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REDT Evora solar storage system installed
REDT Evora solar storage system installed.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1596Q Camco Clean Energy PLC 10 October 2013 \n \n\n \nCamco Clean Energy plc\nREDT Evora solar storage system installed\n \nREDT* has successfully installed a demonstration flow battery system in Evora, Portugal which has a 5kW rated power with 12 hours (60kWh) storage capacity. This project is to develop control strategies for energy storage in Building Integrated PV (BIPV) installations, and the principal partner and host for the system is the University of Evora. The system has been installed in a building on its agriculture and animal husbandry campus in Valverde, just outside Evora, and will supply stored solar energy to the facility there.\nThe system will be used to maximise the efficiency of a 6.6kW PV array that has been installed on the roof of the building and will time shift energy with voltage and frequency control so that energy costs are reduced. The system is capable of delivering a high quality domestic 2kW load for 2 to 3 days during periods of low solar output.\nREDT was selected by the European Commission to build and supply its new flow battery system for this PVCROPS project, which is administered out of the Polytechnica University of Madrid and is part of the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). \nThe objectives of the PVCROPS project are to develop improved methodology, management, efficiency and cost reduction for renewable energy generated from solar PV installations. REDT is working collaboratively on this project with 11 other academic and industry partners from across Europe. \nThis project offers REDT an excellent opportunity to prove its Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) systems in conjunction with the most influential organisations in the European PV industry, and the potential for additional sales volume in this sector throughout Europe with the same partners.\nThe REDT VRFB system was specially designed for cost effective operation in Photovoltaic installations. Its very long lifespan (20 years) matches the life of the PV modules and it can accept deep discharges (up to 95%), balancing out the fluctuations of solar power. The REDT system is safe and non-flammable. \nScott McGregor, Chief Executive Officer Camco and Executive Chairman REDT, said:\n\"The European Commission se...