One of the world's leading technology companies, ABB is to supply a complete battery system to Radius, DONG Energy's grid division. The location is a district in Nordhavn at the first stage of the biggest urban development project in the country. The battery system will be connected to Nordhavn's electricity grid and will be able to supply 60 households with electricity for up to 24 hours.
"We are delighted to be able to kick-start the use of battery storage in a central district such as Nordhavn. This is an excellent example of ABB's strategy of being able to supply eco-friendly and innovative solutions to the energy sector," says Jonas M. Kehr, Sales Manager at ABB. He expects the new battery system to provide invaluable new knowledge to help realise a more flexible and sustainable electricity grid with large amounts of renewable energy.
"This is the first project of its kind in Denmark. Battery technology is being tested for the first time as part of the grid in a city centre, and will attract a lot of interest from the energy industry," adds Kehr. According to him, batteries will be able to account for a significant part of the energy system of the future, in which solar and wind energy will provide the majority of electricity production.
"Because of the growing amounts of sustainable energy and electrification, energy production and consumption will become less predictable than at this time. That's why batteries will be a key element of the energy supply of the future," he continued.
Nordhavn will act as an urban laboratory for the development and demonstration of the energy solutions of the future. The district will play a key role in a 4-year EUDP*-financed project, "EnergyLab Nordhavn", in which a number of bodies** are involved, including ABB, in partnership with Technical University of Denmark to test and develop the energy systems of the future.
Apart from battery technology, ABB is a partner in EnergyLab Nordhavn and is providing the latest technology within the building automation, fast-charging technology for electrical cars and software for gathering and processing data from consumers and providers.
| Facts on the battery system Supplied complete with ABB's new ESI Inverters, a Master Controller solution based on ABB's RTU 560 range and rack-mounted Li-ion batteries. Data: Output: 630 kW Energy: 460 kWh Technology: Li-ion Commissioning: January 2017 |
ABB (www.abb.dk/ www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 135,000 people.
*Danish Energy Agency's Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program
**"EnergyLab Nordhavn - new urban energy infrastructures" is a four-year product designed to develop future energy solutions. It uses Nordhavn as a living urban laboratory and demonstrates how electricity, heating, energy-efficient solutions and electrical transport can be combined into an intelligent, flexible and highly-optimised energy system. The partners involved are The Technical University of Denmark, City of Copenhagen, By & Havn, HOFOR, Radius, ABB, Balslev, Danfoss, Clean Charge, METROTHERM, Glen Dimplex and the PowerLab facilities. The project is supported by EUDP and scheduled to run between 2015-2019.
