Technologies

Energy storage systems provide a wide array of technological approaches to managing our power supply in order to create a more resilient energy infrastructure and bring cost savings to utilities and consumers.

One of the categories currently being deployed around the world are the Solid State Batteries - a range of electrochemical storage solutions, including advanced chemistry batteries and capacitors utilized for creating a more robust and adaptable energy grid.

 

Electrochemical Capacitors

Lithium Ion (LI-ION) Batteries

Nickel-Cadmium (NI-CD) Batteries

Sodium Sulfur (NAS) Batteries

 

For many applications, lithium ion has proved preferable to other chemistries with respect to energy and power density, cycle and calendar life, and cost.

But, one of the recent times technical solutions for using large scale batteries to provide support to the grid is the lithium titanate battery (lithium titanium oxide or LTO). A lithium titanate battery is a modified lithium ion battery that uses lithium titanate nanocrystals on the surface of its anode instead of carbon.

With Toshiba being a major developer of the technology, lithium titanate battery technology significant incorporates a number of economical as well as ecological aspects important for expanding renewable green energy.

The lithium titanate batteries are chosen because are faster to charge, longer lasting and much safer than its common alternative, lithium ion, particularly in terms of reduced fire risk.