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BYD Energy Storage Station goes live in Doha during United Nations Climate Change Conference
DOHA, Qatar --(Business Wire)--
This week, BYD
announced the launch of a large 40-foot containerized Battery
Energy Storage Station (ESS) in Doha, Qatar. The BYD ESS is part of
a Solar Testing Facility whose ceremonial launch at the Qatar
Science & Technology Park (QSTP) coincided with the Conference
of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (COP18) that was held in Doha, Qatar.
The containerized mobile BYD Energy Storage Station purchased by Chevron (News - Alert) and GreenGulf in Doha, Qatar (Photo: Business Wire)
The QSTP is Qatar's first nationally-chartered free trade zone for
commercializing technologies in four areas: Energy, Environment, Health
Sciences, and Information and Communication Technologies and is located
on over a 1,000-hectare campus in Doha. The GreenGulf and Chevron Qatar
Ltd test facility where the BYD ESS is located is near a ~35,000
square-meter site located within the QSTP. This project is the first of
its kind in Qatar to integrate 500 kiloWatt-hours (kWh) of energy
storage with the electricity grid, solar power and back-up diesel
generators, providing both on-grid and off-grid operation with black
start, Voltage (VAR) and Frequency regulation. GreenGulf and Chevron
selected BYD's Iron-Phosphate battery storage system for this
commercial-grade project. It is the first chemistry of its kind that is
completely environmentally-friendly and capable of meeting requirements
for reliability in harsh climates, cycle and service life as well as
many other broad performance requirements. The expected service life of
the BYD Iron-Phosphate batteries is over 25 years. BYD has completed
over 100 MWh of energy storage station projects around the world
including Chevron's
largest CERTS-based ESS in the United States.
The BYD containerized Energy Storage System is rated at 250 kW (300 KVa)
and 500 KWh with nominal output voltage of 415 VAC at a frequency of
50Hz and is outfitted with environmental controls, inverters and
transformers, all self-contained, in a 40 foot shipping container to
provide stable power supply. The round trip efficiency of this 500KWh
system was rated at 89% AC-DC-AC (with THD <3%).
Omran Hamad Al-Kuwari, CEO of GreenGulf stated, "BYD's AC-DC-AC
round-trip-efficiency for their Half-Mega-Watt-scale Energy Storage
Station is an interesting and potentially promising product and we look
forward to testing the application at our state of the art facility."
Carl Atallah, President, Chevron Qatar Ltd said in a public release
about the test facility, "Chevron is committed to helping meet the
world's energy needs, and to protecting people and the environment. This
project supports Qatar's goal for energy sustainability through research
into solar power and energy efficiency technologies and reinforces our
commitment to sustainable development." "BYD has been delighted with
GreenGulf and Chevron's leadership in the applications of renewable
power coupled with environmentally-friendly energy storage, we were very
glad they chose the BYD Iron-Phosphate batteries for this 500 KWh
system" said Stella Li, BYD Senior Vice President. For more information,
visit BYD at www.facebook.com/bydcompany
and www.byd.com.
About BYD
BYD is ranked #1 at the top of Bloomberg's (News - Alert) and BusinessWeek's 2009 Tech
100 List (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100520006751/en/BYD-Tops-Bloomberg-Businessweek%E2%80%99s-12th-Annual-Tech)
and is the leading manufacturer of advanced, environmentally-friendly
battery technologies like the BYD's Iron
Phosphate battery used in BYD electric
vehicles and electric
busses. BYD's solar
panels and LED
Lighting systems have CEC, TUV/CE and UL listings, and the
company enjoys rapid growth in consumer electronics space and electrified
transportation sector manufacturing under its BYD brand. BYD is the
fastest-growing Chinese automotive and green energy technology
enterprise. The Company trades on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKE) under the
ticker numbers (HK.0285 - BYD Electronics) and (HK.1211 - BYD Company
Ltd.), as well as on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange under the ticker number
(002594 - BYD Company Ltd.). For more information, visit www.byd.com,
www.facebook.com/bydcompany
or email pr@byd.com.
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