Primus Power

Primus Power

Primus Power is a producer of Big Batteries for the Smart Grid: sustainable liquid batteries used for energy storage on the electric grid. The venture backed company is based in Hayward, California and has developed a zinc bromine flow battery, called the EnergyPod, with support from the Department of Energy. The EnergyPod can scale from 25kW to 25MW for use on corporate campus or on site next to the substation, wind farm, or solar farm. The low maintenance Primus Power batteries allow five hour discharge and twenty year life span, necessary for grid applications. [1][2][3][4] Primus is developing projects for Puget Sound Energy and Bonneville Power Administration and The Marine Corps Airstation in Miramar, California.[5][6][7] The company shipped its first system to Asia in early 2015.[8] Primus signed a partnership with Microsoft in 2016 to supply battery support for Microsoft datacenters globally.[9]

On February 21, 2017, the company announced production of their second generation product, EnergyPod 2. Streamlined for production, the EnergyPod 2 features a small footprint, reduced cost of goods, high reliability components, and ruggedized shell. The modular unit is designed to last twenty years and supply a system capability from 25kW to 25MW with five hour discharge duration.

The company has raised more than $80[10] million in venture funds and government backed grants and is manufacturing systems for customers. The Company's energy storage systems decouple instantaneous electricity demand from supply generation, bolstering the stability and security of the electric grid, and helping accelerate the penetration of wind and solar energy. The company has numerous patents in chemistry, cell design, and system engineering, which make the energy density greater while improving reliability and life span thus enhancing the price /performance.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "State tries to save power by storage Page 1 of 2". UTSanDiego.com. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Primus Power’s Flow Battery Powered by $11 Million in Private Investment", Energy.gov, June 14, 2011
  3. ↑ "about us", Primus Power website (Retrieved May 26, 2012
  4. ↑ Seltenrich, Nate. "Green-Energy Storage: 'The Next Big Thing' | Feature | Oakland, Berkeley & Bay Area News & Arts Coverage". Eastbayexpress.com. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  5. ↑ Eric Wesoff (2013-06-20). "Primus Power Wins Energy Storage Project With Bonneville Power and PSE". Greentech Media. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  6. ↑ Herndon, Andrew (2013-05-21). "Primus May Name Wind Power Storage Customer Next Month, CEO Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  7. ↑ {url=http://www.primuspower.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Primus-Power-press-release-DoD-microgrid-contract-13.01.23-website.pdf}
  8. ↑ http://www.samruk-energy.kz/en/press/news/i1459
  9. ↑ http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/microsoft-partners-with-primus-power-to-drive-energy-innovation-at-datacenters-2135134.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/primus-power-raises-25-million-in-series-d-financing-2053870.htm
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9. Primus Gets A $20M Jolt for Energy Storage http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/04/primus-power-gets-a-20m-jolt-for-grid-scale-energy-storage/

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