Manager, Application Engineering IHI Terrasun San Diego, California, United States
Developers are tightly wedged between two competing forces: the need to return on a project's capacity commitment and the cost of equipment to make that happen. Future proofing a project design means that when everything is installed and the COD arrives, the capacity test results meet the project requirements and there is a clear plan in place for the time and feasibility of future augmentation. From a decade of sizing energy storage projects, we’ve developed a 10-step system that combines acquired BESS engineering knowledge with product specifications such as calendar and cycle life degradation, DC voltage limitations, temperature de-rates, and communications constraints to accurately size projects for long term success.