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An incubator with a differenceFaroe Islands plan for 100% green energy
Towards a digital railway
Magalie Savany works as an operator for Saft in Nersac, France
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Saft, Groupe SA, 26QuaiCharlesPasqua,92300Levallois-France.www.saftbatteries.com - Saft Magazine,amagazineforSaft’scustomersandbusinesspartners.Editor:elmaPeters.Managing Editor:KarenHollington.Text:SixDegrees.Graphic design:MLLanceau.Printed by:Cap2tout.Cover:Photo©JoelPeyrou-Saft.Feedback:[email protected]
Power 2020 – transforming to enhance performance
ghislainLescuyer,CeO
Since the last edition of Saftinternational Magazine, a lot hashappened at our company. Ourstrategy, Power 2020, is on trackand we are seeing the first opera-tional benefits starting to bearfruit.Transformationplansarewellunderwayinourfourdivisions,aswellasinthefunctions.Wehaveinvestedinatechnologyincubator,whereweareinnovatingforthefuture;sharingtechnologyprototypesearly,collabo-rating closely with customers andco-creatingwithsuppliers.Youcanread more about our incubator onpage10. Commercially, we have hadsomegoodsuccessesthisyear.CeB(CompanhiaenergeticadeBrasilia),theBrazilianpowerutility,isreplacingthe existing lead-acid batteries in34 substations with Saft’s Uptimaxnickel-basedbatteries.Uptimaxwillprovide CeB a significant increase
in reliability and availability, whilereducing battery maintenance andreplacement costs. We also won acontract to deliver megawatt-scalelithium-ionbatterysystemforFortuminthelargestelectricitystoragepilotprojectinthenordiccountries. WelaunchedournewLMcellforsmart meters, which is especiallyresistanttohotclimates.itwillhelpustowinmorebusinessintheMiddleeastandAsia.inSpace,wesaidfare-well to thePhilae lander–Rosettamission–whichwascrashedintothecometon30thSeptember.AllofusatSaftareveryproudthatourbatterywasthetechnologychosentopowersuchacriticalmission. Thisyear,Safthashadachangeofownership.Whilewearenowafully-ownedsubsidiaryofTotal,Saftwillcontinuetooperateasastand-alonecompany.TotalisfullysupportiveofourPower2020strategyandwewill
continue down that path, with thebackingofTotalhelpingustobecomeastrongercompany.Wehavebegunto work with our counterparts inTotaltoidentifypotentialopportuni-ties,bothinoil&gas,andinregionswhere theyhaveastrongpresenceandcanopendoorsforSaft.WeareinvestigatingwhethertherearejointopportunitieswithSunPower,Total’ssolar PV subsidiary, to develop theroleofbatteriesintheintermittencyofrenewables.Andwe’rediscussinghowwecanleveragetechnologydevelop-mentinbothcompanies,aswellasintheportfolioofcompaniesthatmakeupTotal’senergyVentures.Total’sambitionistobepresentacrosstheentireelectricityvaluechainandSafthasakeyroletoplay,thankstothegrowing importance of batteries inenergystorageandefficiency.
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4 inbrief
6 electricityistheenergyofthefuture
7 Microgridsgo“BacktotheFuture”
10 Anincubatorwithadifference
12 Faroeislandsplanfor100%greenenergy
13 Keepingthegridinbalance
14 SePTAbreaksintonewtracksidestoragemarket
15 Towardsadigitalrailway
15 goingDutch
16 Silentrunningforluxurymegayacht
17 Poweringexploration,todayandtomorrow
18 60secondbrief–BerlinHeart
19 Whentheheatison–LMsmartmetercellsdeliver
20 noneedforaflyingservicevisit
21 Renewablepowerforremotetelecomstations
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We’rereviewingourcommu-nicationssothatwefocusonthenewsthatismostinter-estingandrelevantforyou.Please take a few minutestocompleteoursurvey–foreverysurveycompletedwewillmakeadonationtoourchosencharity,Fondspourles Soins Palliatifs. As anorganization that supportsend-of-lifecare,itrepresentsacausethataffectseveryone.
SincemovingtoanewheadquartersbuildinginLevalloisinlatenovember,Saftisabletogivecustomersawarmerwelcome.TheofficeisclosetothecenterofParisandhasacontemporarydesignandlayouttosupportcustomermeetingsandenhancecommunicationbetweenteams.
New address: 26 Quai Charles Pasqua 92300 Levallois, France
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New HQ in Levallois
AirbusnamedSaftas thewinnerofthe ‘Best Performer Award’ in itsSupplyChainandQualityimprovementProgramawards,heldinToulouseinApril. The award recognizes Saft’scommitmentandperformance.“The award highlights the close partner-ship developed with Airbus over many years. We aim to maintain the momentum for 2016 and beyond, taking into account the challenge of increasing production of the A350 XWB”, saidPatrickSanchez,QualityManageratSaftBordeaux.
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Riding the waves in world’s toughest sailing race
The Vendée globe is regardedasthetoughestsailingeventintheworld. A round-the-world single-handed yacht race that involvesbattlingyourway throughsomeofthemost inhospitablestretchesofocean,againsttheprevailingwinds.it’snowonderthis25,000nautical-milecompetitioniscommonlyknownastheeverestofsailing-andsome-thing Saft is proud to be on boardwith. Our team has been workingcloselywithothercommercialpart-nerstoensure‘BateaudesMétiers’,one of 29 monohull yachts takingpartinthisyear’srace,isfittedoutwiththeverylatestinmarineinno-vation. it includesgroundbreakingstructural designs, hydraulics andprotectivesurfacestoovercomeanychallenge,comehellorhighwater.Winninganeventlikethiscomesdowntoexperienceandnaturaltalent,bothofwhichskipperArnaudBoissièreshasinabundance.Theothersuccessfactorisclevertechnology,somethingthis18-meterimocaiscrammedfullof. There are satellite communica-tionssystemsthatprovidevoice,faxandhigh-speeddata;radarthatnotonlyenablesArnaudto‘see’inpoorvisibility,butalsoprovidesaconstantlook-outforanypotentiallydamagingfloating objects, plus weather andnavigationstationsprovidingreal-timeinformationwithpinpointaccuracy. PoweringthattechnologyisasetofspecificallydesignedSaftbatteries,notonly towithstandsuchextremeconditions, but also lightweight,without compromising on charge/discharge times. We wish Arnaudeverysuccess.
Afilmthatshowshowenergystorageiscombatingclimatechangehaswona César Award, the French equiva-lent of an Oscar. Called Demain(Tomorrow), the filmwasnamedasbestdocumentaryandwasdirectedbyMélanieLaurent,whomadeaname
forherselfinHollywoodwithastar-ringroleinQuentinTarantino’smovieinglouriousBasterds.
ThefilmfeaturesaSaftenergystoragesystem on La Réunion that makessolar energy a reliable part of theenergy mix throughout the day andnight–andshows thepotential forsustainableenergy.
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“Electricity is the energy of the future”
Total has decided to develop a new business line dedicated to electricity. Why? Formanyreasons,electricityistheenergyofthefuture.Firstlybecausegasisthemostprom-isinghydrocarbon,anditsprimarymarketiselec-tricity.Andbecausei’mconvincedelectricvehiclesaregoingtoboomfasterthananticipated,particu-larlyinlargeWesterncitiesandChinaduetothepublichealthandpollutionissues. That’swhyTotaldecidedtocreateanewbranchdedicatedtogas,renewablesandelectricity,whichwillencompassSaft,SunPowerandthedistrib-utorLampiris.naturallyweareandwillremainoilandgasspecialists,butwe’repositioningourselvesonthemarketsofthefuture.
Why choose to take over Saft? in2015,whiledraftingourlong-termstrategicplan,wetookaseriouslookatthegroup’svariousbusinesslines,especiallyrenewableenergies.WewonderedaboutTesla’sannouncementsandthefutureofpowerstorage,whichseemedlikeakeylinktothedevelopmentoftheserenewables.Saft’snamewasmentionedbytwodifferentTotalteams,andinverypositiveterms.So,aswithSunPowerin2011,wedecidedtoinvestinamajorindustryexpertwithrenownedtechnolog-icalexpertise,ratherthansolelyfocusingonenergystorageR&D.
According to some observers, 95 percent of Saft’s business is of no interest to Total... ifwe’reallocatingalmost1billioneurostobuySaft,it’scertainlynotjustforthe5percentofitsbusinessthat’sgeneratedbyenergystorage!We’reinterestedinallofSaft’stechnologiesaswe’reconvincedthatitssupe-riorinsightsstemfromitsexpertiseincutting-edgefieldssuchasaerospace.Ofcourse,we’realsolookingtohelpSaftexpandits
reachintonewmarkets,whichitssizepreviouslyprohibited.Butfirst,we’regoingtotakethetimetounderstandtheirbusiness,whichisnewtousatthispoint. Theenergybusinessisconstantlychanging,themixisleaningtowardsacombinationofrenewablegasandstorage,andwebelievethatSaft’sknow-howwillbeakeyadvantageforustobettergraspthistrend.
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Back to the FutureFromtheopeningofThomasedison’sPearlStreetStationinManhattanin1882totoday’smultiplegenerationsolar,windanddieselsourcesforgreenermicrogrids.
Harnessing the Arctic’s midnight sunAnexcellentexampleofthedifferenceamicrogridcanmakeisColvilleLake,whichlies50kmnorthoftheArcticCircleinCanada.Since2015amicrogridhasbeendeployedthatcombinesPVpanelswithnewdieselgeneratorsandaSaftenergyStorageSystem.
A fast growing marketnavigant,themarketresearchcompany,estimatestheoverallvalueofthemarketforremotepowersystemstobearound$11billiontoday.Andithasforecastanearly20-foldincreaseoverthenextdecadeto$200billion.
Microgrids are becoming increasingly important for delivering electricity to remote or inaccessible areas, such as islands.
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Yet, while our current electricalgridscontinuetobringmajorbenefitstobillionsofpeopleacrosstheglobe,thedemandformorepowerispushingthemtotheirlimitsinbothsizeandcomplexity.AsPhillipF.Schewesaysinhisbook‘Thegrid’:“Constructed of intricately interdependent components, the grid operates on a rapidly shrinking margin for error. Things can, and do, go wrong in this system, no matter how many preventive steps we take. Just look at the colossal 2003 blackout, when 50 million Americans lost power due to a simple error at a power plant in Ohio; or the one a month later, which blacked out 57 million Italians. And these two combined don’t even compare to the 2001 outage in India, which affected 226 million people.” Today, the desire for resilienceandautonomyofsupply,alliedtotheincreasing need to deliver reliableand cost-efficient power to remoteoff-grid communities, is driving areassessmentof theway thatgridsare configured. The result is thatmicrogridsarefirmlybackinfavor. Modernmicrogridsbringtogethera variety of distributed energysources ( including generation,demand management and energystorage) and loads, operating theminacontrolledandcoordinatedwayeither independentlyoraspartofalargergrid.Withinmicrogrids,energy
storage such as Saft’s intensium®Max containerized systems providea number of functions includingmaintaininggridstabilityaswellassmoothing the output of renewableenergyresources. The main difference betweenmicrogrids and traditional grids isthattheymaintainacloserproximitybetweenthepointsatwhichelectricityisgeneratedandwhereitisconsumed,eliminating the need for it to be
transmitted over longdistances. Microgridsalso provide effectiveintegrationwithabroadrange of renewableenergy sources suchassolar,windturbines,smallhydro,geothermaland waste-to-energy
plantaswellaswithcombinedheatandpower(CHP)systems. The main way of characterizingmicrogrids is not so much by theirsize as by their functionality. Theyarebecomingincreasinglyimportantfordeliveringelectricitytoremoteorinaccessibleareasthataretoocostly,time-consumingordifficulttoconnecttothegrid.Typicalapplicationsincludeislands,villageelectrificationprojectsorremoteminingcommunities. There isalsogrowing interest inusing grid-connected microgrids,comprising a mix of conventionalgenerationandrenewablegenerationsources,toensurecontinuityofsupply
andtoprotectagainstpotentialgridfaults and emergency situations.Here,thecapabilityofamicrogridtoseparateand isolate itself fromthemaingridisattractiveintheeventofnaturaldisasterorcyberdisruptionformission-criticalapplicationssuchas hospitals, university campuses,industrialfacilitiesandmilitarybases. D iese l generators are thetraditional mainstay of microgrids.However,withthecostofrenewableplantscontinuingtofall,microgridsa r e n o w e m b r a c i n g m u l t i p l egenerationsources.Creatingschemesin which diesel generation andrenewablescomplementeachoffersconsiderablesavingsintermsofthecostsoffuelpurchase,transportandhandling as well as maintenance,sincethedieselgensetsarerequiredto operate for fewer hours. Therearealsoenvironmentalbenefitsfromreducedgreenhousegasemissions.
In 1882, Thomas Edison opened the Pearl Street Station in Manhattan. As well as the first central power plant in the US, with local generation serving just 82 customers, it was effectively the first of many local microgrids. Over the next century these early microgrids expanded and grew into regional and national grids, becoming in the words of the US National Academy of Engineering, “the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century.”
Electrical grids: “the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century”
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An excellent example of the difference a microgrid can make is Colville Lake, which lies 50 km north of the Arctic Circle. Thissmallremotecommunityofabout160peopleisonlyaccessiblebyairorbyiceroadsduringasix-weekwindowinFebruaryandMarch.Forsomeyears ithadrelied only on its diesel generators. But since 2015 amicrogridhasbeendeployedthatcombinesPVpanelswithnewdieselgeneratorsandaSaftintensium®MaxenergyStorageSystem.Thegoalwastoreducetheruntimeofthedieselgenerators,especiallyinthesummerwhenthesunlightisavailableforvirtually24hoursaday. Saft’s energy Storage System helps stabilize thenetwork. ithasalsoreducedthegeneratorruntimetoaround 50 percent. This provides significant savingsindieselconsumption–somethingthat isparticularlyimportant as delivering fuel via the ice road is bothexpensiveandlogisticallychallenging. inadditiontoitsnewautonomyfromdependenceondiesel,theColvilleLakecommunitynowbenefitsfromagreatlyimprovedqualityoflifethroughnoisereductionandeliminationofemissions.jim.mcdowall@saftbatteries.com
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interest inmicrogridshasneverbeengreater.navigant, themarketresearch company, estimates theglobal value of the market forremotepowersystemstobearound$11billiontoday.Andithasforecastanearly20-foldincreaseoverthenextdecadeto$200billion*.Saftenergystorage systems are poised to playamajorroleinthisgrowthasakeyenablingtechnologyformicrogrids.
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Mymantrais‘tryquickly,failearly’,somethingthatistypicallyassociatedwiththebuzziestoftechnologystart-ups.inacompanywithanear100-yearhistory,you’dbeforgivenforthinkingthingsmightmovealittlemoreslowly.Butinanodtoagileworking,Safthascreatedacompany-wideincubatorwithadifference.Sharingtechnologyproto-typesearly.Collaboratingcloselywithcustomers.Co-creatingwithsuppliers.ThisisapartofSaftwherefailureisencouraged,because ithelpsusgetonestepclosertoknowingexactlywhatourcustomerswant. Technology innovation is core toSaft’sDnA,andinanefforttoaccel-erateandimprovehowwedoitwe’ve
createdanewgroupthatoperatesinapreviouslyuntouchedareaoftheR&Dprocess.Aftertheresearchstage,butbeforedevelopmentandthenproduc-tion, you’ll find stagesfour, fiveandsixoftheTechnology ReadinessLevel,orTRL.Thisisoursweetspot. Once a product ortechnology emergesfromourownR&Dteam,orevenasupplier’sincu-bator,wenowhaveateamofpeoplethatwillusethattechnologytocreatenewandchallengingapplicationsthatare effectively working prototypes.Theseprototypescanbesharedwith
customerstogettheirfeedbackmuchearlieron,evenbeforethedevelop-mentprocessisstarted.itmeansyou,ascustomers,cannowtouchandfeel
thetechnologylongbeforeitbecomesa‘fait-accompli’.Youcansuggesttweaks(ormajorchanges)that would bettersuityourownroad-maps–beitmonthsormanyyearsdown
theline.We’reeffectivelyaskingourcustomers to challenge how we dothings. The goal of this incubator is toconnect the scientific community
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“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
Henry Ford
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acrossSafttoensurewewillbedevel-oping products that address a realneed,moreeffectivelyandoftenmorequicklybybringingviabletechnologicalbricks. Ourteamismadeupofpeoplewithstrongtechnicalbackgrounds,buttheyhavediverseexperience–whetheritisinR&T,development,industrialization,orevenproduction.Ourteamunder-standsthetechnology,thecustomerneedsorthepracticalconstraintsthat
may exist in terms of industrializa-tion today. if therearehurdles, thisteamwillidentifythemattheearliestpossible opportunity. We are alsocommerciallyminded–weknowwhatiscompellingtoengineersandbusi-nesspeoplealike. Havingofficiallylaunchedtheincu-batorinAprilthisyear,ouractivityisgrowingandweareactively lookingforcustomerswhoareinterestedtoknow more. Our activity covers the
threemainareasofcreatingbatteries:differentchemistries,mechanicalparts(fromcellstobatteries),andsystemcomponents (e.g. electronics, soft-wareandintegration).ifyou’dliketoseewhatwe’recurrentlyworkingon,ortoshareinsightintotheupcomingtechnologychallengesyou’veidentifiedwithinyourownbusiness,we’dlovetohearfromyou.
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faroe islands plan for 100% green energy
Terji Nielsen, SEV’s R&D Manager
SEV, the Faroe Islands utility, recently inaugurated Europe’s first fully commercial installation of a lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage system in combination with a wind farm. Saft International Magazine asked Terji Nielsen, SEV’s R&D Manager, to outline the background to the project.
TheFaroe islandsare18 islandslocatedhalfwaybetweenicelandandnorway.The islands’harshweatherconditions make SeV’s mission, asthemainpowerproduceranddistri-butor, a key service to the islands’50,000 inhabitants.All the islandershave a stake in our business so tospeak, as we are owned by all theFaroesemunicipalities,andwereceivenogovernmentsubsidies.Anyprofitsarereinvestedintodevelopingourgrid. SeV’sgreenvisionisfor100percentrenewable electricity production by2030 by making fulluse of our abundantwindandhydroenergyresources, togetherwithothertechnologiesl i k e p h o t o v o l t a i c sa n d t i d a l e n e r g y .Simultaneously, ourenergymixisenteringa period of profoundchangeaswetransitionhousehold heating from oil to heatpumps and incentivize the use ofelectricvehicles. The aggregated effect is that by2030wewilldoubleourcurrent314gWhannualdemandforelectricity.
Amajorstepinourgreenenergyprogramwasthenew12megawatts(MW)Húsahagiwindfarmthatcameonlinein2014.Frompastexperienceweknewthat thevariablenatureof
wind would present gridstability issues.Therefore,to overcome short-termvariations, lasting fromsecondstominutes,wehavedeployeda2.3MWenergystoragesysteminstallationatthesite. SaftandeneRCOnwere our partners for theLi-ion battery and energy
conversion systems. They were anaturalchoiceduetotheircombinationof fully commercialized technologyandthecapabilitytosupportusfrominitialconceptandsolutionmodellingthroughtofinaldelivery.
Sofartheenergystoragesystemisfunctioningexactlyasplanned.Andweweredelightedtoshareourexperiencewith the 350 delegates attendingour recent conference in the Faroeislands.iexpectthatenergystoragewillbeanintegralpartofallnewwindfarms,eitheraslocalstoragesystems,orasmorecentralizedsystems.ForSeV the benefits of energy storageareclearandthisapproachisreadilytransferrable to islands across theworld.
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Keeping the grid in balance
Venteea, the largest battery system ever to be installed in mainland France.
As more electricity is generatedfrom both decentralized and inter-mittentsolarandwindenergy,thereisagrowingneedforflexibilitiesandsmartenergymanagement inorderto keep the mandatory permanentbalanceofenergysupplyanddemand.When the sun shines or the windblowsplentyofelectricityisproduced,butthisdoesn’talwayscoincidewithconsumerdemand.Asaconsequence,reversepowerflowsmayputlowandmediumvoltagegridstotheirlimitsofhostingrenewables. inaddition,thehighvariabilityofgenerationplacesstresses on the grid, which needstoresponddynamically tochanginglevelsofsupplyanddemandtomain-tainhigh-qualitypowertoconsumers. Smart grids integrate advancediT solutions to monitor and controlpowerflows.Yet,theadditionalflex-ibilities,neededforperiodsofminutes,hoursandsometimesseveraldays,havetobeprovidedeitherbyflexiblegeneration or by flexible consump-tion.Bothofthemhavetheirtechnicaland economic limits. This is where
energystoragecomesintothepictureasafourthassetclassinourenergysystem*, enabling effective, local-izedprovisionofbalancingservicestoensurethegridremainsinbalance. Safthasdevelopedcommercial-izedsolutionsandis continuing toimprove its solu-tionsandinnovatetomeetthesenewdemands, and isinvolved in someof the world ’sbiggest trials ofnewstoragetech-nology. Oneoftheseisamegawatt-scalelithium-ion (Li-ion) battery energystorageprojectforFortum,theFinnishenergycompany.ASaft intensium®Maxcontainerizedbatterysystem,withanominaloutputof2MWand1mega-watthour(MWh)ofenergycapacity,isbeinginstalledatFortum’sSuomenojapowerplantaspartofthelargest-everelectricitystoragepilotprojectinthenordicregion.
Saftalsoprovidedthecontainer-izedbatterysolutionsforalargepilotprojectinFrance,knownasVenteea,andbeingrunforgridoperatorenedis.Theprojectincludesdynamicvoltageregulation tools,aswellasa2MW
capacitybatterystoragesolution, located on awind farm in easternFrance (Aube). Thelatest results showthat thesystemhelpsto bring network effi-ciency with a betterrenewableenergyinte-gration in the distri-bution network. The
energy storage system is providinga bouquet of 12 different servicesto multiple stakeholders, includingfrequency regulation qualified byFrenchTSORTe.Andthekeytothisis real-timemonitoringandcontrolbackedbyhigh-capacitystorage.
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SEPTA breaks into new trackside storage market
US transport authority SePTA( S o u t h e a s t e r n P e n n s y l v a n i aTransportationAuthority) isdemon-strating how rail operators canplugintoanewrevenuestreamandimprovetheirenvironmentalperfor-mance.in2016,itmadeitsthirdforayintocapturingthebrakingenergyfromsubwaycarsandstoringitusingSaftenergystoragesystems. Under braking, a six-car metrotrain can generate up to 3 MW. Bycapturing this energy (which wouldotherwisebelost)inastoragedevice,itcanbeusedeithertopoweraccel-erationoftrainsortohelptheoper-atoroftheelectricitydistributiongridbalancesupplyanddemand. SePTA’s energy storage journeystartedin2011whenitusedagovern-ment grant to fund a pilot projectadjacenttothetracksonitsMarket-Frankfordline.ThetrialindicatedthatSePTA could reduce its energy billby$135,000persubstation.Asecondpilotwasthencommissionedin2014toevaluateamixofbatteryandsuper-capacitorenergystorage,takingthetotalpowercapacityto1.8MW. ThelatestprojectisthefirsttobeoperatedonacommercialbasisandrequirednoupfrontinvestmentfromSePTA.Undera20-yearagreement,Constellation,a leadingcompetitive
energycompany,will fund,ownandoperate lithium-ion (Li-ion) batterysystemsthatadd8.7MWpower. in turn, demand response andmanagementspecialistViridityenergywillprovidethecommercialinterfacewith the energy market through itssoftware. “SEPTA is undertaking a unique combination of regenerative braking
capture and reuse, coupled with revenue-generating, market-based services. Indeed, the value is so compelling that the project has expanded from a single battery installation to a fleet of nine batteries that will be operational in the coming months,” highlights ViridityPresident,RajChudgar.
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inherkeynotespeechatinnoTrans2016, Violeta Bulc, the europeanCommissioner for Transport andMobility, emphasized the rise ofthe internet of Things (ioT) in rail:“Technology is changing our transport network before our eyes. Digitalization, intelligent transport systems and better use of Big Data are the heart of the future rail system.” The ioT’s integration ofsensorsandcommunica-tion will help operatorsdeliver more from theirassets with less invest-ment through increasedautomationandpredictivemaintenance–enablingthemtoserviceequipmentonlywhenitneedsattention. TohelpdrivethisintegrationSaft
has launchedaservicethatextendsioTcapabilitytothebackupbatteriesonboardtrains.C.O.M.M.Battuseswire-lessmonitoringtoprovideoperatorswithareal-timepictureofhowtheirbatteriesareperforming.Thedevice
carriesSaftpropri-etaryalgorithmsthatcalculate variousb a t t e r y p a r a m -e t e r s i n c l u d i n gState of Charge,thussupplementingroutine inspectionsbypredictivemain-tenance only whenn e c e s s a r y . T h e
resultisreduceddowntime,optimizedfleetmanagementandtheassociatedcostefficiencies.
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Towards a digital railway
Going Dutch Backup power is critical to railoperations, but the pressure is ondesigners toreduce theweightandsize of these components whilereducingmaintenancerequirementsandincreasingreliability. CAF,Spain’slargestrollingstockmanufacturer, is achieving this byinstallingSaftbatteriesin118CivityeMU(electricMultipleUnit)trainsthatwillrunontheDutchrailwaynetwork.Thebatterieswillensurecontinuityofpowerforcriticalcontrol,safetyandcommunications systems for morethan threehours if themainpowersupplyfails.
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Saft on-board batteries will provide backup power on CAF’s sprinter new generation trains for Dutch Railways.
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Silent running for luxury mega yacht
Award win for low emission ferry
The stakes have just got higherforownersofluxurymegayachts.it’snolongerenoughtohavethebiggestandfastestvesselontheseas.Theynowwanthybridelectricdrivesthatofferthepossibilityforsmooth,silent,emission-freeoperation.And that’swhere Saft’s specialized marinelithium-ion(Li-ion)batteriescomein. Safthasjustwonitsfirstcontractinthissectorforthezozaluxurymegayacht project. it will be one of thelargest and most advanced privatehybrid luxury yachts in the world;thevesselwillfeatureaninnovativepropulsion system with six mainenginesandanelectricalpowerplantfeaturing two Saft battery systemswithatotalcapacityof3MWh. “Our objective for Project Zoza is to create ultimate comfort and style
by adopting the latest state-of-the-art marine technologies. Saft’s battery systems will help to take yacht design to the next level by supporting silent propul-sion and emission-free operations in harbor,”saidarepresentativefromtheyacht’sfutureowner.
TheScottishferry,MVCatriona,wasnamedasthebestelectricandhybridpropulsionsystemattheelectric&HybridMarineAwards2016.ThispioneeringferryfeaturestwoSaftSeanergy®batterysystemsthatprovideatotalof800kWhofenergystorage.Byintegratingthebatteries,theferry’sownerCaledonianMaritimeAssetssavesupto30percentinfuelconsumptionandCO2emissions.
“Our objective for Project Zoza is to create ultimate comfort and style by adopting the latest state-of-the-art marine technologies.”
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Powering exploration, today and tomorrow
it was called europe’s ‘ApolloMoment’.Travellingbillionsofmilesacross our solar system, to chasea comet and then land on it. Thetechnologicalfeatwasequivalenttolandingaflyonaspeedingbullet. it was a mission that capturedtheheartsoftheworldinawaythatnoothereuropeanonehas.Withthespacecraft Rosetta and the landerPhilae transformed into charactersadored and followed by millionson social media and through theircartoons. And it is amissionwhichwasmadepossiblewiththehelpofSafttechnology. Whenyouthinkofspaceexploration,batteriesarenot necessarily the firstthingthatcometomind.Butformorethan50yearsSaft batteries have been enablingspace exploration. Batteries forrovers,landers,spaceprobes,toolstonamebutafew.BatteriesthathaveenabledoursciencefictionvisionofaSpaceAgetobecomereality. When Philae landed on thesurfaceofthecomet67PChuryumov-gerasimenko, not everything wentto plan. Philae bounced across thesurface. it landed in an area whichmeantitssolarpanelswouldnotgetthe sunlight needed. But the SaftprimarybatteryonthePhilaelanderworked. it did not need sunlight.Aftermorethanadecadetravellingacrossoursolarsystemitworked.itprovided60hoursofpowerforallthescientificexperimentsperformedby
the Philae lander.This informationhas helped to tellsc ient ists moreaboutcomets,howthey are formed,how they evolve.W h a t t h e y a r e
madeof.This is science that foundingredients that are crucial for theoriginsoflife.Thedatacollectedissovastthatdiscoverieswillstillbemadefromitin30years’time. Saft’sprimarybatteryenabledthis.Withalltheglitzandglamourofspaceexploration, it is the things whichwedonotshoutabout,whichquietlymaketheimpossiblepossible.Andwillcontinuetodosoaswepushforwardwithourendeavorsinspace.
Abouttheauthor:SarahCruddasis an established space journalist,broadcasterandauthor.Shehasanacademicbackgroundinastrophysicsand is the face of space on manyBritishandUSTVchannels.
60 hoursbattery-powered operation of Philae lander
31 monthstime spent in deep space hibernation
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60 second brief – Berlin HeartYour heart is the ultimate pump. In the time it takes to read this page it will have pumped around five liters of blood around your body. But sometimes medical conditions mean that it will require some assistance, and that is where the ventricular assist devices (VADs) manufactured by Berlin Heart come in. Sebastian Muench, their Marketing Team Leader, answers our questions:
Q – What do your devices do?A –Our VADs provide mechanicalsupportfortheheartsofpatientswithend-stageheartfailure,manyofthemwaiting for a transplant. VADs aredesignedtopumpbloodthroughthepatient’sbodyandthusrelievetheirsickheart.Therearetwodevices,theimplantableinCOR®foradultpatientsandtheparacorporealeXCOR®(pumpoutsideofthebody).Mostimportantly,theeXCOR®istheonlyVADavailableandapprovedforpediatricpatients.
Q – How long has the company been operating?A –We were founded in Berlin in1996. Since then we have grownto 250 employees. And this year
we celebrated our anniversary ’20HeartbeatingYears’.inthattime,wehavesupportedaround4,600patientsinmorethan40countries.
Q – How long have you been a Saft customer?A –We have been using Saft’srechargeablelithium-ion(Li-ion)MP*batteriessince2002.Theymeetour
veryhighexpectationsforbothreli-abilityandlong-termavailability.
Q – What role do the batteries play?A –Thebatteriesaremission-critical.Theyprovide totally reliablemobilepowerfortheVADs.Mobilityisalsoanessentialfeatureforourpatientsasitenablesthemtoenjoyanimprovedquality of life since they can walkaroundfreelyandleavethehospitalward.
Q – How long will the batteries last for?A –normallyapatientcanenjoytotalfreedomfromexternalpowerforuptofourhoursbetweencharges.Thisisaverydemandingapplicationandthebatterypacksarereplacedatintervalsfromsixmonthstotwoyears.
Q – How will Berlin Heart’s technology evolve?A –As the technology continues toevolve,wehopetodeliverVADsthatwillfurtherminimizetheconstraintsfor our patients. This will requiresmallerandmorepowerfulbatteriesthat enhance the mobility of ourpatients.
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- the cell provides the high capacityneeded and the capacitor deliversthepulse.itworkswell,buthascost,complexityandspaceimplications. SaftisnowofferingmeteringOeMsanelegantalternativewithitsnewLMcells based on Li-MnO2 technology.Theydeliverbothhighcapacityandhigh power capability at operatingtemperaturesfrom-40°Cto+85°C.
MAkINg ThE DIFFERENCE METERiNG
When the heat is on – LM smart meter cells deliver
Smart meters are rolling out to warmer regions of the world such as the Middle East and Asia.
notonlydosmartmetersprovideconsumerswithmoreaccurateenergybillsbuttheyarealsoakeycompo-nent of our transition to renewableenergyastheyprovideutilitieswithaclearpictureofexactlywhere,whenandhowmuchenergy isconsumed.Theyneedtheirownsourceofpower
formonitoringanddatatransmissionandtypicallyrelyonprimarybatteriesbased on Li-SOCl2 chemistry thatperformwellintemperateregions. However, their adoption in hotclimatesisachallengeforthesecells.Becauseathighertemperaturestheystruggle todeliver thehighcurrentpulseneededtoactivateessentialdatacollectionandtransmissionfunctions. ApopularoptionisahybriddesignthatpairsaLi-SOCl2cellwithacapacitor
The new LM cells based on Li-MnO2 technology
Scan this QR code and watch a video about how our cells are produced in South Shields, UK
-40°c to +85°cnew lM cells operating temperatures
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No need for a flying service visitIt can be costly, dangerous and take precious time to send a technician out at short notice to hard-to-reach industrial and utility sites.
That’swhythesesitesplacemajoremphasis on redundant backupsystemswithhighreliabilityandmain-tenance-freerequirements.Andthatincludestheirbackupbatteries,whereSaftnickelbatteriesareincreasinglythetechnologyofchoice. Oneexampleise.On’sAmrumbankWestoffshorewindfarm,whichlies40kmfromthenearestlandinthenorthSeaandgeneratesupto302MW.Theinvestment case for this expensiveinfrastructurecallsforturbinestobe
onlineasmuchaspossibletogeneratemaximumpower,whileminimizingthenumberofcostlymaintenancevisitsbyhelicopter. Byfittinge.On’s80turbineswithmaintenance-freebackupbatteries,powersystemssupplierBenninghasplayedaroleinimprovingtheviabilityofrenewableenergy.TheSaftUptimaxbatterieswillpoweremergencylightingandcommunicationforuptofourdays.
Value for money in Brazil
ThesamebatterytechnologyhasalsobeenchosenbyBrazilianpowerutility CeB (Companhia energeticadeBrasilia)toprovidebackuppower
Saft Uptimax is the only battery system that meets E.ON’s stringent technical requirements.
acrosstheentirenetworkofdistribu-tionsubstationsservingBrasilia,thecountry’scapitalcity. Likemanyutilities,CeB’sobjec-tive is to deliver reliable power –and demonstrate value for moneyfor Brasilia’s 2.9 million residents.insupportof this, theSaftUptimaxbatteries will provide a significantincreaseinavailabilityandreliabilitywhile reducing overall costs whencomparedwiththeexistinglead-acidbatteries.
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Delivering a reliable electricitysupply forremote telecominstalla-tionswherethegridisunreliableornon-existent isachallengeinitself.Putting it in the form of a turnkeypackage system that makes effec-tiveuseofrenewableenergyiseven
harder.ButthatiswhatPowiDian,aspin-offcompanyfromAirbusgroup,hasachievedwiththehelpofSaft’sevolion® lithium-ion (Li-ion)batterymodules. The result is SAgeS (SmartAutonomousgreenenergyStation),aturnkeysolutionthatusesoneormoreformsofrenewableenergy(including
solar,windturbines,marineturbines,geothermal and hydro power). ThisenergyisstoredusingacombinationofLi-ionbatteriesfortheshorttermandhydrogenbatteriesforthelongerterm,readyforusewhenrequired. While the main application is
expectedtobemobiletelecoms,SAgeSoffersgreat potential formany other off-gridoperationsandresorts,weather stations anddefenseinstallations. “Our goal is to deliver a reliable, non-polluting,
year-round power source anywhere on the planet and with only one mainte-nance site visit per year over a 15-year lifetime. The proven reliability and long life of Evolion® Li-ion technology is key to helping us achieve that goal,”explainsPierreLanger,PowiDianCeO.
100% green renewable energy solution
1 site visit/year required for maintenance
“Our goal is to deliver a reliable, non-polluting, year-round power source anywhere on the planet and with only one maintenance site visit per year over a 15-year lifetime.”
Renewable power for remote telecom stations
Saft Evolion® modules deliver energy storage for PowiDian’s renewable energy stations that power off-grid telecom sites.
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Norway Saft AS
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Russia Saft LLC
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Saft America Inc. JacksonvilleTel.: +1 904 861 1501Fax: +1 904 772 1463
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