Saft is building an Alliance with other European partners to launch research, development and industrialization for new generations of batteries focusing on high-density Li-ion and solid-state technology. The program addresses all market segments, such as electro-mobility (such as EV, e-bus, railway, marine, and aviation), energy storage (ESS) and specialty industries. These new generation batteries will…
Saft to deliver MW-scale Li-ion battery for the largest storage project in Nordic countries
Saft, a manufacturer of high technology batteries for industry, has been awarded a megawatt-scale Li-ion battery energy storage contract by Fortum, the Finnish energy company.
Saft delivers innovative cold weather energy storage system in Arctic Alaska
Saft, a designer and manufacturer of high-tech industrial batteries, has delivered its Intensium Max+ 20M containerized Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with innovative “Cold Temperature Package” on schedule during Q3 2015, to Kotzebue Electric Association Inc. (KEA), an electric cooperative based in Kotzebue, Alaska. The system will let the existing hybrid wind-diesel power system achieve…
Battery stores 40 MW for Fairbanks, Alaska emergencies
Winter temperatures in Alaska can drop to -50°C, making power outages bad news. One way to prevent them is an emergency power source that feeds energy into the grid until back-up generation can come online. Battery backup is an economic and ecological alternative to ‘spinning reserve’ – gas turbines kept running in case of an…