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Saft Delivers Uptimax Battery Solution to Remote Kazakhstan Wind Farm

January 14, 2021 by NA Windpower

Saft, a company that specializes in advanced battery technology solutions, has delivered its Uptimax maintenance-free nickel batteries to provide essential backup power for electronic monitoring, mechanical braking, pitch control and grease supply systems at the Badamsha wind farm in the remote and exposed steppe of the Aktobe region of western Kazakhstan. 

“Saft’s long track record of providing industrial nickel battery solutions in cold climates gave us confidence that our backup power system will provide reliable performance to support continuity of generation for the wind farm,” says Alexey Kredin, chief executive of APS Energia Kazakhstan.

The project is Saft’s first contract with APS Energia, which specified the batteries for their proven reliability in harsh winter conditions. Maintenance-free backup power is essential to ensure continuous generation of wind turbines, particularly for remote sites in extreme climates, which are hard for maintenance technicians to access. Winter temperatures at Badamsha can drop as low as -35 °C. This is inside the operating range of Saft’s Uptimax nickel batteries, which tolerate a wide temperature range of -40 to 70 °C and typically provide a long service life of more than 20 years.  

In 2021, the Badamsha wind farm is expected to generate 396 GWh of energy. The site is enhancing environmental sustainability and is an important step in Kazakhstan’s goal of meeting 50% of its demand from renewables by 2050. 

Saft’s batteries are manufactured in its factory in Oskarshamn, Sweden, and supplied via its base in Moscow, from which it offers technical support and advice to customers across the CIS region. 

For more information on Saft battery solutions, click here.

Original source: North American Wind Power

Filed Under: Renewable, Wind

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