Trina Storage Enters US Market With New Utility Scale Battery System- Elementa

Germany-based global energy storage solution provider Trina Storage is premiering at North America’s key solar event, Solar Power International (RE+) 2022, that will take place in Anaheim California and showcase its new but flexible, safe and high-performance battery system called ‘Elementa.’

Trina Storage will display the new Elementa Battery system during the solar event. Trina said that for nearly a decade, it has been developing, refining, and defining its in-house battery technology specifically optimized for grid scale-applications.  The cell technology combined with advanced battery management techniques make it possible to enhance the battery lifetime to over 12,000 cycles, said the company.

Trina said that the Elementa Battery is fully integrated with its in-house Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) cells, inbuilt fire detection and suppression systems, and monitored by a dedicated Battery Management System (BMS). It offers a revenue generating Grid asset which has also been optimized for lower OPEX through flexibility, smooth installation, and efficient maintenance.

Trina Storage said that it has boots on the ground in North America for all core business and supporting functions starting from sales, product, engineering, supply chain, business development, project execution, finance to marketing.

Terry Chen, Head of Overseas Energy Storage Business, said, “Trina Storage views the US as a strategic market.  The BESS industry in the US and North America is poised for substantial growth in the coming years. We look forward to working together with our customers and business partners to help shape this growth story.

Trina Storage is a business unit of Trina Solar and its an energy storage system provider world over dedicated to transforming the way energy is provided. The company has a mission to lead the renewable energy transition through cost-effective storage and to provide ‘Solar For Everyone’ by expanding solar generation at scale.

In May, Trina Storage partnered with inverter manufacturer Power Electronics to install more than 1GWh worth of battery energy storage system employing Elementa.