Company Name: Eguana Technologies Inc
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Website: eguanatech.com
Team Size: 45
Founded By: Brent Harris, David Carten and Michael Carten
About Company:
Eguana Technologies is a Canadian manufacturer and technology provider specializing in energy storage systems. With decades of experience in power electronics and grid-tied energy solutions, Eguana energy storage systems consist of three major components, the Battery, the Power Control System, and the Energy Management System. Their systems can be linked together with other energy storage systems in Virtual Power Plants to deliver services to the grid. Their systems are deployed across Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Australia.
Project Title:
Grid Services from Aggregated Distributed Energy Storage
Challenge Area:
Grid Decongestion at the Distribution Level
Focus Areas:
Fleet Deployment
Grid Edge Software Development
Field Testing, Performance Monitoring, and Operator Feedback
Project Objectives
Deploy 9 energy storage units in three municipal buildings in Medicine Hat
Develop grid edge software for utility environments
Demonstrate the value of distributed batteries and grid software orchestration
Project Summary
The Eguana Edge + Evolve LFP Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project delivers a distributed fleet of smart commercial energy storage units integrated with intelligent control software. The project combines hardware deployment and grid-interactive software development to support demand response, grid resilience, and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) capabilities.
Expected Impact
Grid Flexibility - Enable dynamic response to demand and frequency events
Operational Transparency - Improve visibility into fleet and grid performance
Autonomous Optimisation - Reduce manual intervention via automated control strategies
VPP Enablement - Lay the groundwork for future aggregation and market participation