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Fluence Energy, Inc., a global provider of energy storage products and services, and digital applications for renewables and storage, announced today that Fluence and TECO Group have been awarded the 60 MW battery-based energy storage system for Taiwan Power Company’s Taoyuan Longtan ultra-high voltage substation.
Fluence will continue to leverage its extensive global deployment experience, safe and reliable products, advanced technology, and strong local delivery to support Taiwan in achieving its climate goal of 20% renewable energy by 2025.
There are 29 ultra-high voltage substations in Taiwan managed by the state-owned Taiwan Power Company (Taipower), with a plan of building a total of 160 MW of energy storage at Taipower sites. Among these battery-based energy storage projects, the Taoyuan Longtan is the largest in scale, with an investment of over TWD 2.6 billion and a capacity of 60 MW/96 MWh. Upon completion, the site will account for 37.5% of Taipowers total storage capacity, which also serves as an important node of the 345KV power grid in Taiwan, playing a significant role in providing a stable power supply.
“Fluence has years of experience in building large-scale battery-based energy storage systems around the world, and we fully understand the challenges and safety levels required for such a landmark project. Reliability, safety, and a unique product platform have been our competitive advantages and are the keys in winning this tender with TECO Group for the largest government energy storage project in Taiwan,” said Jan Teichmann, SVP & President, APAC at Fluence. “We are proud to be able to bring our global expertise to Taiwan, especially with our rich experience in large-scale battery-based energy storage product development. This project marks an important milestone for Fluence’s footprint in Taiwan and we look forward to working with local partners to transform the way we power our world for a more sustainable future, embracing the tremendous business opportunities in energy storage.”
“The energy storage system of Taoyuan Longtan ultra-high voltage substation is a critical national infrastructure. The attribution for winning this tender is not only for TECO Group’s capability and experience in large-scale energy storage systems but also for a joint effort with Fluence that brings experience and expertise with a world-class leading energy storage technology. At TECO, our mission is to stabilize Taiwan’s power supply and provide sustainable services in the future that make Taiwan’s power systems safer and more reliable,” said Sophia Chiu, Chairman of TECO Group.
Fluence delivers complete energy storage systems with world-class safety standards and capabilities integrated into every aspect of product design. To mitigate potential risks, Fluence has adopted safety features throughout the system hardware architecture, including ground-fault monitoring, an emergency shutdown circuit, fire detection and suppression systems, and incipient gas detection, among others. For instance, upon detection of smoke, the system will trigger an Emergency Shutdown and deploy suppressant to prevent the spread of fires to batteries. Safety is also found throughout every level of Fluence’s distributed controls, which can continuously monitor and detect potential anomalies in the system, isolating and flagging potential problems for immediate operator attention, including Fluence 24/7 monitoring staff.
Recently, Fluence has experienced rapid growth and has been actively working with many business partners in the Taiwan energy storage market; just a few months ago, Fluence announced a strategic partnership with YATEC, a subsidiary of TECO Group, and Ina Energy, a subsidiary of PJ Asset Management Group, to provide Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) services to Taipower. Fluence topped a recent global energy storage provider list with an 18% market share, according to IHS Markit’s survey in 2021, and Fluence has deployed or contracted more than 4.25 GW of energy storage systems across more than 150 sites in 30 markets worldwide and provided services for more than 2.9 GW. |
