Overview
Self-Consumption Optimization
The abundant power from the sun is commercially attractive as solar PV continues to be the cheapest means to produce electricity. However, on an almost daily basis, your industrial solar PV production is much higher than the local consumption. At which point the excess electricity is typically fed into the public grid.
This mismatch between PV production profile and load consumption profile means that often cheaply produced electricity is fed into the grid during peak production hours and expensive electricity has to be bought from the grid during peak load hours. As the feed-in tariffs continue to go down and more and more distributed energy sources connect to the grid, the grid operators may choose to deny feed-in completely.
Save Energy, Save Costs
Generally, only about 30% of the electricity produced by the solar PV is consumed by local loads. The rest is either fed to the grid at low costs or curtailed because there is no usage.
Lithium-ion battery storage for industrial PV is the perfect solution to:
- maximize the production from your PV
- increase self-consumption
- decrease your dependence and consumption fromthe expensive grid
- perform peak-shaving to reduce grid connectionfees
- and even buy cheap electricity from the grid anduse it later when the prices rise
During your peak production hours, save the energy generated in battery storage for industrial solar PV and use it when the production is low and the consumption is higher. As your increase the self-consumption from solar PV, you need less and less power from the utility, reducing your energy bills as well as dependency on the grid. The flexibility of lithium battery storage and HIS Batt’s intelligent EMS enables you to combine use cases. For example, you could also use the stored energy to perform peak shaving and reduce demand charges significantly.
There are also many subsidy programs available for commercial and industrial users to get help reduce your carbon footprint and bring your business to its next phase.
Get the most from your battery storage
Li-Ion BESS are multi-purpose and generate multiple streams of revenue. Get the most out of your battery storage system for peak shaving by using it to:
- Reduce overall consumption from the grid
- Benefit from fluctuating electricity prices
- Store excess renewable energy
- provide lucrative grid balancing services with battery storage systems.
- Increase independence from the electric grid
- Provide emergency backup power supply (such as UPS),
Business Case Example
Consider that your business has a peak power that occurs only intermittently. For example, when multiple employees are charging their electric cars while an essential heavy load is operating. For this example, let’s assume some numbers:
100 MWh / year
Annual energy consumption
100 kWp
Solar PV installed
200 kW
Peak Power
Typical low voltage connection limit is 150 kW. Therefore, to ensure 200 kW for your business during peak hours, you have two options:
1. Request a medium voltage connection
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Additional costs including MV transformer, MV switchgear, footprint
costs etc. - Typical waiting period approximately 24 months
2. Disconnect non-critical loads if power consumption > 150 kW
- Suboptimal operation of business
- Extra costs for planning and distribution of loads (load shifting)
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Inconvenience to users (non-critical processes must be halted, EV cars
cannot be charged during this period)
A better and sustainable solution is to install battery storage that can provide peak shaving of at least 50 kW and ensure optimal and continuous operation of your business. Furthermore, you are protected from high demand charges by reducing peak loads, saving thousands of euros on your electricity bill.
Related Products
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liquid cooled batteries.
HISbatt-233L
- 92 kVA 233 kWh Plug & Play, All-in-One LFP solution
- IP54 Outdoor enclosure with IP67 battery modules
HISbatt-215A
- 92 kVA 215 kWh Plug & Play, All-in-One LFP solution
- IP54 Outdoor enclosure
Applications and Usage Scenarios
Peak Shaving
Shave off load peaks for your commercial or industrial business with reliable battery storage.
PV Self Optimization
Store excess energy from your solar panels to increase PV self-consumption and decrease dependence on the expensive grid
E-Mobility
Maximize the revenue from your Fast EV charging infrastructure by integrating smart energy storage solutions.
Emergency / Backup Power
Ensure reliable uninterruptible power supply for your critical sensitive loads using our robust BESS solutions
Time of Use
Use our smart state-of-the-art EMS to optimize energy consumption by charging during off-peak hours.
Multi Use application
Maximize ROI by combining multiple applications, such as PV self-consumption, peak shaving, and forecast-based charging.
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