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Fluence unveils sixth-generation energy storage technology
Fluence on June 16 announced the launch of its sixth-generation energy storage technology stack combining factorybuilt hardware, advanced software, and data-driven intelligence. The company which is a result of two pioneers in the energy storage field coming together, Siemens and AES, has already secured orders for 800 MW, 2300 MWh of projects using the new technology. Fluence already is the popular choice for customers in the renewables industry such as Enel,
Fluence’s sixth-generation energy storage technology built for Gridstack. Source: Fluence
LS Power, sPower, and Siemens, and major power suppliers and industries have already committed to deploy Fluence’s sixth-generation technology in Asia Pacific, North America, and Europe. Fluence sixth-generation technology stack creates the foundation for three purpose-built systems, Gridstack, Sunstack, and Edgestack, that are configured for grid, renewable and commercial & industrial (C&I) applications, respectively, while easily addressing the need for larger systems and larger fleets of systems. According to the company, the sixthgeneration energy storage technology includes three components: Fluence IQ: Digital intelligence engines use data and machine learning to improve system decision-making, manage battery degradation, reduce operating costs, and optimize energy market dispatch.
Fluence Operating System (OS): Built on a decade of digital control system development, the fully integrated operating platform combines comprehensive controls, system visibility, and asset management to improve asset performance at a single site or across entire fleets. Fluence Cube: The factoryassembled building block is 4-5x more modular than traditional systems and incorporates the latest technologies for rapid installation and scale, consistent operations & maintenance, and improved quality control. Fluence over the years has reduced the total cost of energy storage systems by 90 percent and the new technology stack "focuses on driving down the non-battery costs of energy storage systems by up to 25 percent" addressing the need for larger systems” company claimed.
Form Energy secures its Amara Raja partners with first utility deal: to deploy Gridtential Energy for bipolar battery technology 1MW/150 MWh energy storage technology Amara Raja Batteries Ltd, one of the leading industrial and Form Energy, the Bill Gates backed startup which is working on creating a new class of batteries that would provide long-duration storage at ultra-low-cost has secured its first utility deal for novel super-long duration energy storage technology. The Massachusetts-based startup signed a contract with Minnesota utility Great River Energy to jointly deploy a 1MW/150 MWh pilot project which will come up in Cambridge, Minnesota. Minnesota utility Great River Energy on May 7 confirmed that it will pilot Form’s technology – an 'aqueous air' battery system. Form Energy’s battery system is a significant leap as it delivers 1 MW of power for 150 hours — significantly huge over the Li-ion batteries currently in use at most grid-scale storage projects lasting for about two-to-four hours max. "A true low-cost, long-duration energy storage solution that can sustain output for days, would fill gaps in wind and solar energy production that would otherwise require firing up a fossil-fueled power plant. A technology like that could make a reliable, affordable 100 percent renewable electricity system a real possibility," said Jesse Jenkins, an assistant professor at Princeton University who studies low-carbon energy systems engineering. | May-June 2020
automotive battery manufacturers, has entered a formal agreement with Gridtential Energy to collaborate on bipolar battery technology on June 1. As per the technology evaluation agreement, Amara Raja Batteries and Gridtential Energy will assemble and test Silicon Joule bipolar reference batteries (invented by Gridtential Energy) using Amara Raja's active material to determine improvements in cycle life, energy density, battery efficiency, charging rates and manufacturability. According to the statement released by the two companies, Silicon Joule bipolar technology enables an innovative class of advanced lead batteries with silicon at its core. It is a design-driven, low-cost, high-performance, patented energy storage solution that provides improved power density, cycle life, dynamic charge acceptance, and wider temperature range, with up to 40 percent lower weight, while retaining full lead-battery recyclability. Gridtential Energy offers non-exclusive licenses for Silicon Joule technology, enabling manufacturing partners to easily adapt their factories to provide high performing, higher voltage 24V and 48V batteries to their customers for the hybridautomotive, low-speed electric vehicles, energy storage system and home back-up markets – all without giga-scale capital investments.
