Tesla says the project will integrate 250 MW of new renewable generation capacity into the grid.
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Energy storage start-up NGEN has announced the launch of a 12.6 MW/22.6 MWh battery system in northwestern Slovenia.
The business was set up in the middle of last year to to bring to fruition a grid balancing battery system conceived in 2015 and developed by early last year, according to a press release published by Tesla on Saturday. Tesla said the NGEN project will provide enough grid ancillary services to support 250 MW of renewable energy generation capacity.
NGEN reportedly started construction of its battery project in April and carried out the first operational tests for the €15 million system at the end of August.
With Tesla announcing NGEN has launched the first of its Powerpack battery systems “in the region”, it appears that type of battery forms the basis of the project. pv magazine has attempted to establish the nature of the partnership between Tesla and NGEN.
The battery system reportedly uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to offer automated grid balancing services as well as enabling power exchange energy trading for clients. It is not clear whether the NGEN software incorporates blockchain technology but one of the two founders of NGEN, Damian Merlak, also founded cryptocurrency trading platforms Bitstamp and Tokens.net.
Merlak co-founded NGEN with Roman Bernard, according to Tesla.
The company reportedly intends to develop a second battery system in Slovenia before July and also offers residential storage systems which can harness its grid balancing technology.
Source: pv magazine
