Leclanché has acquired significant experience in the turn-key supply of large-scale stationary storage projects for microgrids as well as for grid ancillary services. The Leclancé EMS controls the storage facility and integrates renewable sources and existing conventional generation. The company will build the largest solar + storage project in the Caribbean this year consisting of 35.6 MW solar PV and 44.2 MWh battery storage facility built on the island St. Kitts. It will provide the residents of this Caribbean twin-island Federation with a reliable and renewable clean energy source with fixed cost savings. The 20-year PPA with a fixed price for Solar+Storage provides a clear advantage compared to the diesel generation costs which depending on a volatile diesel price. The system will provide between 25-30% of the nation's current power generation needs, while displacing the same amount of diesel-generated capacity.

The first island-based microgrid project for which Leclanché provided a battery storage system was the island Graciosa on the Azores. A hybrid microgrid combining the existing diesel power plant with solar PV, wind power and a battery storage system was initiated a few years back. Thanks to the project the island's diesel consumption as well as the CO2 emission could be reduced by 60%.

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