Espen Technology Expands Electrification Products With BESS

Last week, Espen Technology introduced an entirely new product category at its LightFair booth: Battery Energy Storage Systems aka BESS. I’ve written many articles in LightNOW about how numerous manufacturers in the lighting industry are managing the effects of a contracting LED lighting market by diversifying into non-lighting product categories, especially electrification products. The most common electrification product offered by lighting manufacturers is Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers. Espen was one of the early lighting manufacturers to offer EV chargers, under their EspenEV brand.

So, it is a natural extension for EspenEV to now offer BESS products. The introduction consists of three initial BESS products:

HomeARK

Designed for Residential Single & Multi Family Homes, Peak Shaving, Load Shifting, and Sell First applications. LiFePO₄ technology with rated power up to 9.6kW.

CoreARK

A 125kW power rated system for industrial and commercial facilities, remote site power, peak shaving, grid support & stabilization, renewable energy integration, microgrid creation, backup power, and load shifting applications. LiFePO₄ battery with intelligent liquid cooling.

GridARK

A container-sized, 3.42 MWh, utility grade BESS that enables price optimization, demand response, congestion management, renewable energy integration, energy & battery management systems, fire protection system, and liquid cooling. LiFePO₄ technology with thermal runaway and short-circuit protections.

More information about these three EspenEV BESS systems can be found here.

David Shiller

David Shiller is the Publisher of LightNOW, and President of Lighting Solution Development, a North American consulting firm providing business development services to advanced lighting manufacturers. The ALA awarded David the Pillar of the Industry Award. David has co-chaired ALA’s Engineering Committee since 2010. David established MaxLite’s OEM component sales into a multi-million dollar division. He invented GU24 lamps while leading ENERGY STAR lighting programs for the US EPA. David has been published in leading lighting publications, including LD+A, enLIGHTenment Magazine, LEDs Magazine, and more.

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