Lead BESS Installation at Georgia Tech
Project Objective: Achieve Carbon-Neutral Goals
The Georgia Institute of Technology wanted to take the next step in achieving its carbon-neutral initiatives. With existing solar panels available, they needed a cycling battery system that could store and discharge renewable energy. Installed in a laboratory setting on the Georgia Tech campus, the university can measure performance to identify energy peak-shaving opportunities and provide power across the campus.
Solution: Stryten Energy Lead Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for Behind-the-Meter Cycling applications.
Application: The Lead BESS is installed as a ‘Living Lab’ environment that allows testing of this cycling battery in a variety of conditions.
Stryten Energy’s Lead BESS installed at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
Why the Solution was Chosen:
- Cost-effective
- A proven and safe technology
- High discharge rates with high efficiency
The Lead BESS is installed at Georgia Tech’s Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions Laboratory (CNES), which houses the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), a research institute focused on energy research.
“Stryten Energy’s lead BESS system is an enabling piece of the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) puzzle. At the CNES lab, Georgia Tech researchers can now control charging and discharging cycles for the battery in coordination with the existing Solar PV array and the new EV charging test bed. This research tool will allow the time-shifting of peak solar input by several hours to meet late afternoon building loads and store renewable energy for the overnight charging of campus vehicles.”
— Richard Simmons, Director of Research and Studies at Georgia Tech’s Strategic Energy Institute
The BESS at Georgia Tech is a sustainable grid support tool, providing rapid response capabilities to mitigate fluctuations, stabilize voltage and enhance overall grid resilience while seamlessly integrating renewable energy sources into the power mix and reducing environmental impact. With its additional components and software, the system is capable of bi-directional charging, allowing current to flow into the battery for charging and out of the battery to power the grid or microgrid.
By installing the Lead BESS, the lab’s solar infrastructure is enhanced by integrating solar panels, EV chargers, and the power grid, supporting the lab’s carbon-neutral mission.
Other features of Lead BESS:
- Provides the missing piece in achieving carbon-neutral objectives
- Ability to store solar energy collected and discharge it on demand
- Bi-directional charging
- Manufactured in the United States*
This initiative is a practical step toward smarter, more sustainable energy systems.
Watch this video to learn more about the Lead BESS installation at Georgia Tech.
*Manufactured in the USA, with some foreign components.
