Lego with Batteries - Flexible, Modular Storage for Remote Communities

在撒哈拉以南的非洲地区，有6亿人用不上电，数百万人接入了不可靠的电网。缺乏能源安全，特别是在非洲较贫穷的地区，导致依赖生物质燃料以及昂贵的柴油发电机和柴油发电厂。能源储存技术可能会改变整个非洲广泛采用可再生能源的游戏规则。现代储能技术可管理可再生能源的间歇性、需求响应服务，并将稳定、清洁和可持续的电力输送到当地/国家电网系统。然而，成本、灵活性和可靠性是阻碍广泛采用的重大障碍。太阳收割机公司正在开发一种模块化的电池能量储存系统，名为“PowaBlock”，专门为撒哈拉以南非洲的偏远社区而建。这项技术非常强大，不需要技术专业知识就可以使用，其模块化性质使用户能够根据需要组合和断开多个单元。拟议的项目包括一项为期12个月的技术可行性研究，审查PowaBlock在尼日利亚的潜在应用。

In sub-Saharan Africa, >600 million people lack access to electricity and millions are connected to an unreliable grid. Lack of energy security, especially in poorer parts of Africa, leads to reliance on biomass fuels and expensive diesel generators and diesel plants. Energy storage technologies are a potential game-changer for widespread adoption of renewable energy throughout Africa. Modern energy storage technologies manage renewable power intermittency, demand response services, and dispatch stable, clean, and sustainable power into the local/national grid system. However, cost, flexibility and reliability are significant barriers preventing widespread adoption. Sun Harvester are developing a modular battery energy storage system, the “PowaBlock,” purpose-built for use in remote communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The technology is exceptionally robust, requires no technical expertise to use and its modular nature enables users to combine and disconnect multiple units according to their needs. The proposed project consists of a 12-month technical feasibility study examining potential application of the PowaBlock in Nigeria.