FlexGen, the leading energy storage digital controls and software solutions provider, has officially announced the launch of a new US-based Battery Management System (BMS), which marks a significant advancement in the pursuit to address most pressing challenges faced by the battery industry today. Before we dig into the given technology, however, we must acknowledge that, as the domestic utility-scale battery market continues to expand, several vital concerns have emerged regarding the use of foreign-owned battery management systems. These concerns begin from cybersecurity risks, where stakeholders have become increasingly wary of the potential vulnerabilities that non-US-based BMS present to battery sites and, ultimately, the electric grid’s reliability. The next area of concern would be the uncertainties which are currently circling the supply chain ecosystem. This translates to how geopolitical dynamics can abruptly necessitate a shift to US-based BMS. Such a mandate, on its part, can potentially disrupt the entire industry and stall critical energy projects across the board. Then, we have the wider performance limitations. You see, most existing BMS solutions have predominantly been designed to focus on single-battery applications driven by the automotive industry’s needs. The stated inclination, like you can guess, does not align with the demands of large-scale energy storage projects, which require robust, site-level control capabilities. Fortunately enough, FlexGen’s latest brainchild addresses all the given concerns in one go.
“Our Battery Management System (BMS), designed, developed, and delivered in Durham, North Carolina, USA – reflects our commitment to improving grid reliability and equipping our customers with the essential tools to thrive in today’s complex and ever-changing energy environment while safeguarding their investment from current and future regulatory and cybersecurity risks,” said Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGen.
Talk about how it does that from a more practical standpoint, the answer is largely rooted in its promise to deliver enhanced cybersecurity. In essence, the brand-new BMS comes bearing an ability to offer fortified cybersecurity measures and complete control over the software stack. By doing so, it is able to ensure highest levels of protection for critical energy infrastructure. Apart from that, another way through which FlexGen’s BMS fulfills the provided objective is concerned with purpose-built performance. Unlike traditional BMS solutions which are typically biased toward single-battery use cases, FlexGen’s BMS is engineered explicitly for block-level and site-level control. This particularly capacity makes it possible for the underlying technology to optimize performance and reliability of large-scale energy storage systems.
Among other things, we ought to mention that, alongside its new BMS, FlexGen has also introduced a Remote Operations Center and Battery Innovation Lab, which will allow the company to deliver unmatched management, monitoring, and energy storage optimizations for energy storage assets. Not just that, the whole release further brings an interesting follow-up to the company’s recent launch of an updated FlexGen’s AI-enhanced software platform i.e. HybridOS V12.
Founded in 2009, FlexGen’s rise up the stems from being a leading integration services and software technology provider for energy storage solutions in the United States and globally. On a day-to-day basis, the company’s expertise happens to be in designing and integrating storage solutions, as well as a software platform which is effectively spearheading today’s energy transition. To go with that, FlexGen leverages best-in-class energy management software and power electronics to deliver utility-scale storage projects, integrated with traditional and renewable power generation. The company’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider how it serves, at present, the most technically and commercially demanding developers, utilities, electric cooperatives, government agencies, and industrial organizations.
“We’re thrilled to introduce a US-based Battery Management System (BMS). This launch marks a major leap in our commitment to safety, compliance, and cybersecurity. By optimizing the BMS, we’re enabling greater system availability and performance. Our customers are excited about the enhanced reliability and efficiency this brings to their operations,” said Hugh Scott, CTO of FlexGen.
