• EXKAL has installed two Saft Intensium® Mini lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage systems (ESS) ‘behind-the-meter to optimize the utilization of the existing solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at its manufacturing site in Navarra, Spain. • The Saft ESS is helping to achieve a 20 percent reduction in peak power demand from the local grid together with increased self-consumption of solar power. The net result is a reduction of up to eight percent in the sites energy bills.

Paris, March 13th 2018 - Saft has installed two Li-ion energy storage systems to boost the operational efficiency of the existing solar PV plant at EXKALs Marcilla manufacturing facility in Navarra, Northern Spain. The Saft Intensium® Mini E systems provide peak shaving to reduce peak demand charges from the sites electricity supplier as well as increasing self-consumption of solar power. The result is that EXKAL is saving around eight percent on its site energy bills.

EXKAL is Spains leading manufacturer of refrigeration systems and a key supplier to the refrigeration and retail sectors in Europe and worldwide with a wide range of sustainable and innovative remote and plug-in cabinets.
The Saft systems have been installed by EXKAL as part of the European STORY project that aims to demonstrate new energy storage technologies and their benefits in distribution systems, involving 18 partner institutions in eight different European countries. The target is to analyze and enhance the use of distributed power generation, so that the dependence on the distribution network can be reduced.
"This application is a great opportunity to show that energy storage in industrial behind the meter applications is a reality that has already arrived, and will change our future," says Clemente López Gilardi, the Green Renovables energy consultant responsible for the EXKAL Project.
EXKAL already had an existing solar PV facility of 11,270 kWp installed on the roof of the factory for instant self-consumption. The addition of the Saft Li-ion systems, together with an energy management system, has enabled it to be adapted into a storage facility. The aim is to demonstrate two main capabilities: reducing the peak power element of the utility bill by combining energy storage with PV integration; reducing the electricity supply factor of the bill by self-consumption of energy drawn from the batteries at the most expensive time of the day.
The two Saft Intensium® Mini E systems provide the EXKAL site with flexible energy storage to meet local grid code requirements, with a capacity of 50 kW power and 200 kWh energy. The Intensium® Mini is a fully integrated, modular, compact and robust outdoor energy storage system. It is based on Safts well-proven Synerion® Li-ion modules that ensure high operational reliability over thousands of cycles with excellent energy efficiency. This ESS provides a wide range of energy and power combinations suitable for renewable integration, industrial and commercial installations, utilities, and microgrid applications.
EXKALs energy storage system came on line in April 2017. The two Saft Intensium® Mini systems were manufactured in Safts specialized Li-ion factory in Jacksonville, Florida.
About Saft
Saft specializes in advanced technology battery solutions for industry, from the design and development to the production, customization and service provision. For 100 years, Safts longer-lasting batteries and systems have provided critical safety applications, back-up power and propulsion for our customers. Our innovative, safe and reliable technology delivers high performance in space, at sea, in the air and on land. Saft is powering industry and smarter cities, while providing critical back-up functionality in remote and harsh environments from the Arctic Circle to the Sahara Desert. Saft is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total.