- Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will provide 356 MWh capacity to help Taiwan implement its 2050 net zero strategy
- Project for Foxwell Power Co is Saft’s 11th contract in Taiwan
- Cybersecurity capability was a vital factor for Foxwell Power Co (part of Shinfox Energy) to award its fifth consecutive BESS contract to Saft
The Taichung BESS will comprise 108 I-Shift lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery containers that offer a compact installation footprint. The project will contribute to Taiwan’s ambitious 2050 Net Zero strategy and rapidly expanding renewable energy sector by helping to manage intermittency, grid stability and grid congestion. The BESS will provide two crucial functions – frequency regulation and peak-shifting of renewable energy production.
One of the reasons Foxwell selected Saft is the fact that, for them, cybersecurity is a critical factor and Saft met the challenge with a solution that embeds control hardware and software from module to system level. This system control solution entirely developed by Saft and manufactured in Europe, integrates AI functionality and is certified against the highest cybersecurity standards.
Vincent Le Quintrec, ESS Sales Director at Saft, said: “This fifth consecutive contract with Foxwell is the largest to date and will bring our installed base in Taiwan to 630 MWh. The key to this success is the mutual trust we have developed over several years of successful joint projects.
The Taichung project will start at the end of 2025 and continue throughout 2026.
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