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> So far, EnerVenue has been operating a pilot production line that can manufacture 100 megawatt-hours’ worth of batteries per year—and they’ve deployed small-s
by hmottestad 3y ago
> So far, EnerVenue has been operating a pilot production line that can manufacture 100 megawatt-hours’ worth of batteries per year—and they’ve deployed small-scale test systems. But, says Heinemann, the company already has over 7 GWh, or about 400 million dollars’ worth of purchase orders...
We should soon see if this is a viable business then.
- aidenn0 3y ago> 7 GWh, or about 400 million dollars This implies a bulk cost of about $57/kWh which is slightly cheaper than present day LFP (the primary competitor for grid-scale battery storage). IMO, it needs to be no more expensive than LFP, because LFP cells can be spec'd for ~8 years and it's hard to get people to invest on timescales longer than ~10 years.
- panick21_ 3y agoThere are many grid battery technologies common on right now, liquid metal battery, IronAir battery and many more. And all of those have lots of 'orders' that they brag about.