Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will provide energy management for a 240-megawatt (MW) energy storage system as part of a grid reinforcement pilot project for wind turbines in Japan, the company announced Monday.
Chiyoda Corporation placed an order for Mitsubishi's BLEnDer® RE energy management system to monitor and control the battery and power conditioners of what the company believes will become the world's largest energy storage system, according to a statement from Mitsubishi.
The system at the Kita-Toyotomi Substation in Toyotomi, Teshio, Hokkaido has a 240 MW output and 720 MWh rated capacity, and is owned by North Hokkaido Wind Energy Transmission Corporation.
'Chiyoda Corporation will execute the design, engineering and construction for the Grid Reinforcement Pilot Project for Wind Turbines, which is led by North Hokkaido Wind Energy Transmission Corporation under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy,' the statement said.
Under the pilot project, the North Hokkaido Wind Energy Transmission Corporation will introduce transmission facilities and high-capacity energy storage systems to enable groups of large-scale wind turbines of over 500 MW to be connected to the grid in northern Hokkaido.
The energy storage system is expected to commence operations by March 2023.
By Hale Turkes
Anadolu Agency
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