MENOMONEE FALLS -- ZBB Energy Corporation has been commission to provide ZBB EnerSystem that will allow uninterrupted power to DC voltage lighting loads, rack power to servers and other miscellaneous loads at VISA’s data center.

The Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corporation is a developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms and hybrid vehicle control systems. The commissioning was completed in collaboration with Universal Electric Corporation's Starline DC Solutions group.

The system includes the ZBB EnerStore flow battery and ZBB EnerSection power and control center with photovoltaic, wind inputs and on-demand grid power in conjunction with a fixed 380v DC output for continuous power to the served 380v DC loads, according to a company statement.

"The integration of ZBB's products is the key to helping us deliver the world's first Chip2Grid DC solution tied to EMerge DC Building Solutions," said Tim Martinson, director of Universal Electric Corporation, Starline DC Solutions.

"The convergence of industry standard 380v DC distribution and the ZBB Enersystem platform represents the future of distributed power integration for critical systems. We believe this is the most eloquent way to have seamless management of renewable energy, grid power and energy storage. The same operating philosophy stretches across data center, hospital and cable TV infrastructure markets," said Eric Apfelbach, ZBB Energy president and CEO.