June 1, 2023: Redflow introduced in the present day that it’ll present a 20MWh circulation battery system for a solar-storage microgrid mission in northern California.
The zinc-bromine BESS for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians – a federally acknowledged sovereign nation – was accepted and funded by the California Power Fee (CEC) underneath its $140 million long-duration power storage grant program.
Redflow will provide 2,000 ZBM3 batteries in its 200kWh modular power pods, for supply in 2023 and 2024.
The corporate has signed a definitive provide settlement with Faraday Microgrids masking battery provide and technical help.
A proper announcement to start out the mission needs to be issued subsequent month.
The mission represents Redflow’s largest single sale and deployment of batteries to this point, following the set up of a 2MWh circulation battery system in California for Anaergia final yr.
Redflow CEO Tim Harris stated the 20MWh BESS is considered one of a number of main alternatives within the pipeline as the corporate continues to concentrate on the US and Australian markets.
“For this mission, the Redflow battery system was designed to cost from photo voltaic and discharge throughout the remainder of the day, decreasing demand on the grid and enhancing Paskenta Rancheria’s power safety,” he stated.
The microgrid is a part of the Tribe’s efforts to attain higher power sovereignty and scale back fossil gasoline use.
