Hydro-Quebec installs 9 MWh storage system in France
- Hydro-Québec, Canada's largest electrical energy producer, is involved in the installment of a huge battery storage center in France.
The state-owned firm has signed a memorandum of comprehending with French Innergex Energie Renouvelable Inc. to participate in the Tonnerre project. Hydro-Québec has actually recently introduced Evlo Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary that makes, markets, and operates risk-free, efficient and also lasting energy storage systems.
The project includes the installation of a 9 MWh storage system in the transmission system run by France's national transmission company, RTE, under a long-term agreement in between RTE and also Innergex, to assist meet France's ability needs. The system is slated for commissioning in 2021.
These storage systems are meant mostly for power manufacturers, transmission companies as well as distributors, as well as the business and industrial markets for tool- and massive storage space. Their modular style suggests that they can be scaled to satisfy a wide range of requirements. Evlo systems also consist of power control and power monitoring software.
According to the firm, the innovation is the outcome of greater than 40 years of research and development in the field of battery products by Hydro-Québec. The storage systems have been checked in actual operating problems in Canada, including the Quaqtaq off-grid system in north Quebec, where they were exposed to extreme weather conditions. The modern technology is likewise made use of in Hydro-Quebec's 8 MW "La Prairie" solar park.
According to the company, Evlo's lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are much safer than traditional lithium ion batteries as well as have a smaller sized "ecological footprint". They consist of neither cobalt nor rare earths, yet are made from "bountiful, safe materials". If they were recycled, mostly all materials could be recuperated as well as reused.
" Energy storage space will play an important role in the power shift," stated Sophie Brochu, President as well as CEO of Hydro-Québec. "We strongly think that the proficiency Québec has obtained in batteries will add to the growth of solar and wind power."
Hydro-Québec utilizes and also markets primarily power from sustainable sources and is just one of the largest hydroelectric nuclear power plant drivers worldwide. Its sole shareholder is the federal government of Quebec. Innergex is an independent manufacturer of renewable resource that creates, obtains, possesses and runs hydroelectric plants, wind ranches, solar parks and also power storage space facilities.