Comments on: Battery Energy Storage System Ribbon Cutting https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:54:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Toodle-oo https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/#comment-4950944 Tue, 21 May 2019 16:46:38 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=872533#comment-4950944 Flatts Bridge hydroelectric turbine , powering about 10 homes . Bermuda’s own Hoover Dam . Where’s your national pride ? lol

]]> By: Dont https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/#comment-4950874 Tue, 21 May 2019 15:57:26 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=872533#comment-4950874 And don’t mention wind turbines as that crazy lady in the UK will be on about killing birds again!

]]> By: JohnnyB https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/#comment-4950784 Tue, 21 May 2019 14:34:42 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=872533#comment-4950784 “As a shareholder and a Diesel mechanic”

In order to understand why they DON’T “install a complimentary water powered generator under the Flatts Bridge” you would have to be an engineer so your statement makes sense. Simply not practical, plus you block access for boats.

]]> By: Come on man!! https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/#comment-4949700 Tue, 21 May 2019 00:17:26 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=872533#comment-4949700 Bloom Energy is the best.

]]> By: Changing Tides https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/#comment-4949571 Mon, 20 May 2019 22:28:20 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=872533#comment-4949571 As a shareholder and a Diesel mechanic, I am disappointed Belco have imported 4 new generators to power the island again with fossil fuel.
Belco should step up to the plate and install a complimentary water powered generator under the Flatts Bridge to prove to the people they are serious about renewable energy.
Here is a challenge for you Belco – management – shareholders, show us you care about our environment. We are watching

]]> By: Kathy https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/#comment-4949553 Mon, 20 May 2019 22:03:20 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=872533#comment-4949553 Photo op!

]]> By: Nick Hutchings https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/#comment-4949382 Mon, 20 May 2019 19:46:19 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=872533#comment-4949382 Well done BELCO. Perhaps Ms. Simons can correct me if I am wrong but, as I understand it, power (MW) x time (hours) = energy (MWh) or, in this case, 10 MW x 0.5 hours = 5 MWh making the new BESS a 10 MW/5 MWh system.

If I am doing my math correctly, this would change the energy produced by three hundred 4 kW rooftop solar systems from intermittent to dispatchable i.e. making solar as reliable as baseload produced by diesel generators but without the emissions.

The really good news is that battery energy storage systems (BESS) have come way down in price since this system was paid for in 2017. According to an engineer at Saturn Energy, a company that installs large solar farms (including the Finger at L F Wade International Airport) and also utility scale BESS, the cost today is around $500,000 per MWh.

]]> By: BE https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/#comment-4949347 Mon, 20 May 2019 19:22:36 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=872533#comment-4949347 More profits for their shareholders as we will never see the cost savings! As a paying member of the public you are welcome BELCO! (Not)

]]> By: Richard A https://bernews.com/2019/05/battery-energy-storage-system-ribbon-cutting/#comment-4949090 Mon, 20 May 2019 15:57:33 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=872533#comment-4949090 Way to go BELCO!

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