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USF and Progress Energy Florida purchase two 5kW x 4hr VRB Energy Storage Systems
USF and Progress Energy Florida purchase two 5kW x 4hr VRB Energy Storage Systems.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, July 25 /CNW/ - VRB Power Systems Inc. (TSX-V: VRB) announces\nthat the University of South Florida, in partnership with Progress Energy\nFlorida, has purchased two 5kW x 4hr VRB Energy Storage Systems(TM), which it\nwill integrate with a solar project on the St. Petersburg campus of the\nUniversity of South Florida. This project is aimed at evaluating the storage\nof intermittent solar photovoltaic energy and utilizing that energy at a time\nof maximum benefit to the customer and utility power systems. The two sites\nwill enable the evaluation of the potential of these advanced energy storage\nsystems for a number of power system applications.\n\n\nJohn Davis, director of VRB, says, "VRB Power has developed as its\nstandard small system offering, a 5kW 4 hour unit focused on the\ntelecommunications sector. It is very exciting to see that this same platform\ncan also form the basis for PV market applications, such as with Progress\nEnergy. This demonstrates the flexibility and potential of the VRB flow\nbattery and dramatically increases our market potential."\n\n\n"The continued development of renewable energy is part of our balanced\napproach to meeting growing customer demand, and it will play a vital role in\nour energy future," said Jeff Corbett, Progress Energy Florida's senior vice\npresident of Energy Delivery. "This system will allow storage of renewable\nenergy for later use, when it is needed the most, such as very hot or very\ncold days. This partnership with USF will help enhance utilities' use of\nrenewable energy, and it will also serve as an educational platform for USF\nstudents."\n\n\nThe Power Center for Utility Explorations (PCUE) at the University of\nSouth Florida is the group performing the design, installation, modeling and\nsimulation. PCUE Director Alex Domijan and Assistant Director Arif Islam will\nseek to transform this pilot effort into a practical application for other\nutilities to emulate for the benefit of their customers. The use of renewable\nenergy sources will advance the state-of-art reduction of the carbon footprint\nand mitigate climate change with widespread use of an installed system.\n\n\nAbout Progress Energy\n\n\nProgress Energy, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 250\ndiversified energy company with more than 23,000 megawatt...