Economic growth and growing populations are changing customers’ demand for power. Governments and industry are moving towards renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. At the same time, advancements in digitalization have already transformed many industries. Microgrids and hybrid systems meet the growing demand for more flexible, sustainable and cost-effective solutions.
Whether you are operating infrastructure services or public institutions, or running a commercial business, mtu microgrid solutions offers a wide variety of applications and service products, each individually designed to meet your specific needs.
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Microgrid Use Case: Cutting-Edge Microgrid Powers UK Logistics Park
Advancing Energy Sustainability and Operational Resilience
Rolls-Royce and BasePower Ltd’s partnership at Symmetry Park Biggleswade showcases a pioneering achievement in microgrid technology. By integrating combined heat and power (CHP) plants, two battery storage containers, and advanced controls, this microgrid offers a reliable and cost-efficient power solution for industrial usage. Download the use case below to discover:
- How Rolls-Royce addresses the challenges of fluctuating energy demand with sustainable power.
- How this integrated microgrid solution can contribute to the net-zero energy transition.
Microgrid Use Case: a mine in Australia
How to lower both energy costs and environmental impact
Electricity makes up a significant share of a mine’s operating costs. Renewable energy solutions such as photovoltaics (PV) and an battery energy storage system (BESS) can lower energy costs by as much as 53% – along with the environmental footprint. How? The following use case of a mine in Australia offers two scenarios. Download the technical article below and discover how:
- A PV-only plant can greatly reduce utility grid dependence
- A combined PV and BESS can lead to optimized energy cost savings
Microgrid Use Case: Energy Supply of a German Logistics Center
How to unlock cost efficiency and sustainability
Energy costs pose a significant operational challenge now. This case study delves into three scenarios for powering a logistics center: standard, cost-effective, and hybrid. With an optimally designed microgrid solution, these costs can be reduced by as much as 61%. Download the use case below and discover how:
- Sustainable operation becomes effective through integration of renewable energies
- Increased grid independence is a better choice
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Armin Fuerderer on automation systems for BESS
Automation systems in a battery world are very crucial because they are basically the clue of the system and need to be configured and adapted to all the needs we have in the grid. The unique advantage of a battery automation system is that it is a one stop shop solution which we provide to our customers. Its fully inhouse developed, and it is highly flexible when it comes to customer requirements and customer needs and therefor unique to the market.
Rohit Prasad on our battery energy storage systems
Battery energy solutions become more and more important going forward. The main reason I would say customers can rely on us is our history. We have been around for a very long time. And we have a service infrastructure really spread out throughout the world. Our products are high quality, high engineering and the after sales that comes with our service footprint globally gives our customers the security and ensures, that their projects will last.
Andreas Goertz on centralized and decentralized energy systems
Listen to Andreas Goertz talking about decentralized energy systems and the need to invest now in the energy transition.
mtu MICROGRID - Scalable Hybrid Storage systems for any use case
Microgrids are localized groups of electricity sources which are connected and controlled by an intelligent energy storage systems, which can feed or tap the main grid, but can also disconnect to "island mode" to avoid voltage fluctuations and pursue peak shaving. These Hybrid Storage and Energy supply systems are extremely flexible so they can function autonomously as physical or economic conditions dictate.
Jan Henker on EnergetIQ
Energy systems like microgrids are getting bigger, more complex, and more valuable. The automation and control system mtu EnergetIQ covers the control of the complete site, of the individual assets and has direct access to the control units of the components below. This brings the opportunity to optimize controls even crossing the borders of control units, to orchestrate the complete system and to optimize all technologies together.
Rolls-Royce Validation Center for mtu microgrids
Under the product brand of mtu – a rolls-royce solution the microgrid solutions combine a variety of advanced technologies to optimize power generation and storage while significantly reducing carbon emissions. The Rolls-Royce Validation Center in Friedrichshafen enables simulations of the function, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a wide range of microgrid setups. Integrating battery systems, gensets capable of running on natural gas and biogas, CHP units, renewable energy sources and much more, they can be scaled and configured for virtually every type of local power need.
Microgrid solutions for multiple applications
mtu microgrid solutions range from stand-alone battery storage to fully integrated hybrid systems.
Demand charge reduction
Reduce your grid stability power demand by storing power and/or using gensets to lower demand charges which are typically based on the single highest grid stability power draw (in kW) per year.
EV charging integration
Enable business cases concerning electrification of the transportation sector by providing extra power during certain periods when charging of multiple vehicles exceeds the grid capacity. Match local renewable energy generation and car charging to provide true green charging.
Frequency regulation services
Provide services to grid system operators – via utility companies or energy traders – such as frequency containment reserve, frequency restoration reserve, etc. to support grid frequency.
Genset dispatch optimization
Reduce your genset runtime and boost genset efficiency by providing spinning reserve from batteries and intelligent load sharing between gensets and batteries whenever gensets are in operation.
Genset flexibilization
Enable your gensets to accept large load steps and bridge startup times by adding battery storage. In this way, a genset power plant can be upgraded for off-grid operation or backup power.
Grid limitation management
Overcome consumer-side limitations on desired load increase (e.g. factory expansion) due to limited grid connection capacities. Batteries and/or gensets can cover your additional grid stability power loads.
Off-grid energy supply
Provide electricity in areas where no grid is available, or reduce your fuel consumption (and hence electricity costs) for existing power plants in off-grid settings by adding renewable energy sources and storage.
Self-consumption & self-sufficiency
Put local power generation units such as solar arrays or CHP plants in place, and use your own power ‘behind the meter’ instead of feeding it into the grid. Increase your self-sufficiency even further by adding
battery storage.
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