New Energy
Berkshire Partners on Clean Energy Project for Aerospace Site
- Batteries from Powin to provide up to 12 hours of power
- West Virginia project among largest in US for industry site
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s energy division is partnering with a battery storage company to develop one of the largest solar and storage projects in the US for a manufacturing facility in West Virginia.
The project with Powin Energy Corp. will supply clean energy to a factory that makes titanium products for the aerospace industry, Powin Chief Executive Officer Jeff Waters said in an interview at the RE+ conference in Anaheim, California. Powin will supply 50 megawatts of lithium iron phosphate batteries that can discharge electricity for up to 12 hours, Waters said. Berkshire will oversee the construction and operation of the system, which will include 106 megawatts of solar power.