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ZBB Energy Corp ships $1M system to Navy

Journal Sentinel -- ZBB Energy Corp. has shipped an energy storage system to the U.S. Navy, an order valued at more than $1 million.

The company said Tuesday the energy storage system, or EnerSystem, will be used in an island microgrid that will combine battery power with renewable energy and diesel generators.

The system, including a power and energy control system as well as 20 of ZBB's zinc bromide flow batteries, will be installed at the San Nicolas Island Naval Facility in the Catalina Islands off the coast of Los Angeles.

During the next two years, ZBB said, the EnerSystem will be tested to see how the system performs in delivering power from a combination of sources, including wind turbines and diesel generators.

The Navy is considering deployment in other island settings such as Guantanamo Bay and

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Submitted Dec 19, 2012 By: angel4me

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jrs4125 Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,763 Points:592,720 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 11:47:54 PM Ignore jrs4125 Report Abuse Alrighty then
fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,493 Points:734,300 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 11:27:28 AM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse Lets see how it works in the long run.
peakkeller Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,696 Points:778,325 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 10:34:20 AM Ignore peakkeller Report Abuse I would think wind turbines in these island would be successful.
GAS1251 Champion Author Texas Posts:5,153 Points:1,627,205 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 10:15:13 AM Ignore GAS1251 Report Abuse Can we get a price break on diesel if they're using less of it.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,258 Points:2,372,345 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 8:47:58 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse just think, they could have bought maybe 100 dolts for that money
grandmacbc Champion Author Buffalo Posts:6,540 Points:1,430,775 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 7:58:12 AM Ignore grandmacbc Report Abuse hope it has a good warranty since taxpayers are the ones footing the bill
Skunk63 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,559 Points:559,310 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 7:35:42 AM Ignore Skunk63 Report Abuse What does this have to do with gas prices?
ClarkSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,083 Points:1,012,380 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 7:03:42 AM Ignore ClarkSC Report Abuse This must be the seawater to electricity initiative.
bruceha2000 Champion Author Vermont Posts:2,873 Points:1,286,310 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:39:46 AM Ignore bruceha2000 Report Abuse "in the Catalina Islands off the coast of Los Angeles" Um, there is ONE "Catalina Island". There has never been a military presence there except during the Civil War (yes, I know, seems WAY far from the war we all think of) and WWII. I think he meant Channel Islands. The Navy owns San Clemente Island, southwest of Santa Catalina Island Now there are many people who posted negative comments about this. Think about what it takes to get energy to an island with NO fresh water other than the average 5 1/2 of rain a year. The only way to get water is by tanker or reverse osmosis on sea water to make fresh water - a very power hungry process. Producing and storing power locally is a far better concept than transporting diesel fuel and running generators for every watt you use.
DYSKYPILOT Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,902 Points:626,455 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:12:55 AM Ignore DYSKYPILOT Report Abuse Thanks for the post.
livewire300 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,380 Points:166,710 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:09:47 AM Ignore livewire300 Report Abuse And the monies go round and round...
rocket_ron Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,291 Points:1,987,470 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:08:17 AM Ignore rocket_ron Report Abuse For $1 million, I can set you up with a couple of batteries and solar panels.
tarheelcoastie Champion Author Greensboro Posts:5,201 Points:1,112,130 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:06:51 AM Ignore tarheelcoastie Report Abuse Good for redundancy, always needed with military applications.
dylan126 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,430 Points:595,870 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:02:19 AM Ignore dylan126 Report Abuse what does this have to do with the price of gas??????
fatboy97 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,489 Points:1,708,550 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:02:05 AM Ignore fatboy97 Report Abuse A $1M system is nothing for a contract with the Navy or any other branch of the military... and $1B is just a small contract.
prkuehn Champion Author Arkansas Posts:2,956 Points:616,875 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:01:50 AM Ignore prkuehn Report Abuse Another money pit sponsored by your govt.
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JSX515 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:3,714 Points:802,345 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:59:02 AM Ignore JSX515 Report Abuse just a little off topic
Eagle3236 Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,153 Points:210,150 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:59:00 AM Ignore Eagle3236 Report Abuse Interesting! Hope we get the Keystone pipeline built!
2parrots Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,562 Points:347,265 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:57:06 AM Ignore 2parrots Report Abuse If only they had come up with a way to harness the BS,MS, Phd,being generated @ 1600 Pennsylvania Ave & Capitol Hill ,they would become Billionaires overnight.
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doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,121 Points:872,980 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:56:04 AM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse More tax payer dollars down into a hole.
jeskibuff Champion Author Tampa Posts:7,887 Points:1,449,110 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:54:03 AM Ignore jeskibuff Report Abuse Petrock said: "Our tax dollars hard at work once again. At least the greenie industry is doing well even if the rest of us are unemployed!" Who said the greenie industry is doing well? This looks like another attempt by the Obozo administration to prop up a greenie company, only to see it eventually fail. We've seen it happen with Solyndra and other companies, as well as Obozo's attempt to bolster Chevy Volt sales by getting the military to buy them. If "doing well" means having a chunk of taxpayer money thrown at your feet before you go out of business, then I suppose I could agree with that assessment.
dhawk24 Champion Author Maine Posts:7,805 Points:1,594,460 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:53:50 AM Ignore dhawk24 Report Abuse Interesting!!
danny999 Champion Author Florida Posts:8,728 Points:1,640,035 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:52:46 AM Ignore danny999 Report Abuse Hope it works.
QueenMother Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:7,398 Points:2,144,410 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:52:10 AM Ignore QueenMother Report Abuse Good news for the Navy.
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dudleydolittle Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,430 Points:592,045 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:51:19 AM Ignore dudleydolittle Report Abuse Interesting...
cssco Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,331 Points:1,752,505 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:50:56 AM Ignore cssco Report Abuse The article reads like the Navy has cracked the code here but, is running short on islands.
yonasb Champion Author Houston Posts:3,463 Points:738,375 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:48:12 AM Ignore yonasb Report Abuse Very cool
FieroGT Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:14,322 Points:2,506,110 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:48:06 AM Ignore FieroGT Report Abuse $1 million ... that sounds like chicken feed compared to all the other give aways.
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SteelPenny Champion Author Dallas Posts:30,970 Points:2,607,715 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:47:24 AM Ignore SteelPenny Report Abuse Three billion AAA batteries.
bsmerl Champion Author Florida Posts:1,088 Points:382,135 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:46:33 AM Ignore bsmerl Report Abuse great!!! This will pave the way to making solar power efficient and practical for home users during the night time.
plbell627 Champion Author Dayton Posts:5,148 Points:1,203,255 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:46:03 AM Ignore plbell627 Report Abuse The Navy doesn't need to waste money helping prove this can work.
BazooQC Champion Author Montreal Posts:9,710 Points:1,636,450 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:44:54 AM Ignore BazooQC Report Abuse Power for remote areas.
mandoid Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:7,306 Points:1,528,025 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:44:37 AM Ignore mandoid Report Abuse using the DoD to prove a technology - waste of funds
chevellefan Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,733 Points:593,545 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:44:17 AM Ignore chevellefan Report Abuse thats good
rvn4me Champion Author Texas Posts:5,596 Points:1,493,990 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:44:16 AM Ignore rvn4me Report Abuse Another example of government waste.
cheap59 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,240 Points:963,020 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:43:57 AM Ignore cheap59 Report Abuse Sounds interesting.
skanytank Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,251 Points:560,100 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:43:13 AM Ignore skanytank Report Abuse Hope it's worth the money we all spent...just saying...
bigsranch Champion Author Houston Posts:3,151 Points:1,006,455 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:40:11 AM Ignore bigsranch Report Abuse Oh no. We couldn't POSSIBLY cut the military budget without putting ourselves and our soldiers at risk. What a crock.
GDAE Champion Author Wichita Posts:1,155 Points:221,875 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:40:10 AM Ignore GDAE Report Abuse Spend spend spend.
swede Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,772 Points:1,676,975 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:39:57 AM Ignore swede Report Abuse Sounds interesting. How much electricity will it store in the batteries?
D4444J Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:1,844 Points:589,855 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:38:40 AM Ignore D4444J Report Abuse Interesting, hope it works out
isem Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,931 Points:424,160 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:38:32 AM Ignore isem Report Abuse Let me see if I have this straight; the U. S. Navy is spending $1 Million TAXPAYER Dollars to TEST a product for a Private For-Profit Corporation. Well then, isn’t that special!
subnuke Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,503 Points:1,509,140 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 5:38:22 AM Ignore subnuke Report Abuse this is a good example wher ethis type of power system can be useful - when off the grid.