Finland’s Wartsila Energy has released a new turnkey battery energy storage system (BESS) with new fire safety features.
By ESS news
Fire safety is a key feature of Wärtsilä Energy’s new Quantum3 BESS, alongside upgrades in cybersecurity, energy density and sustainability.
The Finland-based company’s AC block BESS builds on the Quantum2 model, which has undergone nearly 10,000 hours of fire safety testing, including fire extinguishing water and plume gas research.
Wärtsilä said the Quantum3 meets the changing needs of customers and markets for network-scale energy storage, including Australia.
Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Optimization Vice President Andrew Tang asserted that the features will help strengthen the confidence of customers, local communities and first responders that “Wärtsilä’s systems will stand the test of time.”
Quantum3 is a complete AC block solution, with fully integrated batteries and string-based power conversion systems (PCS). String inverters enable decentralized control to improve system availability, efficiency and reliability throughout its life cycle.
The BESS also features Wärtsilä’s proprietary Battery Management System (BMS), which was designed and developed in the United States.
Wärtsilä’s BMS provides efficient cell balancing, customizable system management and enhanced cybersecurity, informed by Wärtsilä’s insight into battery performance and on-site system management.
Housed in a 20-foot ISO container with single-side access, the Quantum3 BESS is ready for worldwide shipping and allows for on-site deployment and back-to-back configuration. The sustainable design includes low noise levels and a low global warming potential (GWP) cooling system.
The Quantum3 is powered by Wärtsilä’s machine learning GEMS digital energy platform (EMS) and uses string inverters to provide visibility and control from battery to fleet level.
Quantum3 can intelligently manage energy supply during peak hours, reducing operating costs and meeting additional service needs. It streamlines controls from the BMS to the EMS, ensuring high data accuracy and better access to improve performance and reduce downtime.
Wärtsilä Energy will add 240 MW/1,030 MWh in the second phase of Origin Energy’s Eraring power station battery facility, increasing total capacity to 700 MW/2,103 MWh. The company was also chosen for the first phase of the project.
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