FlexGen, a leading energy storage integrator, delivered a Solid State Generator (SSG) energy storage system to power up Siberian drilling rigs and reduce costs while greening operations The SSG is integrated with the gas power generation system, so it can take large steps in load without compromising voltage and frequency.
Steve Panagiotou, FlexGen’s director of commercial operations says “We have been integrating our energy storage systems with gas power generation for more than 8 years. As a result, we are seeing increased demand for that solution from industrial and data center operators who are interested in reducing carbon footprint without sacrificing reliability or performance.”
Bottom-line payoff: Lower operating costs and reduced fuel consumption
Siberia has an abundance of natural gas that’s produced for export and consumption. FlexGen’s SSG is paired with Aggreko’s modified-hybrid package that uses power from state-of-the-art, thermal high-efficiency gas generators. Not only does this integrated system run the drills to mine the natural gas, but it uses that same field gas itself – reducing fuel consumption by up to 20%. The overall benefits include reduced operating costs, lowered emissions and enhanced reliability and efficiency by using stored energy when it’s needed most.
This project marks the third energy storage system that FlexGen has deployed in support of Siberian oil and gas drilling operations. FlexGen also provides its products and services across the world, including Nigeria, the U.K., Austria, Iraq and Afghanistan.