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The project, slated for completion in 2025, marks a significant milestone in Guatemala's energy landscape as it introduces the country's first mid-scale power plant operating on natural gas.
Guatemala has 69 utility-scale power plants in operation, with a total capacity of 3421.5 MW. This data is a derivitive set of data gathered by source mentioned below. Global Energy Observatory/Google/KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm/Enipedia/World Resources Institute/database.earth
In a pioneering move for the region, the power plant will utilize locally produced natural gas. This departure from imported coal, diesel, or heavy fuel oil commonly used in Guatemala underscores the commitment to environmental sustainability.
According to the International Hydropower Association (IHA)'s 2017 report on global hydropower status, Guatemala ranks 20th worldwide in the new hydropower installed during 2016 with 163MW capacity added that year . Also the country ranks 6th in the Northern and Central America region with total installed power approximately 1154MW .
A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), such as those offered by FusionSolar, works by storing energy in a rechargeable battery and releasing it back into the power grid during peak demand or when renewable energy sources are low. This process involves an inverter and sophisticated control software.
There are prevailing physical combinations of BESS integration in the power system. For example, using BESS together with renewable energy resources creates opportunities for synergy, including PV, wind power, hydropower, and with other components such as fuel cells, flywheels, diesel generators, EVs, smart buildings, etc.
This thesis project, carried out at Northvolt Systems, aims to analyze the existing and readily used communication interfaces for a specific set of mobile BESS applications. The analysis is performed by a literature review of typical mobile BESS applications with the identified corresponding communication interfaces.
The allocation of BESS, also known as sizing and siting, refers to the process of identifying the use case, assessing the load profile, selecting the energy storage technology, sizing the power and energy capacity, choosing the best location, and designing the operation strategy for the BESS .
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