Utilities

Battery Power Supply And Back-up For Utilities

Reliable power supply and back-up are critical in the Utilities sector. Utilities such as Oil & Gas, Water and Power all play crucial roles in everyday society. A failure to perform can have disastrous consequences. Therefore, decision- makers in the Utilities sector must be able to source a battery or system that will outperform expectations, especially in today’s technology-driven society. Selecting the right type of battery technology is a large component of any battery-powered project; whether it’s for an Oil or Gas Wellhead, SCADA systems, Telemetry systems, Penstocks Water Monitoring or a Standby UPS system for back-up power in a power station. The experts at Valen are your reliable, end-to-end battery solution providers. We’re specialists in the use of VRLA and Lithium batteries across a wide range of projects. We recognise the unique challenges and pressures you face in the Utilities sector, including:

• Meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for guaranteeing uptime
• Reducing maintenance costs
• Maximising battery life cycles
• Overcoming potential installation challenges
• Meet commissioning deadlines

To ensure your coverage and support is never compromised, we apply a logical approach in recommending and supplying our products. We’re not just about ‘selling batteries’. The team at Valen are here to answer your questions and solve your problems.

Our Process And Expertise

A large part of our commitment to excellence is to always work collaboratively with you. Our team strives to provide valuable technical advice when scoping projects for new clients as well as an ongoing basis. During initial consultations, we will discuss the following details to determine which type of battery technology is best suited for your specific project requirements.

• Expected battery operating temperatures
• Design life
• Weight constraints
• Configuration requirements (monobloc, front terminals, combo cell, etc.)
• Installation parameters
• Features and benefits of different battery technologies
• System design

At Valen, we can also help you with system designs if required. Our experts will look at specific objectives and advise on which components will be most effective at getting the job done. To ensure the integrity of a system design and that everything works effectively together, Valen supplies the required batteries as well as any supporting equipment, including:

• Solar Panels and Batteries
• Battery Chargers
• Battery Racking
• Industrial Enclosures and Cabinets
• Solar Controllers

Lead Times

Meeting commissioning deadline is, of course, a considerable concern for anyone working on a battery energy project. So, you can plan your projects with confidence. Valen permanently keeps stock on hand of commonly used battery sizes and configurations, so they are readily available when you need them most. We also have stringent systems and processes in place to ensure we can always meet delivery timelines we’ve agreed to for your project deadline.

Installation

Once we’ve helped you decide on the correct batteries for your project, we will provide best practice recommendations for the installation phase.

Our Installation and Operation (I&O) manuals make it easy for your technicians to install our batteries correctly. Additionally, we will always be available to answer any installation questions your technicians may have.

Servicing And Maintenance

Maintaining battery life is key to ensuring your battery system serviceability is never compromised. We can assist with ongoing servicing, maintenance and testing to ensure your batteries always operate within warranty conditions.
We can also provide advice on how to extend the life of a battery beyond the warranty to ensure you get the best possible ROI.

Not only does our team assist with the maintenance side of the battery systems, we offer a complete training package to upskill your team and a range of quick and easy battery maintenance tools, such as:

• Battery Load Testers
• Battery Impedance Testers
• Battery Torque Wrenches

End-of-life Recycling

As our level of service to you extends beyond final installation, we can further assist with recycling end-of-life batteries. In keeping with our ISO 14001:2015 Environment certification, we can also help with how to best recycle old or existing batteries if you are replacing a current system with our products.

If you need battery advice for your existing or upcoming battery project anywhere in Australia or New Zealand, call the experts at Valen. Our team has the expertise to deliver a workable solution for you, in full and on time.