Invinity Energy Systems (,IES) a leading global manufacturer of utility-grade energy storage, has made strides in expanding its global presence by securing another sale in the US this month.
The company has sold 2.07 MWh worth of vanadium batteries to Orcas Power and Light Cooperative, the non-profit cooperative utility for San Juan County, Washington, US, for use in a solar plus storage project.
OPALCO will install nine Invinity VS3 vanadium flow batteries alongside a 2.75 MWp solar array, on San Juan Island, located off the west coast of Washington state.
Invinity's batteries will be used to store excess solar generation which can then be discharged on-demand to support the local grid and enhance energy security on the island as part of an innovative microgrid project.
Delivery of the Invinity batteries is expected in H1 2024.
Matt Harper, Chief Commercial Officer at Invinity said: "We at Invinity are very pleased that OPALCO has selected our vanadium flow batteries to play a major part in dispatching locally produced renewable energy to the San Juan Island community. This exciting project will further demonstrate how our batteries can bring the benefits of 24/7 renewable power to even the furthest reaches of the U.S. electrical grid. We hope this project will be the first of many with cooperative utilities like OPALCO who together provide power to 42 million Americans."
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With the US government committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, these targets set will require additional electricity storage with the flexibility and duration that Invinity’s flow batteries can deliver.
More specifically, on the remote islands of San Juan, a lot of residents rely on propane to be ferried in for heat, which comes at a large environmental cost. With this in mind, there is a big opportunity for the Orcas Power and Light Cooperative to shift the tide for residents to switch to using more sustainable energy sources, with Invinity being well-positioned to assist.
Invinity's advanced battery technology will help to drive a net zero transition in San Juan, with the batteries holding many advantages over traditional lithium batteries, including retaining stored energy far more effectively, along with being able to run continuously with no degradation for over 25 years.
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