Coquitlam, Canada - December 12, 2023 - Moment Energy, a leading innovator in second-life battery energy storage systems (BESS), is thrilled to announce its first ever end-to-end integration involving Hydro Ottawa Limited, a utility industry leader, and BluWave-ai, a Canadian leader in artificial intelligence (AI) enabled grid energy optimization platform to bring intelligent distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) capability to the distribution grid. This marks a significant milestone for Moment Energy as it forays into the on-grid utility space, proudly upholding its unmatched commitment to safety, performance, and sustainability.  

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With Moment Energy’s BESS responding to demand response signals, the grid operator can support growing EV charging demands while minimizing the cost of infrastructure upgrades that would otherwise be needed.

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This first phase of the collaboration facilitates Moment Energy and BluWave-ai to perform rigorous testing to validate operational modes like peak shaving, plus integrated communications, telemetry, and fault response. Full system interoperability testing results will be presented to Hydro Ottawa for sign-off.

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Essential control and fault responses have been verified via preliminary testing, and Moment Energy engineers will closely monitor the battery energy storage units during active testing periods. BluWave-ai engineers will remotely monitor all systems, ensuring a comprehensive and safe testing environment.

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"We’re excited to venture into this new partnership with Hydro Ottawa and BluWave-ai," said Cecilia Liu, Project Engineer at Moment Energy. "A comprehensive test plan was used to evaluate the end-to-end interoperability of our products over the course of multiple months. We’ve seen great results and look forward to commissioning our systems on-grid in the next stage of this partnership.”

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"At Hydro Ottawa, we have pledged to build a smarter, more sustainable energy future for our customers and the communities we serve. By partnering with innovative companies like Moment Energy and BluWave-ai, we are taking an important step towards this goal," shared Guillaume Paradis, Chief Electricity Distribution Officer at Hydro Ottawa. "This project holds promise for enhancing the capabilities and resiliency of our grid in order to support the future of electrification and the energy needs of our customers."

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The next stage of this landmark initiative will see Moment Energy’s Flora BESSs delivered to Area X.O, an Ottawa-based research and development complex for next-gen technology, in Q1 2024. During this phase of the project, two Moment Energy Flora BESSs will be installed behind the meter to support fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers and local building loads. Following the commissioning at Area X.O., six more units will be installed in front of the meter on the distribution grid around Ottawa.

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“With our EV Everywhere product, we are working with Hydro Ottawa in order to strategically store power in Moment Energy's Flora BESS units. We can use AI to determine the best time to charge based on anticipated EV charging patterns, renewable energy production, and grid peak demand. This approach ensures smoother integration of EV charging into the smart grid, while helping to maintain grid stability and reliability.” said Alex Linchieh, P.Eng., CFA, Head of Product Management at BluWave-ai.