Wärtsilä aids large-scale energy storage facility deployment

Technology group Wärtsilä has launched Quantum2, a fully integrated high-capacity battery energy storage system designed and optimized for global large-scale deployment. It is configured to enable project developers to meet capacity requirements more efficiently and effectively with improved transportation and deployment speed and enhanced safety, the company said.

Wärtsilä’s Quantum2 fully integrated high-capacity energy storage system. (Photo: Wärtsilä)

“Quantum2 is purpose-built for large-scale energy storage facilities to support the transition to renewable energy,” said Darrell Furlong, Director, Energy Storage Product Management and Hardware Engineering at Wärtsilä Energy. “Quantum2 is easily transported by road or by sea and its high energy density means fewer units are needed onsite, making it an ideal product for customers across the globe.”

The system leverages Wärtsilä’s GEMS Digital Energy Management Platform, a computing technology product suite, that the company said enables easy customization, integration and control across assets beyond the battery system. GEMS operates autonomously to ensure maximum platform flexibility with advanced logic and functionality while delivering software patches and updates across single platforms and fleets, the company explained. It provides a single, unified communication interface for all components, including streamlined monitoring, control and performance insights to the battery, safety and thermal management systems.

Other Quantum2 features include:

• Streamlined design that enables more compact layouts at high site energy densities.
• Conformation to ISO standard for 20-ft. containers for improved transportation efficiencies and minimized field construction across global two- to eight-hour projects.
• Fully tested, pre-installed, liquid-cooled IP67 modules require no additional site work.
• End-to-end fire safety approach compliant with international safety standards, including NFPA 855.
• Thermal and humidity management solution that maintains a tight control of temperature differences between cells and modules, with a customizable hybrid cooling system to reduce auxiliary power consumption according to project needs.
• Durability features including the ability to withstand winds and seismic activity and long duration anti-corrosion surface treatment.

The system is designed to be flexible enough to include modules from various manufacturers, allowing Wärtsilä to optimize the configuration for each project and leverage its supply chains to ensure timely delivery, the company added.