Australian distributor for January 2016 Grid Edge / The Company At - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Energy for a sustainable future

January 2016

Australian distributor for

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At Grid Edge we are truly passionate about what we do. We are a company of engineers and business people driven to deliver both off grid and on grid energy supply to all levels of consumer demand, all with an aim of being the best and most trusted renewable energy system company in the business. At Grid Edge we believe in making the environmental changes necessary today, because tomorrow may be too late. That's why we spent a lot of effort in finding technologies that have been tested and proven and won't cause any environmental problems for today or for tomorrow. Grid Edge now has secured the Australian wide distributor rights to a proven storage technology that meets all its criteria. · A battery that is not only 100% recyclable, but also has a recycle program in place. · A battery that is safe enough that you could store it under the dining room table of your home. · A battery that can handle a large operating range and can operate even under extreme conditions. · And also, as importantly, a battery that doesn't use any of our precious metal resources.

Grid Edge / The Company

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Grid Edge has a vision of building large-scale renewable installations across Australia and the South Pacific. We believe this is one way that we can make a much greater impact on climate change and the degradation of our planet. With this in mind, Grid Edge set out to find partners to form a consortium that aligned with our ideals. As a result,

• ur Grid Edge consortium is made up of these major partners.
• Enphase Energy who design and manufacturer micro solar inverters and monitoring equipment. Enphase

Energy is dedicated to bringing an unprecedented level of quality and reliability to the solar industry.

• Q.Cells a manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells, a global market leader in solar panel manufacture.

Q.Cells has proven themselves to be the most durable panels on the market and they have some of the strongest warranties around.

• ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility, industry and transport and

infrastructure customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact.

• FIAMM As the market leader, FIAMM researched and developed, owns and uses Sodium Nickel Chloride

technology (SoNick) and offers batteries and storage solutions, scalable for all sizes, ranging from residential and industrial to national utility applications. The FIAMM SoNick technology solves the environmental recycling challenge, as all components are 100% recyclable. This means, FIAMM technology fulfils the holistic call for fully ecological energy usage. The Grid Edge consortium now has all the right components in place to help build a sustainable future for everyone.

John Ballis CEO Grid Edge pty ltd

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FIAMM, a company established in 1942 produces and commercializes:

• Starter batteries
• Industrial batteries
• Acoustic devices, antennas and cable systems

2014 Turnover

• 584 M€

2014 Employees

• 3,300

60% 40%

Automotive sector

FIAMM Group / The Company

Energy sector

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FIAMM Energy Storage Solutions

FIAMM SpA is an Italian company with a global industrial presence in the automotive and energy storage businesses. Founded in 1942, nowadays FIAMM is a world leader for the production of starter batteries , car horns and industrial batteries. With more than 3000 employees FIAMM runs nine manufacturing plants in Europe, China, North and South America and has a network of commercial offices and sales representative all around the world. Among the customers of FIAMM can be mentioned all the major car manufacturers, the telecom companies and the larger utility companies. The headquarters of the company is located in Vicenza (Italy) together with the Groups main research centre for the development of energy storage systems.

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FIAMM has been working on the Sodium-Nickel Chloride batteries since 2006 and in 2010 acquired Fz-Sonick, now FIAMM-Sonick, the first company to produce, on an industrial scale, Sodium-Nickel Chloride batteries. FIAMM-Sonick is based at its manufacturing plant in Stabio (CH). On December 2012, a new sister company named FIAMM Energy Storage Solutions (FESS) was established in Montecchio Maggiore -VI. The main goal of FESS is to design, assemble and distribute energy storage systems for on and off grid applications. FIAMM is a world leader in the design and manufacture of energy storage systems for telecom applications with experience of more than 40 years in this business. FIAMM, besides its traditional lead-acid batteries, is introducing an new energy storage technology for telecom applications based on the Sodium-Nickel Chloride battery chemistry. FIAMM has recently developed a 48V battery range for telecom backup applications.

Energy Storage Solutions

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FIAMM Group / Strategic Guidelines

Micro Hybrid Vehicles :

• Start & Stop

Batteries  SoNick Batteries:

• Energy Storage
• Backup (TLC)
• Electric Vehicles

 General

Lighting

• OLED

(Organic Light Emitting Diode)

 Automotive /

• Batteries
• Horns
• Antennae and Cables

 Back-up

• Back-up Batteries

Core Business Proximity Business New Business

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FIAMM Sonick / Cell Chemical Reactions

2NaCl + Ni

discharged cell

NiCl2 + 2Na

charged cell

The active materials are: in the discharged state (when manufacturing): sodium chloride and metal powders (mainly nickel) in the charged state (after first charge) they are converted to: sodium and metal chlorides The operating temperature of the cell is around 270°C The electrolyte is in molten state (NaAlCl4, as catholyte) and in solid state, ß”alumina, which provides fast transport of sodium ions and ensures the electrical insulation between anode and cathode.

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FIAMM Sonick / Cell Data

Voltage: 2.20-2.70 Volt (2.58 V on open circuit) Capacity: 38 Ah Dimensions: 36 x 36 x 220 H mm Weight: 685 g Specific Energy : 140 Wh/kg (Pb 25-35 Wh/kg) Specific Energy : 280 Wh/l (Pb 70-100 Wh/l) Specific Power: 245 W/kg Power Density: 491 W/l

Note: the energy density (Wh/l) of the assembled battery is significantly lower due to the presence of the thermal insulation and the integrated battery management system.

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FIAMM Sonick / Cell Assembly

Ref. Quantity Description Material 1 1 Positive pole terminal Nickel 2 1 Anode top lid Nickel plated steel 3 1 Cathode outer lid Nickel 4 1 Cathode current collector Nickel 5 1 Carbon felt Carbon 6 1 Cathode Collar Nickel 7 1 Alfa alumina collar Alfa Alumina 8 1 Anode Collar Nickel 9 4 Shims Nickel plated steel 10 1 β" Alumina Electrolyte β" Alumina 11 1 Metal Case Nickel plated steel 12 1 Case bottom Nickel plated steel

1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 7 8 6 9

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FIAMM Sonick / Cell Manufacturing

Ceramic Process Metallurgic & Chemical Process Cell Assembly Battery Assembly & Testing

— Technology —

• Powder mixing
• Roll Compactation
• Salt Synthesis
• Laser welding
• Vacuum Drying
• Active Materals filling
• Laser sealing
• Box welding
• Formation oven
• Activation charge
• Packaging BMS
• Ceramic Granulation
• Isostatic Pressing
• Sintering Oven
• Thermocompression Bonding
• Finished Battery

— Output —

• Beta-AlluminaTube
• Alfa Allumina Collar
• Assembly tube-collar
• Granulated

Active Mass

• Catholite
• Complete Cell

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FIAMM Sonick / Technology

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FIAMM Sonick / Technology

Battery Steel container Electrical insulation sheets Thermal insulation Cooling unit Heating elements Intercell connectors Cells Battery Control Unit

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FIAMM Sonick / Safety

+ Typical failure mode results in a low resistance path with reduced energy release + Steel cell case, inner steel case for housing the cells + Steel battery case with thermal insulation + BMS diagnostics disconnects the battery in case of serious failure + Health and safety evaluation by US DoE National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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FIAMM Sonick / Material Elementary Composition

Ni 23 % Fe 24 % Na 8 % Cl 19 % Al 16 % O 9 % The composition of a sodium-nickel cell is as follows: Nickel is present as active material, as cathode current collector and protective coating of steel. Iron is present as active material and as steel in the metal container Sodium is present as active material and in the catholite Aluminum is present as salt (catholite) and as

• xide in the ceramic

Chlorine is present as active material and in catholite Oxygen is present as oxide in the ceramics

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+ Low environmental impact:

• Zero ambient emissions
• Free of highly toxic materials
• 100% recyclable stainless steel, nickel,

iron, salt, ceramic

32% 4% 2% 20% 22% 20% Salt Cu Miscellaneous Ni Fe Ceramic

FIAMM Sonick / Cell Recycling

A battery recycling infrastructure is necessary to process spent batteries without adverse impact on the environment. The sodium-nickel cell can be conveniently recycled in existing infrastructures for processing waste materials from the production of stainless steel.

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Safety Evaluation

+ A detailed evaluation of the Health and

Safety Issues of the Sodium-Metal Chloride battery, performed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory – US Department of Energy, is available.

FIAMM Sonick / Health and Safety

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FIAMM Sonick / Recycling Process

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+The battery modules are IP65. +Insensitive to the temperature (between -40° to +60°C),

air-cooling not necessary

+Long shelf life without maintenance. +Remote monitoring. +Space saving. +Reduced weight. +Extra safety features. +No maintenance +High performances under heavy cycling applications: > 4,000 cycles at 80% DoD

FIAMM Sonick / Installation & maintenance benefits:

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+Integrated Battery Management System (BMS)

for monitoring, diagnostics and logging

+Battery operation enable/disable +External safety shutdown input +Battery heating management +Conditioning of power on charge and on float +Data acquisition and battery history logging +Local or remote communication with CANbus interface +Issue of warnings and alarms according to level of criticality +Smoke detector, insulation test +Railways approved connectors

FIAMM Sonick / Installation & maintenance benefits:

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Sodium Nickel Batteries

FIAMM Sonick / References

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Brazil – Sao Paulo INNOVIA 300 Saudi Arabia – KAFD Riyadh INNOVIA 300 Canada – Skytrain Vancouver INNOVIA ART 300 Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur INNOVIA ART 300 Riyadh – Riyadh INNOVIA METRO Key Benefits:

+ Weight savings + Temperature range + Direct communication with the

train

+ No maintenance + Extended life in harsh

environment

Sodium Nickel Battery/ Bombardier Project

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Sodium Nickel Battery/ Mobility Applications

Urban Sustainable Mobility Electrical/hybrid buses Delivery vans

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FIAMM Sonick / Backup Power Applications

Backup Power Telecommunications On board vehicle services

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Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur monorail project Key Benefits:

+ Weight + Temperature range + Direct communication with the

train

+ No maintenance + Extended life in harsh

environments

FIAMM Sonick / SCOMI Group

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+ Temperature range + Remote communication + No maintenance + Extended life in harsh

environments

+ Compact solution

FIAMM Sonick / US Railways

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FIAMM Sonick / Energy Storage Applications

Energy management On grid storage Off grid storage Renewable generation

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Generator + Batteries

• On trial from October 2011
• Key Factors:

+Extended life and reliability +Remote monitoring +High cyclibility

USA - TLC Central Office

• 48V 3200Ah rack system
• Key factors:

+ Energy density + No maintenance + No air conditioning

FIAMM Sonick / Energy Storage Applications

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FIAMM Sonick / Energy Storage Applications

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FIAMM Sonick / Energy Storage System - Spring 1™

Spring 1TM MW class concept

+ Modular system + High energy density + Temperature immunity + Extended cycle life + Zero environmental impact + Designed for:

 Safety  Availability  Reliability  Maintainability

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FIAMM Sonick / Spring 1™ Specifications

Cell Chemistry: Sodium Nickel Chloride (NaNiCl2) Total Number of Cells/Module 240 / 64 Battery System Configuration 64 x ST523 in 20 ft. ISO Container (6.06m x 2.44m x 2.89m) Nominal BESS Current Capacity 2432 Ah Nominal Stored Energy 1.5 MWh (100% DOD) Battery System Voltage Range Minimum Nominal Maximum 420 VDC 620 VDC 648 VDC Max Charge Voltage 700 VDC (DC Bus) Min Discharge Voltage 420 VDC (DC Bus) Max Discharge Current / Power 1920 A / 1150 kW Operating Ambient Temperature

• 20°C to 60°C

Auxiliary power 400VAC 3ph 50/60Hz 15 kW

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FIAMM Sonick / Spring 1™ - ST523 module specs

620 VDC 500 to 650 VDC 650 to 750 VDC 38 Ah 23 kWh 50 Amps 400 VDC AN/ MOD Bus 230 AC 2A 550 mm 950 mm 320 mm 35kg

• 20°C to + 60°C

+ Nominal Voltage + Voltage Operating

Range

+ Bus Voltage

Range

+ Capacity + Nominal Energy + Max Discharge

Current

+ Low Voltage

Disconnect

+ Communication Port + Alarm

Contact

+ Front + Depth + Height + Weight + Environment Temp. Range

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FIAMM Sonick / Spring 1™ Description

+ High energy density + 400 kW 3h + Temperature immunity + Extended cycle life + No environmental impact + Flexible interface with PCS

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FIAMM Sonick / Spring 1™ Description

+ No air-conditioning required, only forced

air used to control the temperature of BMS.

+ Only 15 KW for auxiliary loads + Module replacement with the whole

systems in operation

+ Breakers and protection system to fully

isolate each module

+ High relaibility industrial robust electrical

components

+ One single point of interface for both

power and communication systems

INES-CEA (FR) – on field projects

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FIAMM Sonick / Duke Energy- Rankin (NC)

Rankin Energy Storage System 250 kWh, 390 kW Mitigation of Photovoltaic Power Swing

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FIAMM Sonick / Duke Energy- Rankin (NC)

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FIAMM Sonick / Duke Energy- Rankin (NC)

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FIAMM Sonick / Duke Energy- Rankin (NC)

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FIAMM Sonick / Validation of the system

The validation of the Spring 1 Energy Storage System has been carried out using:

+ modelling tools and state of the art system engineering + internal and external tests according to applicable standards + testing under the worst case scenario conditions + evalution of risk applying FMEA and FMECA concepts + risk analysys carried out by independant experts + environmental impact of large installation (EU directive) + beta test installations among selected customers

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Consortium Partners

Grid-Edge

Grid Edge is a company of engineers and business people driven to deliver on and off grid energy supply to all levels of consumer demand. Headquartered in Melbourne Australia, our supply chain operations are widespread from Europe, USA and SE Asia. Grid Edge is designing and installing state of the art renewable energy power systems of all types and sizes. The Grid Edge team comprises of experts in the field who are passionate about clean green energy and have been involved in many renewable energy programs. We understand renewable energy systems and offer more turn key services than just about anyone in the business. If you are searching for totally engineered and installed commercial solar and stored energy systems, then you need to consider Grid Edge .

Enphase Energy

Enphase Energy delivers energy management technology for the solar industry that increases energy production, simplifies design and installation, improves system uptime and reliability, reduces fire safety risk and provides a platform for intelligent energy management. It’s state of the art, semiconductor-based micro-inverter systems convert energy at the individual solar module level and brings a system-based high-technology approach to solar energy generation, storage, control and management.

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Hanwha Q-Cells

In February 2015, Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:HQCL) emerged as a new global solar power leader from combining two of the world´s most recognized photovoltaic manufacturers, Hanwha SolarOne and Hanwha Q CELLS. The combined company is listed on NASDAQ under the trading symbol of HQCL. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, (Global Executive Headquarters) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation Headquarters) and is the world’s largest solar cell manufacturer as well as one of the largest photovoltaic module manufacturers.

FIAMM

As the market leader, FIAMM researched and developed, owns and uses Sodium Nickel Chloride technology (SoNick) and

• ffers batteries and storage solutions, scalable for all sizes, ranging from residential, industrial and national utility applications.

The high energy storage systems will, on demand, intelligently release power into the respective grids. FIAMM has developed a solid track record deploying worldwide energy storage projects in the last few years. The solutions range from utility scale to micro-grid, including behind the market applications. FIAMM battery’s exceptional design has an operating range of -20 to +60 degrees C with no need for air conditioning or exhaust fans as the batteries are completely sealed units. The FIAMM SoNick technology solves the environmental recycling challenge, as all components are 100 % recyclable. This means, FIAMM technology fulfils the holistic call for fully ecological energy usage.

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