Energy supply reliability & facility resilience

Backup energy - energy storage - on-site generation - advanced controls & microgrids

Alpine Flamingo can help you develop and implement a comprehensive energy strategy to keep critical equipment or facilities running.  We can help you find options to meet reliability goals while giving consideration to financial targets and emissions.

Backup energy

  • Backup energy systems provide energy to keep critical devices running in the event of disruption to the primary energy source.
  • They can power single devices like computers, elevators and escalators, cash registers or televisions…
  • …or they can be scaled to serve entire facilities or campuses.
  • Particularly critical facilities may need more than one backup energy source.
  • Backup energy systems are expensive relative to primary energy systems.  The amount of energy they provide, and the length of time for which they can provide that energy, vary considerably based on the technology.
  • Alpine Flamingo’s staff has designed and tested backup energy systems based on load controls, on-site generators (renewable or non-renewable), and stored energy.
  • We can help you develop a backup energy strategy, and to select and design backup energy supply systems that will meet your resilience needs without excessive cost.
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Energy storage

  • From small-scale backup batteries to utility-scale pumped hydroelectric, energy storage is critical to reliability, energy cost management and greenhouse gas control strategies.
  • For instance, solar photovoltaic renewable energy is going down in cost and is becoming extremely popular, but even if solar energy was free, it would not be available all the time without energy storage.
  • Selecting energy storage technologies, and matching them with time-of-day demand and  available energy supplies, requires an energy strategy that considers storage at small and large scales; costs; and various trade-offs between energy sources and storage technologies.
  • Alpine Flamingo’s staff has designed and tested energy storage systems for both electricity and heat, with a broad variety of on-grid or off-grid, renewable and non-renewable, upstream energy sources.
  • We can help you develop an energy storage strategy, and to select and design  systems that will enable you to use energy available to you, while considering cost, system reliability and emissions requirements. 
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On-site generation

  • On-site generation options range from simple backup generators to on-site electric or heat production based on renewable or waste-to-energy sources.
  • On-site generation in locations connected to a grid require engineering and approval to connect to the local utility.  Additional thought needs to be given to selecting the generation type and sizing it appropriately, and to total costs, fuel supply security and emissions goals.
  • On-site generation is the only option for off-grid facilities like research stations, mining camps or military bases.  Fueled generators are an obvious choice for off-grid locations – but fueled generators, by themselves, require expensive fuel deliveries.  Cost and emissions reduction are possible through the use of energy efficiency, locally available resources, energy storage and load control.
  • Alpine Flamingo’s staff has evaluated a broad range of on-site, fueled and renewable generation options and can help you find, develop the business case for, and install the right on-site generation systems.
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Advanced controls & microgrids

  • Microgrids are very small-scale electric grids with features that can include fueled and renewable energy generation, electric and heat storage, efficient end-use devices, and controls to prioritize which devices get energy first in the event of a power disruption.
  • Microgrids can be designed to be separated (islanded) from major utility grids, to ensure the supply of energy to critical facilities like hospitals, airports or military bases in the event of large-scale disruptions to the conventional infrastructure.
  • Alpine Flamingo’s staff has designed and tested microgrid subsystems, and has managed the testing of microgrids that have had as many as six different energy sources, including mixtures of fueled and renewable generation and energy storage, including real-time monitoring options.
  • We are well-positioned to work with your organization to design a system that will keep power on to your critical equipment and facilities, while also considering your environmental and financial targets.
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