In fact, a battery system can perform more than a dozen tasks, from sending short bursts ofpower to stabilize the electric grid to releasing a steady supplyof electricity over a longer period oftime when there is a lot of demand for power.
The big idea: putting sensors everywhere that communicate in a mesh network and allow real-time tracking and optimization of everything from traffic to the power grid to the water supply.
Rockefeller invested in a feasibility study to determine the viability of wind and solar power at Little Dix because at the time Virgin Gorda had no powersupply.