ZBB能源公司在韩国建立的合资公司日前运送出了第一套储能及电力控制系统，该系统将用于韩国济州岛智能电网示范项目。
今年早些时候，Honam和ZBB签订了一项发展协议，依据协议，Honam支付300万美元给ZBB，并获得在亚洲部分地区销售电池的权利，以及在韩国生产和销售电池的独家代理权。ZBB的总裁兼首席执行官Eric Apfelbach表示：“ZBB与Honam石化的合作中将完全重新设计ZBB的锌溴液流电池，开发出可应用于全球市场的最先进的、成本效益最高的储能设备。合作的初始阶段将使用ZBB公司的V2电池去验证液流电池与智能电力管理相结合时的收益。
济州岛微电网测试中将部署一个ZBB公司的系统，该系统包括电力和能源控制中心、两个容量为100kWh的锌溴液流电池模块。
ZBB Energy Corp. and its South Korean partner have shipped the joint venture’s first energy storage and power control system to Jeju Island in South Korea, the proving ground for a national smart-grid initiative in that country.
ZBB and Honam Petrochemical will be used in testing on the island of integration of distributed electricity generation from wind turbines and solar panels. The EnerStore zinc-bromide flow battery will be used as an advanced electrical energy storage device, the companies said.
Jeju Island has been selected as a test bed for a national “smart grid” project that aims to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy security for the country. The goal: the spread of micro-grids across the country, with increased use of renewable energy coupled with energy storage and power management.
Earlier this year, Honam and ZBB entered a development agreement under which Honam will pay ZBB a total of $3 million and gain rights to sell the batteries in parts of Asia, including exclusive rights to manufacture and sell the battery within South Korea.
“ZBB partnered with Honam Petrochemical to completely re-engineer our zinc-bromide flow battery and develop the most advanced and cost effective energy storage device available on a global scale," said Eric Apfelbach, ZBB president and chief executive, in a statement. “The initial phase uses ZBB's V2 battery to prove the benefits of flow batteries coupled with smart power management. Our new V3 battery will be added early next year."