrid system with a 1.25-MW battery energy storage system in California. When construction has actually been finished, the solar microgrid will be incorporated with the new Rockwell/Allen Bradley dispersed control system (DCS) at natural gas producer Aemetis' Advanced Fuels biorefinery in Keyes.

Foundations for the solar array are now incomplete, with project completion expected in Q2 2023. TotalEnergies serves as the project's PV distributor in addition to the design, procurement and construction (EPC) service provider.

" The microgrid creates energy resiliency as well as will assist with off-peak load shedding and energy effectiveness," claimed Eric McAfee, chairman and chief executive officer of Aemetis. "This microgrid, along with other energy-saving innovations being carried out at our low-carbon ethanol facility, will certainly even more decrease the carbon strength score of the fuel ethanol produced."

The AI-enabled control system will certainly work on virtualized servers, reducing the amount of computer by 80%, which will certainly require less power to operate than standard systems. The virtual atmosphere will certainly likewise help in reducing planned and unexpected downtime.