Renewable Energy Systems
The Badger Technology Energy group operating from within the Badger Innovations division is involved in the development, integration, and support of renewable energy system projects. Electrical power grids are undergoing substantial structural and operational changes, driven by increased intermittent renewable energy generation from Wind and Photo Voltaics (PV), increasing electricity consumption, evolving production of renewable energy systems, demand, aging grids, and goal to decrease fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Badger Innovations can provide an integrated Hybrid Energy (HE) Storage Solution based on combining ultracapacitors (high power, fast response), batteries (high energy density, long term response) along with thin film PV systems and an Control Management system to optimize energy efficiency and microgrid asset life, while ensuring high quality power supply to critical loads.
The HE family of systems provides an ultra fast response, high power solution with energy backup, avoiding oversizing due to decoupling power. It is charged when energy is cheaper or load is low, and discharged when energy is more expensive or when the consumption is high. The HE available from 300 kW to 10+ MW enables peak shaving after reaching a predefined output power limit to relieve stress on a substation.
Badger Innovations is also developing and integrating additional renewable energy technologies that include:
- an optimized Solar Panel array based on a patented technology to always point directly at the sun to increase performance by up to 50%.
- Algae based carbon capture solutions Hydrogen fuel cell based systems Decarbonized energy systems Carbon credits
The team is augmented and supported by a reliable network of industrial and institutional partners and equipment suppliers dedicated to meet the customer’s requirements, budgets, schedule and life cycle objectives through the use of innovative solutions and de-risking strategies.