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Energy Storage & Resilience

Protect critical operations with storage sized for the job.

Start with critical load, outage duration and operating consequences. Select the architecture and battery technology against that duty cycle.

Illustrative engineered outdoor battery storage installation

INTEGRATED ENERGY ARCHITECTURE

See how the system can operate.

SELECT A COMPONENT

Grid

Normal supply and connection point. During an outage, a suitably designed islanding scheme must separate the facility from the grid.

OPERATING SCENARIO

Grid and available solar serve facility demand. BESS follows the defined reserve and scheduling strategy; the generator is normally on standby.

Communications and switchgear integration

Define the device interface schedule, metering points, breaker status, permissives, interlocks and synchronization logic. Assess device-supported Modbus TCP/RTU or IEC 61850 interfaces where appropriate; support and gateway compatibility must be confirmed for the selected equipment.

Modbus specifications · IEC 61850 overview

Conceptual architecture, not a construction single-line diagram. Highlighted lines indicate possible energy paths, not measured output. Protection, islanding, earthing, synchronization and transfer performance require project-specific engineering.

BUSINESS OUTCOMES

What this can help you achieve

TECHNICAL UNDERSTANDING

What the design needs to establish

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Battery Backup Calculator

Enter your operating data to explore a preliminary scenario.
Assumptions and calculation method

AC energy = critical kW × hours. Battery nameplate = AC energy ÷ discharge efficiency ÷ usable depth of discharge ÷ retained capacity. Power allowance is a screening input, not a motor-starting or PCS rating guarantee. No solar or generator contribution is assumed. Transfer time, C-rate, reserve and thermal design require engineering.

Illustrative starting values. Replace them with your site data before discussing a project.

Related solutions and delivery support

Industrial Backup Power

Separate essential processes from deferrable demand, then coordinate storage, generators and controls to meet the required continuity level.

Solar + Storage

Model solar output, site demand and battery operation together. Storage adds value when there is a defined energy-shifting or backup requirement.

Hybrid Power Systems

Define how each source operates in normal service, supply interruptions and extended outages, with clear load priorities and recovery rules.

EPC

Connect the technical requirement with assessment and project delivery.

Relevant industries

Pharmaceuticals

Sensitive production, controlled environments and essential utilities.

Cold Storage

Temperature continuity, compressor demand and outage exposure.

Hospitals

Continuity of essential services and clearly defined transfer times.

Build your technical understanding

YOUR NEXT STEP

Turn this requirement into a project brief.

Share your site, operating priorities and available data. Start with an assessment, arrange a survey where needed, then discuss the project scope.

ENGINEERING SCREENING

Explore a first-pass project estimate

Enter site data and your own commercial assumptions. Outputs update as inputs become valid; use Calculate Estimate for a deliberate refresh.

All calculations are indicative baseline estimates subject to detailed on-site power quality logging and engineering validation.

BESS sizing + diesel displacement

Estimate battery energy, generator fuel displaced, recharge cost and operational emissions for the stated events.

Critical duty and battery design

Battery nameplate sizing includes the entered load factor, efficiency, usable depth of discharge and capacity reserve.

Diesel, energy and emissions assumptions

Emissions are operational estimates from the factors you enter; lifecycle, upstream and embodied emissions are excluded.

User-supplied installed cost and O&M

Use project-specific quotations. PCS sizing uses the entered critical peak kW as the screening power basis.

Complete the required assumptions to see a screening estimate.

These screens do not include financing, tax, battery or inverter replacements, degradation over time, export revenue, or a bankable forecast. Operational savings and emissions are estimates based only on the assumptions entered. Simple payback is first-year net operating savings against installed cost, held level; it is distinct from a full cash-flow model such as SAM discounted payback (see SAM financial models). Lifecycle value is shown only when period and discount assumptions are supplied; no LCOE is calculated.