MILWAUKEE, WI — (Marketwire) — 04/04/11 — ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE Amex: ZBB), the leading developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms, announced today a contract from Eaton Corporation to provide a 500kWH energy storage system for use in a micro-grid application at a U.S. Army facility in Ft. Sill, OK, utilizing ZBB’s next generation ZESS V3 Zinc Bromide flow battery.
The demonstration at Ft. Sill is led by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. This Department of Defense Micro-Grid Development Project will be used to develop standards for the U.S. Army’s effort on the Energy Surety Micro-Grid Program. Research efforts will focus on evaluation of micro-grid technologies to provide off-grid, islanded power to specified areas at Ft. Sill. “We look forward to working with Eaton and the Army to showcase the capabilities of ZBB’s third generation flow battery storage. This application is a great example of how cost effective storage will deliver multiple benefits to the Department of Defense,” said Eric Apfelbach, President & CEO of ZBB Energy.
ZBB’s ZESS V3 technology is a Zinc Bromide flow battery designed to serve as an advanced electrical energy storage device, constructed from environmentally-friendly materials that provide for long service life and advanced performance when compared with traditional chemical batteries.
ZBB will work closely with the Eaton’s Major Projects group and the Eaton Innovation Center’s design team to define operational standards for advanced energy storage systems on micro-grids such as this project and for use at future US DoD facilities.
About ZBB Energy Corporation
ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE Amex: ZBB) provides advanced electrical power management platforms targeted at the growing global need for distributed renewable energy, energy efficiency, power quality, and grid modernization. ZBB and its power electronics subsidiary, Tier Electronics, LLC have developed a portfolio of intelligent power management platforms that directly integrate multiple renewable and conventional onsite generation sources with rechargeable Zinc Bromide flow batteries and other storage technology. The company also offers advanced systems to directly connect wind and solar equipment to the grid and systems that can form various levels of micro-grids. Tier electronics participates in the energy efficiency markets through their hybrid vehicle control systems, and power quality markets with their line of regulation solutions. Together, these platforms solve a wide range of electrical system challenges in global markets for utility, governmental, commercial, industrial and residential end customers. A developer and manufacturer of its modular, scalable and environmentally friendly power systems (“ZESS POWR™”), ZBB Energy was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Wisconsin, USA with offices also located in Perth, Western Australia. For more information visit www.zbbenergy.com.
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