Category: Innovative Application
Company/Institution: AES UK & Ireland
Location: Northern Ireland
Project Name: Advancion 4 energy storage system
Description: Located in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, the power station’s array is made up of more than 53,000 batteries arranged in 136 separate nodes. The Advancion 4 energy storage solution is a battery-based alternative to peaking power plants that provides a dependable, smart and cost-competitive means to support a reliable, low carbon electricity system for the Northern Ireland economy.  More information »

Category: Innovative Application
Company/Institution: Grundfos
Location: Kenya
Project Name: Solution combining pump technology, PV panels and automatic water dispenser
Description: Grundfos has developed ansolution which combines proven pump technology, PV panels and an automatic water dispenser with revenue collection system. For the 40 demonstration projects in Kenya, the Lifelink system consists of a submersible pump which is operated by PV panels. Safe water is pumped from a borehole into an overhead tank. System sizes range from 50Wp to 9.2kWp with pumping heads up to 200m. The PV panels also power the dispenser unit where consumers can tap water using a water card with water credits.  More information »

Category: Innovative Application
Company/Institution: Kyocera
Location: Japan
Project Name: Floating Solar Power Plant
Description: The floating solar power generating system with a size of 2.3 MW is located in the reservoir in Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Floating solar power generating systems typically generate more electricity than ground-mount and rooftop systems due to the cooling effect of the water. More information »

Category: Innovative Application
Company/Institution: Onyx Solar
Location: Singapore
Project Name: Tanjong Pagar
Description: The 64-storey tower consists a large PV pergola of over 2,600 m² at the entrance of the biuding with an installed power capacity of 125 kWp. The pergola features 850 amorphous solicon PV glass modules which enables the building to supply over 7,100 lights per day (125,810 kWh/year). More information »

Category: Innovative Application
Company/Institution: PowerStream
Location: Canada
Project Name: Power Demonstration Project Microgrid
Description:Community-owned energy company PowerStream has teamed up with energy storage specialist General Electric (GE) to implement a multipurpose energy generation and storage solution at PowerStream’s own headquarters in Ontario, Canada. The Power Demonstration Project is a prototype ‘micro-grid’ system, comprising various demand-management, storage and generation sources across the site. The project aims to demonstrate how smaller scale power generation and storage projects are viable options for both commercial energy consumers and utility companies.   More information »

Category: Innovative Application
Company/Institution: Remondis
Location: Germany
Project Name: Recycled energy storage system
Description: In Lünen, a battery storage system of 13 MW is being build by using modules that have been used in electric vehicles before.  More information »

Category: Innovative Application
Company/Institution: SEPTA
Location: USA
Project Name: Energy Optimization Project in Philadelphia
Description: The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has partnered with Philadelphia-based smart-grid firm Viridity energy for this innovative energy storage project. The unique energy storage solution will capture and store energy generated from braking trains to then reuse to accelerate other trains on the line.  More information »