CRRC Zhuzhou Institute CESS-L6901-EU-0.5C is an LFP battery energy storage system with 6.901 MWh nominal energy and about a 2-hour duration. It is supplied as a containerized DC block with liquid cooling. The system uses 287 Ah prismatic cells and weighs 48 tonnes (105,822 lb).
Use Cases
Use in front of the meter is consistent with the specifications of CRRC Zhuzhou Institute CESS-L6901-EU-0.5C. Its energy capacity is within the utility-scale range. It supports IEC104 and IEC61850, used in utility control systems.
Capabilities
Its shortest listed configuration is 2 h, which makes CRRC Zhuzhou Institute CESS-L6901-EU-0.5C a candidate for peak shaving, cutting the power drawn from the grid at peak times, grid services, support for the operation of the electricity network, and capacity value, counting as firm supply toward a network's peak needs. Its DC block connects through a separate inverter and points to renewable colocation, sitting next to a wind or solar plant and sharing its grid connection.
Nominal energy
6.9MWh
Duration
2hour
C / P rate
0.5C
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Plant Round-Trip Efficiency
The calculator estimates the full "plant" round-trip efficiency (RTE) at the point of interconnection. Some values are pre-blocked depending on information on a particular ESS. The rows that are marked "each way" are one-way efficiencies; they are applied on charge and again on discharge. We then square them. To enter a bundled PCS efficiency value, use its rated-power value, not peak. If the PCS skid already includes the LV/MV transformer, set Transformer LV/MV to 100 % so those losses are not counted twice.
Site Space Required
Shared: one 3 m aisle serves both neighbours. Dedicated: each unit keeps its own 3 m, so gaps double to 6 m.
Single unit — matches the stored area_sqm convention.
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| CRRC Zhuzhou Institute | CESS-L5016-US-0.5CDC Block · 20 ft container | 5.02MWh | — | 2h0.5C | LFP314 Ah · Prismatic | |||
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| CRRC Zhuzhou Institute | CESS-L3727-EU-0.5CDC Block · 20 ft container | 3.73MWh | — | 2h0.5C | LFP280 Ah · Prismatic | |||
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About the Vendor
Founded in 1959 and based in Zhuzhou, Hunan, CRRC Zhuzhou Institute began as the Ministry of Railways’ Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute. It is now a wholly owned CRRC subsidiary that makes integrated energy storage systems for grid use, and its battery container projects total more than 1 GWh, including 6.25 MWh systems in high renewable regions of northwest China.
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