![]() Within the last few months, we’ve seen these energy storage investments. Investors seem fascinated by energy storage this year – the long-duration variety in particular. Lithium-ion batteries have their disadvantages - high reactivity, conflict minerals and environmental risk - but they are the clear-cut dominant winner in today’s battery race. energy storage deployments reached roughly 500 MW in 2019 - of which only a few megawatts were non-lithium-ion chemistries. Otherwise, Natron will be competing with the incumbent stationary energy storage technology – lithium ion. Natron’s batteries survive tens of thousands of deep discharge cycles, can be fully charged or discharged in just minutes, and cost significantly less than incumbent lead acid batteries.”įrom that description, it appears that Natron is going after lead-acid battery edge cases. Although Prussian blue provides modest energy density, the startup claims it is so earth-available and inexpensive that it could provide a cost-effective and sustainable answer for stationary energy storage.Īccording to its website, Natron is developing batteries for “data-center UPS, electric forklifts, smart grids/microgrids, and renewables support. Natron Energy is the former Alveo, which was founded in 2012, based on work within the Huggins Group by co-founder Dr. Fluxus Ventures has also invested in the company, which has received more than $50 million in venture funding and more than $5 million in Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) and US Department of Energy funding. Return backers Chevron Technology Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Prelude Ventures also participated. Natron Energy, a California-based startup developing a battery using Prussian blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has raised $35 million in series D funding round led by ABB Technology Ventures, NanoDimension Capital and Volta Energy Technologies. Clean Power Research: Solar data solutions to maximize PV project performance.Energy Storage North America Special 2018.The smarter E Europe 2019 special edition.Market overview: Microgrid control systems.Market overview: Large-scale storage systems.
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