![]() What Are The Advantages Of Off Grid Electric? In fact, the rise of Li-ion batteries even enables a UPS to become a generator and storer of green energy too.Īnd because of the advantages of Li-ion compared to sealed lead-acid batteries, there’s still sufficient autonomy for emergency backup. But in a commercial environment, it is a way for businesses to take control of their energy needs.Ĭombining on-site renewable energy technologies such as solar or wind power with large-scale battery storage, it frees firms from the grips of National Grid supply. To many, “going off grid” equates to a quirky lifestyle choice made by environmentalists and people wanting to escape the modern world. GOING OFF GRID: Should businesses ditch the National Grid and go ‘behind the meter’? How Can Businesses Go Off Grid And Generate Their Own Electricity? He tells the influential publication, which is sent to all members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), that advances in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology opens up the possibility for businesses to generation off grid electric instead of relying on the mains supply. With advances in lithium-ion battery technology, why rely on the National Grid at all? In this exclusive article with Engineering & Technology magazine, Riello UPS’s Technical Services Manager Jason Yates outlines a more radical approach. In environments where 100% uptime is the overriding priority, why add an unnecessary layer of risk? Or why hand control over energy to an outside party such as the National Grid or a DSR aggregator? POWERING CHANGE: A combination of onsite generation, renewable sources, and battery storage is set to transform our electricity network in the coming years The potential rewards for participation aren’t seen to be worth the hassle. However, for mission-critical facilities such as data centres, DSR uptake has been limited. With the right policy backing, that figure could even hit 12 GW. While a joint research from industry body the Renewable Energy Association and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Storage argued that the amount of power stored in batteries could top 8 GW by 2021. Indeed, government ministers claim consumers could save £500 million a year if DSR is grown by just 5%. With the National Grid under pressure, demand side response (DSR) is a growing force in offsetting the UK’s power requirements. Maintaining the balance between the increasing demand for electricity and a limited supply is a tricky conundrum. ![]() We speak to the influential E&T magazine about whether businesses should put power generation into their own hands by embracing off grid electric and battery storage. ![]()
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