Startup News: Other regions

British start-up develops Brayton pump technology for renewable energy storage

19.05.2022
English

The British company Synchrostor has developed a new pumped thermal energy storage (PTES) system. It is reportedly fully reversible within 30 milliseconds and can achieve an efficiency of around 70%. The proposed storage technology can also provide inertial and ancillary services to the grid.

Imec spin-off SOLiTHOR closes 10 million euro seed capital round

17.05.2022
German / English

SOLiTHOR, the newly established spin-off company of imec – partner in Europe’s leading energy R&D innovation center, EnergyVille – is at the forefront of developing, manufacturing and commercializing an innovative solid-state lithium (Li) battery cell technology to provide reliable and economical high energy storage solutions. SOLiTHOR raised €10 million in a …

These start-ups want to get CO2 out of the atmosphere

11.05.2022
German

After years of debate, the idea of filtering carbon dioxide from the air and storing it somewhere where it can no longer enter the atmosphere is gaining momentum. A number of startups are working on solutions that suck CO₂ out of the sky, crush minerals to sequester carbon the way a magnet attracts iron filings, or seek to plant vast forests of algae on the ocean floor

Startup Enervee offers a new way to finance efficient appliances

06.05.2022
English

Enervee's consumer-friendly online marketplace helps utilities bring energy-efficient products to more homes. The new low-interest microloan program could expand the company's reach.

This company wants to use carbon dioxide to store electricity from renewable energy sources in the grid

03.05.2022
English

Compressing gases for energy storage is not new: For decades, a few plants around the world have been pumping air under pressure into huge underground caverns and then using it to generate electricity in a natural gas power plant. However, Energy Dome has chosen carbon dioxide due to the physical conditions.

MIT-backed startup develops polymer-based batteries for stationary storage

19.04.2022
English

The system is based on a standard two-electrode electrochemical cell containing conductive polymers, a carbon-graphene hybrid, and a nonflammable liquid electrolyte. The battery cells were tested to 12,000 cycles at 100% depth of discharge.

This startup’s energy storage technology is basically a giant toaster

13.04.2022
English

Bay Area startup Antora Energy is taking a very different approach to the problem of carbon-free energy storage than other startups. It stores energy by heating metal blocks to extremely high temperatures. The superheated blocks shine so brightly that a beam of this light can generate electricity on demand or directly heat energy-intensive industrial processes.

A microgrid that fits in your golf bag

08.04.2022
English

Imagine being able to pack 1.3 kW of solar power into a golf bag so light you can take it anywhere you need it. That's one of the arguments Pvilion makes in favor of its solar product, in which crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells are housed in a fabric, rather than in glass panels as in conventional solar systems.

Offgrid Energy Labs introduces innovative ZincGel battery technology for India’s EV battery replacement segment

08.04.2022
English

The startup will reach out to mobility partners to develop solutions for fleets operating low-power electric vehicles such as two- and three-wheelers. ZincGel battery technology is non-flammable compared to lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries, reducing the harmful impact on the environment.