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More long-duration storage expected to enable higher penetration levels of variable renewable power sources
Li-ion batteries, while providing strong peak power demands in the 6-8 hour range, are not cost-competitive to provide multi-day storage that may be needed for reliability events & lack of solar/wind coverage Company
Technology
Duration (Single Cycle)
2022 Developments
Iron-Air battery
100-150 hours
Announced partnership with West Virginia government for a $760 million battery plant in Weirton
Raised $450 million in Series E funding led by TPG RiseClimate
High-temperature Antimony-based liquid metal batteries
4-24 hours
Announced partnership with XCel Energy for a liquid battery system installation in Aurora, CO to evaluate performance at Solar Technology Acceleration Center
Nickel-Hydrogen battery
8 hours
Launched EnerVenue Energy Storage Vessels (ESVs) with buildable flexible capacity
Cryogenic storage / Liquid air
1 hour (peak demand)
Announced plans to raise £400m for Manchester plant to service 600,000 homes with liquid air energy storage
Electro-thermal
200 hours
Industry: Technology Applications BatteryBits (Article 1, Article 2)
Announced that Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) completed assembly & commissioning of the 1st-of-a-kind PHES utility-scale ESS as part of a grant from ARPA-E
Volta Foundation
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