Decarbonization / Sustainability
Manage challenging
power landscape
Deploying energy-saving operating modes/piloting
grid services
Reduce diesel generator starts
Evaluating alternative energy sources: Fuel Cell, BESS, Linear Generator, on-site renewables
Reliability /
Service Level
Operating /
Capability Cost
Deployment /
Modularization
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“Fail Small”/ Reduce impact of equipment failures
Lower system level redundancy, reduce single points of failure
Power quality/harmonic mitigation
Fault management
Operating /
Capability Cost
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Increase infrastructure utilization / lower physical redundancy
Larger building block architectures, align
equipment sizing
Controls: Increase automation, reduce cost of implementation and risk of human error
Deployment /
Modularization
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Deploy in modular chunks vs. total build up-front
Parallel path design / build activity
Move work from site back into the supply chain (lower cost and quality control)
Market Drivers
Advantages of Always-On Assets
In order to improve reliability and efficiency, always-on assets are preferred over stranded assets (such as diesel generators). As our grid infrastructure continues to evolve, it is becoming increasingly important for mission-critical facilities to find reliable sources of energy that can handle significant events or fuel access restrictions.
Stranded assets such as diesel generators are not always on and may not perform as expected in the case of outages. During Super Storm Sandy 16% of backup generators failed to operate. In addition, gensets use fossil fuel and require onsite storage of fuel, which is not always optimal.
Fortunately, always-on assets such as energy storage systems and distributed energy resources provide an improved solution with increased reliability and efficiency. Because they are always-on, the system allows for higher uptime. These systems can leverage various sources of fuel such as natural gas, sun, wind, and energy storage leading to increased reliability. In the modern grid, the majority of outages are under 5 minutes which is well within the range for energy storage to fill the void.
Reliability /
Service Level
Decarbonization / Sustainability
Microgrids Reduce Your Vulnerability to Utility Outages
The Energy Management System (EMS) provides orchestration
The UPS acts as a Dynamic Energy Resource
A BESS helps provide
a more reliable
"Always-On" source
A Microgrid might
have a number of connected distributed energy resources
