Burlington DC Microgrid Project
The world's first DC Microgrid in an industrial building (2017)
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The Burlington DC Microgrid system powers select uninterruptible loads at the Head Office/North American manufacturing facility of Etratech (a Gentherm Company) in Burlington, Ontario.
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Phase 1: First full deployment of ARDA’s Microgrid Solution in the C&I sector. Phase 2: World’s first EV Charging DC Microgrid, with lithium ion battery and solar upgrades.
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The world's first EV Charging DC Microgrid (mid 2019)
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Key project assets include Solar PV, Natural Gas Generator, Battery Energy Storage, EV Fast Charger, and 380VDC LED lights.
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The microgrid looks like a 15kW Load to the interconnected utility grid, and seamlessly operates during utility grid outages.
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More project details are in the December 18th, 2018 press release:
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