The Axion Solar Farm Coatesville – BESS is a 9,000kW energy storage project located in New Castle, Pennsylvania, US.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lead-acid as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2014.
Description
The Axion Solar Farm Coatesville – BESS is owned by Axion Power International (100%).
The key applications of the project are frequency regulation and renewable energy time shift.
Contractors involved

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By GlobalDataAxion Power International is the owner. Axion Power International is the technology provider for the project.
Additional information
Each PowerCube includes forty 12-Volt Lead Carbon (PbC) batteries connected in series to produce 480VDC.
Methodology
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