Honeywell Automation India Ltd has successfully delivered and commissioned a microgrid battery energy and storage system (BESS) for Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) Lakshadweep Islands project.
SECI’s Lakshadweep Islands project is the country’s first on-grid solar initiative that uses BESS to manage the supply of renewable power, a release by Honeywell said.
Honeywell’s BESS technologies are being integrated into the microgrid of the remote Kavaratti Islands of Lakshadweep, supporting the strategic initiative of decarbonization of the islands’ energy supply.
Honeywell’s BESS technology includes a portfolio of solutions to help power producers store and distribute renewable energy. It includes a complete end-to-end solution that controls automation, safety, and efficiency aspects with a facility to render remote operations for battery modules and grid management systems to enable renewable power to be used within a microgrid that can also co-exist alongside national grid supply.
For the Lakshadweep project, Honeywell supplied its Energy Management System (EMS)/Microgrid controller and Power Plant Controller to manage the distribution of renewable energy, as well as a range of BESS sub-systems.
Honeywell delivered the end-to-end solution to SunSource Energy Private Limited, a leading solar company in India for its contract from Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. The project was inaugurated by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.
This prestigious initiative marks the first non-containerized BESS, approved by SECI, and integrates advanced Energy Management Systems (EMS) with LEDA’s Distribution Generation Microgrid, heralding a new era of green energy for the Lakshadweep Islands.
The 1.4MWh BESS delivery scope includes Honeywell’s fire suppression system, Energy Management System (EMS)/Microgrid controller, and Power Plant Controller. Honeywell EMS use cases include capacity smoothing, peak shaving, volt VAR control, black start operation, and constant charging and discharging.
As per the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India, the 1.7MWp Solar and 1.4MWh BESS-enabled Lakshadweep project aims to save Rs.250 crore over the lifetime, reduce diesel consumption by 19.8 million litres, and offset 58,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, the release added.
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Featured photograph sourced from Honeywell Automation India Ltd (Annual Report: 2023-04)
