US companies Eaton and AES Energy Storage have signed an alliance agreement which will see Eaton use AES’s Advancion energy storage platform for its grid-scale systems to help manage grid stability and peak demand infrastructure.
AES is selecting leading companies to partner to ensure the Advancion system is available globally.
Eaton will supply the energy storage systems, support and ensure long-term operation to customers and power producers across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Eaton vice president Cyrille Brisson said: “Together, Eaton and AES will be able to greatly impact the energy landscape in EMEA. By providing market-leading, innovative energy storage systems to commercial, industrial and utility customers, we will be able to mitigate the investment needed for, and the charges and emissions resulting from peak demand infrastructure.
The widespread deployment of systems enabling peak capacity, flexible generation and grid services, coupled with the easy consumption of renewables, will help a smarter grid meet environmental targets,” added Brisson.
AES president John Zahurancik said: “We see energy storage as key to a clean, unbreakable grid equipped to deliver power from the most efficient and cost-effective sources.”
Image: Advancion energy storage facility (AES)
