German Firm Deploying Battery System To East Austin Toward Renewable Energy Goal

EAST AUSTIN, TX — A German-based company will deliver a battery storage system to East Austin as part of the city's renewable energy pursuits, officials said Tuesday.

Younicos, a company specializing in energy storage, will deliver a 1.75-MW/3.2-MWh battery storage system to the Austin Energy utility toward a municipal goal of having 55 percent of its power sources derived from renewable sources, company officials said in a new release.

Younicos officials said they will work with the project's prime contractor, Doosan GridTech, to install the system that will feature seven Y.Cubes and Y.Converters, marking the company's largest Y.Cube deployment in the U.S. so far.

The project is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DoE) Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV (SHINES) program that aims to manage distributed energy resources and integrate renewable energy at the lowest possible cost, Younicos officials said. The battery system will be located in a neighborhood in East Austin, near both residential and commercial buildings.

"Integrating energy storage with solar is becoming essential as we achieve our utility's goal of 55% renewable energy by 2025," Karl Popham of Austin Energy said.

>>> Photo courtesy of Younicos