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Burlington DC Microgrid Project

The world's first DC Microgrid in an industrial building (2017)

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.
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.
Burlington DC Microgrid project
Burlington DC Microgrid: a Microgrid
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​The world's first EV Charging DC Microgrid (mid 2019)

Key project assets include Solar PV, Natural Gas Generator, Battery Energy Storage, EV Fast Charger, and 380VDC LED lights.
The microgrid looks like a 15kW Load to the interconnected utility grid, and seamlessly operates during utility grid outages.
ARDA's Burlington DC Microgrid general scheme
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More project details are in the December 18th, 2018 press release: 
EV Charging DC Microgrids Lift Off in North America with Phase 2 of ARDA Power’s Burlington DC Microgrid Project

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