Published On: May 1, 2015

D. Watson, M. Rodgers, Diesel Displacement on an Island Grid with a 1 MW/2 MWh Battery Energy Storage System, presented at Energy Storage Association Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 2015

Introduction

The Wind Energy Institute of Canada (Institute) is located on Prince Edward Island (PEI) which has a peak load of 260 MW and an installed wind capacity of 204 MW. The Institute owns and operates a 10 MW Wind R&D Park and a 2 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). PEI is connected to New Brunswick through a 200 MW cable, during low wind and high load this limit is breached and local diesel generators are used to supply the necessary power.

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