is for them,” Hammell said, “and then we
can point to projects we have in the ground
using those batteries, which is very rare.
Because there aren’t that many systems out
there.”
Speaking of projects, the company
completed a commercial-scale micro-grid
system on Alcatraz Island in 2010 that
allowed the island to wean off its
dependence on coal and diesel fuel as power
sources.
“The National Park Service is excited about
making this switch to solar power on
Alcatraz,” said Alexandra Picavet, an NPS
public affairs officer. “It has been one of the
most challenging and rewarding goals to
meet in striving for a more sustainable
operation in the Golden Gate National
RecreationArea.”
More recently, Princeton Power Systems’
BIGI-250 energy management platform
was used on the five-megawatt micro-grid
project that went into use in June on an
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