The Daily Record – Ameresco, US Army unveil advanced renewable energy system at Fort Detrick

Ameresco Inc., a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, Tuesday announced the newly completed U.S. Army’s advanced renewable energy system at U.S. Army Installation Fort Detrick in Maryland.

Ameresco’s energy asset activation is now live and features a 6 MW/6 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) that integrates with an existing 18.6 MW (DC) solar energy facility, which has been operational since 2016. This integration not only boosts the facility’s capacity by providing frequency regulation services to the local electric grid but also enhances the overall energy security and sustainability of the installation by improving the power quality and correcting unintended fluctuations in generation.

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