Globe Telecom Inc. ramps up its deployment of eco-friendly sodium nickel batteries as efficient backup power for its core network sites, which handle numerous critical communications services including voice, data and text messaging.
The company said more than half of its core network sites are already fully or partially using sodium nickel batteries, with the rest to follow suit.
It added that sustainable batteries are crucial for its core network sites as these house high-capacity communication platforms and facilities to reduce the need for frequent replacements.
“We are progressively moving to eco-friendly batteries which employ the latest technology in backup power for our core network sites as opposed to fossil fuels. Their eco-friendly features also align with our commitment to climate action, one of which is to reduce our carbon emissions,” Yoly Crisanto, Globe chief sustainability and corporate communications officer, said in a statement.
The company said sodium nickel batteries are 100 percent recyclable and have a lifespan of 20 years, double that of the standard valve-regulated lead acid battery previously deployed.
Sodium nickel batteries are also known to be the safest among existing high-density batteries in terms of transport, storage and operation as these does not emit gas and have zero risk of explosion even when exposed to fire since there is no acid in the components.
Such type of battery can also operate continuously under a broad operating temperature range, eliminating the need for air conditioning, apart from being space-efficient and highly modular.
Globe said apart from the use of a more sustainable battery type, it has deployed more than 8,500 green network solutions such as fuel cell systems, direct current hybrid generators, free cooling systems and lithium-ion batteries, over the years. – Jed Macapagal
