Applications
Our high-performance solid state sodium batteries are ideally suited to the renewable energy storage market, from rooftop solar battery energy storage through to utility scale systems.
Solar Storage
Medium-duration energy storage is essential for solar growth markets and lithium ion isn’t cutting it. LiNa provides energy storage systems scaling from kilowatts to megawatts that are lower cost, safer and more sustainable for the planet.
In solar growth markets morning and evening demand exceeds renewable supply (the ‘duck curve’). The answer? Medium-duration storage that enables the shifting of excess solar energy into the evening and wind energy to the morning. LiNa batteries are optimised for this need – which existing technologies do not adequately serve – with a duration range of four to 10 hours. LiNa systems have been designed for scaling needs:
- Rooftop solar battery energy storage systems: 10-50 kWh of energy, enabling distribution companies to deliver clean power to homes or communities at the lowest cost-per-electron.
- Commercial and industrial storage: powering businesses or data centres sustainably 24/7, avoiding peak tariffs and achieving the lowest price-per-electron.
- Utility scale storage: Megawatt-scale LiNa systems can load-shift large amounts of renewable generation directly into the grid or for other mega-scale applications, such as green hydrogen production.
Hotter Climates
Our batteries are ideally suited to hotter climates, where lithium ion simply isn’t fit for purpose
Solar growth markets with the highest need for energy storage, not surprisingly, often experience higher temperatures. In sweltering climates, li-ion batteries only work if they are circulated with refrigerated liquid coolant, encased in shipping containers, and stored in warehouses with air con units pumping at all hours. All at a cost, and with high rates of failure.
At LiNa we set out to use this excess heat to our advantage. It’s why we run our batteries at 250°C.
We place our battery units in a vacuum-seal casing and once each unit is up to temperature, the system effectively runs itself — consistently, and with minimal parasitic load. With a round-trip efficiency of 92% and above our unique approach offers significant cost and performance advantages versus incumbent technologies. Read the report here for more information
For developing global markets such as India, our solid-state sodium batteries are the obvious choice.
What Next?
Today, we are well on our way to offering a market-ready solution and are seeking additional partners to help us stress test our product and leverage the opportunity.
Will you join us to make the next leap forward?
