With support from the U.S. Dept. of Energy under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Nhu Energy, is working on developing sophisticated new technologies for integrating and controlling Battery Energy Storage Systems used together with solar and other energy sources for commercial and electric utility applications. 

This new initiative will improve the economics and performance of Battery Energy Storage Systems employed in power distribution systems such as the electric utility grid and large commercial facilities such as hospitals.  Battery Energy Storage is a costly but increasingly necessary component in power systems because it can be combined with variable energy resources such as solar and wind to allow a larger portion of our energy to come from clean renewable resources without compromising reliability.  

This work will build upon advanced technologies Nhu Energy has developed for digital control and optimization of microgrids and distributed energy resources (DER) combined with battery performance prediction software technology from another local Tallahassee firm, Moye Consultants, to improve the value of microgrids and DER by incorporating battery energy storage performance estimation and prediction into real-time control strategies and algorithms.

Nhu Energy is the only N. Florida company, and one of a handful in the state, selected by the Dept. of Energy for a Phase I, Release 2 SBIR.