Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) on June 16th,
2016 announced an innovative new energy storage pilot project in
conjunction with the White House summit on scaling renewable energy and
storage.
FPL's project aims to strengthen the
electric grid by testing multiple applications of advanced battery
technologies under real-life conditions.
FPL will install several different types of battery
systems at locations in the southern Florida counties
of Miami-Dade and Monroe to research a range of potential future
benefits of energy storage, including grid reliability and power
quality.
In addition, the research has the potential to
improve the integration of renewables in the future as FPL continues to
expand its use of solar energy to serve its 4.8 million customers.
“Second-life” batteries, mobile storage, and a battery back-up system
Key components of FPL's energy storage pilot program
are repurposing used “second-life” batteries from more than 200 BMW
electric vehicles to test “peak shaving” for better grid management;
Designing a mobile storage system that could be relocated as needed to
prevent power interruptions at major, economically important events; and
building a battery back-up system in the Flamingo community of Monroe
County – the southernmost tip of Everglades National Park – to study
ways to improve reliability for isolated areas and develop micro-grid
foundations.
source: http://www.solarserver.com
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