Altair nano公司（纳斯达克股票代码：ALTI），于2011年2月15日宣布与INE（Inversiones Energéticas，SA de CV）公司签署了一项销售合同，为该公司提供一套10兆瓦ALTI-ESS储能系统。INE公司是萨尔瓦多最大的发电公司之一，ALTI-ESS储能系统将为该公司提供调频服务。
这份合同金额为1800万美元，Altair nano公司需提供完整的一站式安装服务，将储能系统安装在INE公司的Talnique电站。包括场地准备、系统安装、测试和调试。ALTI- ESS储能系统运用了Altair nano公司的钛酸锂专利技术，这个技术已经商业化运作了近两年。
Altairnano主席及CEO特里科普兰说：“我们相信钛酸锂技术提供最佳的性能和循环寿命，这为我们的客户提供了最低的运行总成本。”
ALTI- ESS储能系统提供的电网调频服务，使INE公司能够更好的利用其发电设施。 “很高兴与Altair nano公司合作，他们提供的好性价比的解决方案可以改善萨尔瓦多电网的可靠性并减少对外国燃油的依赖。”INE公司总裁尼古拉萨鲁米说。
电池的系统组件将于2011年上半年开始制造，整套系统预计将于2012年初投入运营。这套10兆瓦系统是Altair nano公司迄今为电网提供的最大的储能设备。
Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI), announced on February 15, 2011 that it had signed a binding contract with Inversiones Energéticas, S.A. de C.V. (INE), one of El Salvador's largest electric generation utilities, to provide a turn-key 10 Megawatt ALTI-ESS advanced battery system for frequency control.
The contract, valued at 18 million U.S. dollars, requires Altairnano to provide a complete turn-key installation at INE's Talnique power station, including all phases of site preparation, system installation, testing and commissioning. The ALTI-ESS uses Altairnano's patented lithium-titanate battery chemistry for its energy storage system, which has been in commercial operation for approximately two years.
"Altairnano's ALTI-ESS advanced battery system provides an economical solution for managing frequency fluctuations, because of its ability to rapidly absorb energy from the grid, and just as quickly discharge energy back into the grid," stated Terry Copeland, Altairnano President and Chief Executive Officer. "We believe our lithium-titanate technology provides the best performance and cycle life in the industry, and this translates into the lowest total cost of operation for our customers," he added.
The ALTI-ESS system, by providing frequency control for the grid, will enable INE to better utilize its electricity generation facilities. "INE is excited to partner with Altairnano to provide a cost effective solution for improving the electric grid reliability in El Salvador and reducing our dependency on foreign fuel," said Nicolas Salume, President of INE.
The complete system is expected to be operational in early 2012 with the manufacture of the battery system components to begin in the first half of 2011. This 10 Megawatt system represents Altairnano's largest installation for the electric grid market to-date, building on the commercial success of earlier ALTI-ESS systems operating since 2008 in the United States.