by Myrna Velasco November 4,
2015
American firm AES Corporation will
finally deploy its first battery energy storage in the Philippines, one that
can underpin the quality of power service delivery in the major grid of Luzon.
The company has announced that it
will install a 10-megawatt energy storage facility that shall be an
“interconnected capacity” to the Luzon grid.
Its Advancion Energy Storage,
according to the US firm, will be located proximate to its 600-megawatt coal
plant in Masinloc, Zambales.
“The energy storage array will
enhance grid reliability by providing fast response ancillary services like
frequency regulation,” the company explained.
According to AES Philippines
managing director Neeraj Bhat, their company considers “energy storage
bringing significant benefits for customers in the Philippines, especially in
addressing concerns in the power grid like shortfalls on reserve capacity.
The battery system also increases
“levels of variable output renewable plants, and faces challenges associated
with an island-based grid system,” he expounded.
The company further emphasized that
“with more efficient balancing of supply and demand, (battery storage) will
also lower costs to consumers.”
The battery technology will likewise
be a good support to the country’s massive installation of renewable energy
facilities – because it could help maintain grid stability even with the
“intermittency” of such options.
No comments:
Post a Comment