Problem

Accelerating growth in EV sales has created significant demand for charging infrastructure, with EV growth in everything from personal to commercial & Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) fleets. Demand for charging is often concentrated at points where grids are already heavily constrained - for example at trunk transport or depot locations. The owners and operators of clean energy hubs want to supply clean energy to these customers, but can’t rely on grids to have the capacity to deliver at the scale they desire. On-site generation and storage provides a possible solution, but come with unique challenges to overcome to forecast, optimise and coordinate assets on-site against economic and low-carbon objectives.

Solution

Cirrus Flex optimizes energy hubs to deliver clean energy from on site renewables at the lowest cost & carbon intensity. Taking advantage of generation and load forecasting, Cirrus Flex co-ordinates on site battery energy storage systems (BESS) to store cheap, clean energy for when it’s needed most - for example to serve EV charge points. This optimization factors in import and export constraints, enabling developers to build out infrastructure behind the point of connection - using a smart approach instead of costly grid re-enforcements. This combines with portfolio management, so several sites can be monitored and served in a single user interface - allowing live data to be displayed and reported on at headquarters, from disparate sites.