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RENEWABLE ENERGY...

Keeping wind farm operating

even in the depths of winter

Saft technology has been selected for its high reliability in temperatures as low as

-35 °C and its maintenance-free capability to keep a Kazakhstan wind farm operating
all year round. The Uptimax nickel battery backup system powers critical monitoring
and mechanical systems for continuity of sustainable wind power

aft has delivered Uptimax maintenance- enhancing environmental sustainability and is an
free nickel batteries to provide essential important step in Kazakhstan’s goal of meeting 50
backup power for electronic monitoring, percent of its demand from renewables by 2050.
Smechanical braking, pitch control and The project is Saft’s first contract with APS
grease supply systems at the Badamsha wind farm Energia, which specified the batteries for their
in the remote and exposed steppe of the Aktobe proven reliability in harsh winter conditions. Alexey
region of western Kazakhstan. Kredin, Chief Executive of APS Energia
In 2021, the Badamsha wind farm will generate Kazakhstan, said: “Saft’s long track record of
396 GWh of energy for local industry and save providing industrial nickel battery solutions
344,000 tonnes of CO2 annually – equivalent to in cold climates gave us confidence that
the emissions from 74,000 cars. The site is our backup power system will provide

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