Long-duration energy storage solution provider Highview Power has developed a modular cryogenic energy storage system, the CRYOBattery, that is scalable up to multiple gigawatts. This technology reaches a new benchmark for a levelized cost of storage (LCOS) of $140/MWh for a 10-hr, 200-MW/2-GWh system. Highview Power’s systems can enable renewable energy baseload power at large scale,…
San Diego International Airport adds 4-MWh lithium battery to existing 5.5-MW solar portfolio
San Diego International Airport (SAN) will be the first airport in the United States to install one of ENGIE Storage’s battery systems. Paired with the airport’s existing photovoltaic solar system, the new 2-MW/4-MWh GridSynergy energy storage system will reduce energy charges during peak demand which equate to approximately 40% of the airport’s monthly electricity costs.…
Eos deploys its aqueous zinc battery system at projects in North Carolina and California
Eos Energy Storage announced its involvement in two U.S. battery projects using the company’s Aurora 2.0 battery system. Aurora 2.0 is an aqueous zinc battery, built on 10 years of testing as a safe, scalable alternative to lithium-ion. The battery system has been installed by Duke Energy as part of a solar-plus-storage system in North…
Tadiran launches high temperature, rechargeable Li-ion cells
Tadiran Batteries recently launched its TLI-1550HT rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries for medical applications. The batteries are designed to be used in autoclave sterilization cycles at temperatures up to 125ºC, according to the company. They can be used in surgical saws, drills, reamers, staplers, shavers and wire/pin drivers. The maintenance-free TLI-1550 HT batteries are cylindrical cells with…
Charging electric vehicles, Part 1: The numbers
It’s nice to envision that recharging an electric vehicle is as straightforward as filling up an internal combustion vehicle, but it’s not: there are multiple charging, power, and connector options as well as limitations. You’re driving your internal-combustion (IC) car, and the gauge indicates it’s time to get “gas” (of course, it’s actually gasoline). So […]
U.S. Battery Manufacturing shares its outlook on the U.S. energy storage market
Solar Power World recently spoke with Zachary Cox, VP of operations at U.S. Battery Manufacturing, about the current state of the U.S. energy storage market. The deep-cycle, lead-acid battery manufacturer attributes the recent increase in energy storage system deployments to improved battery technology and utility flexibility, but Cox noted there’s still a long way to…
Report details increasing presence of utility-scale battery storage systems
A shift toward utility-scale battery storage systems is gaining momentum nationally, finds a report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report — Advances in Electricity Storage Suggest Rapid Disruption of U.S. Electricity Sector — details upstart storage and storage-expansion projects in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Nevada,…
Swedish Start-Up Secures Funds for Battery ‘Gigafactory’
Swedish start-up Northvolt Wednesday announced it had secured funding, in large part from Volkswagen, for Europe’s biggest car battery factory, set to rival electric carmaker Tesla’s US “Gigafactory”. The battery producer said it had completed a $1 billion equity capital raise, led by Volkswagen and Goldman Sachs, alongside BMW, Swedish pension fund AMF, insurer Folksam […]
Panasonic offering primary lithium manganese dioxide cylindrical cell battery with high capacity
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America now sells a CR-AGZ cell battery that offers two important and complementary features — superior long-term reliability and high capacity. Panasonic, one of the world’s leading battery manufacturing companies, offers the CR-AGZ for applications that require high safety from a high-capacity cell. This cell utilizes manganese-based cathode…
New Organic Flow Battery Brings Decomposing Molecules Back to Life
After years of making progress on an organic aqueous flow battery, Harvard University researchers ran into a problem: the organic anthraquinone molecules that powered their ground-breaking battery were slowly decomposing over time, reducing the long-term usefulness of the battery. Now, the researchers — led by Michael Aziz, the Gene and Tracy Sykes Professor of Materials […]