Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Energy-Management System and Power Conditioners for World’s Largest Energy-Storage System

Will contribute to stable power supply of large-scale wind turbines

TOKYO, November 19, 2018 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has received an order for its BLEnDer^® RE energy-management system to monitor and control the battery and power conditioners (PCS) of what the company believes will become the world’s largest energy-storage system (240MW output and 720MWh rated capacity) at Kita-Toyotomi Substation in Toyotomi, Teshio, Hokkaido, which is owned by North Hokkaido Wind Energy Transmission Corporation. The order has been awarded by Chiyoda Corporation, which will execute the design, engineering and construction for the Grid Reinforcement Pilot Project for Wind Turbines, which is led by North Hokkaido Wind Energy Transmission Corporation under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. The energy-storage system is expected to commence operation by March, 2023.

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