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Edward Lowton
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Strategic collaboration
21 January 2015
Parker Hannifin has announced a strategic collaboration with Paris based energy storage consultancy Clean Horizon. The companies will work together to find solutions to the many challenges that affect the rapidly changing renewable energy generation and electricity storage markets.
Parker’s Energy Grid Tie Division is a newly created, highly focused business, formed to provide future-proofed energy storage solutions. The division designs and manufactures grid tie systems that are used in renewable energy and smart grid applications across the globe. The division has engineering expertise in power electronics, energy storage, advanced cooling/thermal management and turn-key custom engineered systems.
The division offers grid tie inverters and related equipment in a variety of configurations and sizes for renewable energy applications. In the field of utility scale battery energy storage, Parker provides a PCS (Power Conversion System) and is an expert in lithium ion battery-based systems. Parker also manufactures outdoor duty battery enclosures with climate control, fire suppression, and monitoring systems.
