Maxwell Technologies is to supply a China Guodian Corp subsidiary with ultracapacitors for a wind farm energy storage demonstration facility in China.
Beijing Huadian Tianren Electric Power Control Technology Company’s system system is the first MW-scale, ultracapacitor-based wind farm energy storage system in the world.
Maxwell said: “Compared with conventional batteries, ultracapacitors discharge and recharge power quicker, with a longer lifetime and better performance in low temperatures.”
The demo has deployed 1152 Maxwell 56V/130F ultracapacitor modules.
Beijing Huadian Tianren Electric Power Control Technology Company demonstration project leader Yu Kang said: “Ultracapacitors’ long cycle life and fast response capabilities can smooth power output fluctuation, allowing large-scale wind farms to connect to the grid as a more reliable power generation source.”
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