Panasonic and PowerOasis Introduce Green Tower

During the first week of March, this year, in Barcelona, Spain, at the major event of Mobile World Congress, the MWC, the Panasonic Eco Solutions and PowerOasis, its partner, will be launching the Green Tower which is the comprehensive energy solution for WiFi hotspot sites and the cellular tower. This solution integrates storage, smart energy generation and remote asset management software to efficiently perform. At the global focal event of MWC they both will unveil their Lithium Ion-based hybrid power solution which is a combine result of powerful Lithium Ion battery by Panasonic and solar technology expertise of PowerOasis that is the industry leading platform of telecommunications energy management.

PowerOasis is the leader in the industry of power management and energy efficiency solutions for the wireless operators. Its solutions mainly reduce the power costs of networks, enhance the site availability and deliver network power control, management and reporting.

However, solution of Panasonic targets the cellular towers which are being operated on the legacy infrastructure and exhibits how they can be retro-fitted with advanced energy storage equipment together with solar energy generation. Green Tower facilitates the tower operators with the benefits of reduced energy costs, enhanced reliability and energy efficiency. The entire system has been designed for a range of telecommunication sites which are having loads ranging from 50W to 3kW, and can easily be deployed in the off grid, the unreliable grid or the on grid locations similar to either back up power or a primary solution.

Jamie Evans, who is leading Panasonic’s U.S. Eco Solutions business, said that Panasonic is driving the paradigm shift crosswise the industry with the help of its Energy as a Service model together with the comprehensive energy solution, proposing the telecom carriers finally the ability to address operating and energy costs with the innovative solution. He also added that the Green Tower energy solution concept specifies a deviation from the traditional static power infrastructure to much efficient and remotely managed system which curtails the costs and generates new profit spots for wireless carriers.

In mature markets, the electricity costs can account for up to 15 percent of the total cellular network operating expenditures. These costs, in growing markets, can increase up to 50 percent, because of the unreliable grid supply and heavy dependency on diesel powered generators which are also subjected to fuel theft. The end to end, outsourced Green Tower solution is paid for by performance enhancements together with operational savings, demanding virtually no capital out lay. The concept, within certain markets, also provides an opportunity for smart grid energy arbitrage.  It utilizes predictive algorithms to demonstrate the actual load compared to market demand and can also transfer the unutilized energy back to the local grid from on site assets. Additional benefits involve wireless equipment monitoring and satellite connectivity. John O’Donohue, the Chief Executive Officer of PowerOasis said that this turn key solution features the significant benefits which the mobile operators can gain by incorporating the integrated energy management platform together with Lithium Ion battery technology into their network energy strategy.

Anyhow, for learning more about this innovative solution, you really need to attend its demonstration by the representatives of Panasonic and PowerOasis in the Green Pavilion at Booth 7M28, Hall 7 during MWC 2015.