ABB to enable integration of renewables in Alaskan island microgrid

Innovative storage solution to enable Kodiak island to integrate more renewable energy and stabilize power supply across its remote and isolated microgridZurich, Switzerland, September 12, 2014 - ABB, the leading power and automation group, will install an innovative flywheel-based grid stabilization solution on Kodiak island in Alaska to boost the integration of renewable energy to its microgrid. This storage technology, which integrates with a battery system, will also support the local economy because the expanded reliable renewable power supply will allow the community to upgrade the