MHI to Introduce Large-capacity Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System
MHI, Japan: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), jointly with SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc), will begin an energy storage system demonstration project using the power grid in the UK’s Orkney Islands, which has a high proportion of renewable energy generation in relation to demand. The project aims at demonstrating power supply stabilization in the region by introducing cargo container-type large capacity energy storage system using a lithium-ion rechargeable battery, which has a maximum power output capacity of 2MW (megawatts). The storage system is slated to be handed over for operational use in early 2013. (Source: http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/news/story/1211221593.html)