Eos announces 1.5 GWh of zinc battery storage space in Texas, California

• The summertime of battery storage space rolls on, with programmers of zinc crossbreed cathode innovation announcing big information.

This summer, we've seen developments in non-lithium-ion battery chemistries-- including a projection where lithium-iron-phosphate comes to be the primary chemistry and millions in funding is made use of to advertise steel hydrogen batteries. Now, zinc hybrid cathode technology is getting in the mix, with Eos Energy Storage introducing orders for greater than 1.5 GWh of projects.

As part of the Texas battery boom, EOS has become part of an agreement to supply 1 GWh of standalone battery power storage space systems to International Electric Power, in projects attached to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid.

Under the regards to the arrangement, Eos will certainly produce, layout and also deliver multiple battery energy storage projects to the grid from the 3rd quarter of 2021. Given that the arrangement is in its early stage, the last variety of projects as well as their areas have not been chosen yet, though it does show up that these will be standalone storage space projects. Eos will certainly additionally be supplying operations as well as upkeep solutions throughout the 20-year life expectancies of the projects.

Golden State storage space

The enjoyable does not drop in Texas, nonetheless, as Eos has additionally entered into a contract with Carson Hybrid Energy Storage (CHES) to supply the company with 500 MWh of battery power storage space systems for the California power grid.

According to Eos, the long-duration battery remedies will be used "in parallel with existing power generation as well as substation style to save renewable resource created capacity, as well as to provide power quality and also better resilience." This would indicate that, unlike the Texas projects, these setups might be paired with generation stations, like solar facilities. A recent Berkeley Labs presentation revealed the California Independent System Operator solar line having a battery attachment price for solar projects of 67%.

Outside of announcing huge new project growths, Eos has a rather large internal development taking place together with. In June, the business filed a letter of intent for a service mix transaction with B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II, one of which would lead to Eos becoming a public company. The two firms expect the implementation of a clear-cut contract for business mix imminently, whereupon the potential organisation combination is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of this year.