Sustainability has become a core tenet of many organizations’ growth plans but concerns about operational resilience and growing stress on the grid have limited efforts to adopt alternative energy sources.
Join our webinar on 26 September and learn how to fully leverage the capabilities of hybrid power systems that include solar, wind, hydrogen fuel cells, and other forms of alternative energy by leverage the strengths of new energy generation assets and relegating the traditional utility provider to a complementary role in a more dynamic, efficient, and reliable mix of energy sources.
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Title: Grid Interactive Intelligent Energy Storage with Hybrid Power
Date: Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Time: 2:00 PM South Africa Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
The main speaker will be Vertiv’s Brad Luyster. Brad has spent his entire career in the energy industry and leads global business development in battery energy storage, with practical attention to hybrid energy systems.
The world is facing a difficult dilemma. Our need for power grows, but at the same time, we need to cut carbon emissions to set a course toward a sustainable future. Hybrid power solutions can solve this dilemma, letting you reduce emissions without putting reliability and safety on the line. And the technology to do it is mature and available on the market today.
The need for energy storage is driven by the need to decarbonise the industry to ensure sustainability, to offer a reliable service, to reduce operating costs, and to gain the benefits of modularisation.
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. In October 2012, as Super Storm Sandy hit the US, 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.
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For more information, contact Jacqui Gradwell, Vertiv, Jacqui.Gradwell@vertiv.com
