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  • SAK builds large battery storage system for better grid stability

    SAK builds large battery storage system for better grid stability

    On 13 March, SAK broke ground for the construction of a large battery storage facility to the east of the substation in Rheineck. According to a press release, the new storage system will have a storage capacity of 6.24 megawatt hours and thus contribute to the energy transition and stabilisation of the regional power grid. The general contractor is Kreuzlingen-based eSpectrum AG, which manufactures energy storage systems.

    The new storage facility will mainly be used by Swissgrid. As a transmission system operator, Swissgrid works to ensure a secure and stable electricity grid. The switch to renewable energies as part of the Energy Strategy 2050 requires options for storing electricity, as weather-related fluctuations in energy generation repeatedly lead to surpluses in energy production, which can be utilised in times of low electricity production.

    Battery storage systems are particularly important for absorbing peak loads and relieving the strain on the grid infrastructure. “It may not be the first or largest of its kind, but it fits perfectly with SAK’s requirements and goals in relation to the energy transition,” Simon Mettler, Project Manager for Innovation at SAK, is quoted as saying in the press release.

  • Huber+Suhner presents innovation for fast internet

    Huber+Suhner presents innovation for fast internet

    Huber+Suhner has expanded its Resa range to improve high-speed internet coverage in rural areas. According to a media release, the new RESA CC connection solution accelerates broadband coverage for individual properties in rural residential areas. Network operators benefit from time and money savings, and homeowners from greater speed and flexibility when connecting to the Internet via fast fibre-optic lines. RESA CC is smaller and more compact than the RESA SC connection solution, which also requires other work around the fibre optic installation.

    Step one of the installation includes a pre-installation under the ground along the property line by the network operator, after which the household is connected to the street distributor via a duct bundle system. In the second phase, the final metres of the fibre connection are made in cooperation with a local installer. The two-stage approach allows the expansion of the broadband infrastructure for “an entire street at once”. Another advantage of the procedure is the reduced effort for the cost-intensive splicing. In future, splicing will only have to be done at the street distributor, not at each individual property. This will have a cost-reducing and resource-saving effect on the civil engineering work.

    “Given the increased demand for home network connections, we are pleased to add RESA CC to our already revolutionary portfolio,” Andreas Sila, Vice President for the Data Centre and Fixed Network Markets at Huber+Suhner, is quoted as saying.