Startups like Antora and Rondo are charging up thermal batteries
Thermal batteries, which store electricity as heat, are gaining traction as a competitive low carbon way to provide clean energy for industrial companies, Katie writes. Why it matters: Industrial heat, much of it powered by natural gas, contributes to significant global greenhouse gas emissions today. Driving the news: This week startup Antora Energy
Thermal energy storage startup Antora raises US$150
US$150 million has been raised in a Series B by Antora Energy, a US-based startup with a novel ''thermal battery'' technology claimed to be suitable for decarbonising industrial processes. The company''s product
Antora – Company
An Antora thermal battery leaving the factory Manufacturing at Scale From the very beginning, we''ve designed our American-made thermal batteries for rapid production and scale. We turned on our first thermal battery deployment in 2023, and now we''re on the path to manufacturing thousands. Our landmark gigafactory in San Jose, California is
Antora Energy | arpa-e.energy.gov
The Antora Energy team will develop key components for a thermal energy storage system (solid state thermal battery) that stores thermal energy in inexpensive carbon blocks. To charge the battery, power from the grid will heat the blocks to temperatures exceeding 2000°C (3632°F) via resistive heating. To discharge energy, the hot blocks are exposed to
Antora raises $150 million to boost manufacturing
Thermal battery maker Antora Energy has raised $150 million in Series B funding, the company said today. The financing round — led by Decarbonization Partners, a fund sponsored by BlackRock and Temasek — will help the California-based startup ramp up domestic battery production at its factory in San Jose.
Decarbonized industrial thermal battery startup raises
Antora Energy, a company seeking to decarbonize industrial heat and power, announced it raised $150 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between
Antora – Antora Energy Launches Ready-to-Scale Industrial
World''s First Thermal Battery Capable of Cost-Effectively Delivering Zero-Carbon Heat and Power . Sunnyvale, CA – Antora Energy, a leader in zero-carbon heat and power for the industrial sector, has launched its proven, ready-to-scale thermal battery.The company revealed that it has reached the highest temperature that has been demonstrated to
Antora Energy Raises $150 Million to Slash Industrial Emissions
Antora''s thermal batteries will have a significant impact on decarbonizing industrial energy while creating U.S. jobs, spurring America''s manufacturing sector, and strengthening domestic
NEW Solid State Thermal Battery Antora Energy
[email protected] Solid State Thermal Battery Antora Energy The Antora Energy team will develop a thermal energy storage system that contains thermal energy in inexpensive carbon blocks. To charge the battery, power from the grid will heat the blocks to temperatures exceeding 2000 °C. To discharge, the hot blocks are exposed to
Thermal Battery Maker Antora Energy Raises $150 Million
Antora Energy, a developer of thermal batteries, secured $150 million in Series B funding to help ramp up production.The round was led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between BlackRock and Temasek. Emerson Collective, GS Futures, The Nature Conservancy, and a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources also participated in this round,
Hot rocks as thermal batteries could help end the use of fossil
If successful, Ponec and his start-up Antora Energy could be part of a new, multi-trillion-dollar energy storage sector that simply uses sun or wind to make boxes of rocks hot enough to run the
Antora Energy raises USD 150m to accelerate thermal
US thermal batteries company Antora Energy has completed a USD 150 million (EUR 138m) Series B funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, a joint venture between US investment giant BlackRock and
Antora Energy: Thermal Batteries Revolutionizing Industrial
Antora''s thermal battery can store 15 megawatt hours in the footprint of a shipping container—that''s 5 times more than a Lithium-ion battery. Antora''s thermal batteries take excess solar and wind energy not needed for the grid, and use it to heat blocks of carbon until they''re glowing hot — think of the glow from your toaster when
Heat-storing batteries are scaling up to solve one of
Antora''s batteries store renewable energy as heat, which can then be used to manufacture industrial products like cement or glass. Producing industrial heat accounts for about 20% of all global
Antora Energy: Thermal Batteries Revolutionizing
Antora''s thermal battery can store 15 megawatt hours in the footprint of a shipping container—that''s 5 times more than a Lithium-ion battery. Antora''s thermal batteries take excess solar and wind energy not needed for
Antora – Company
From the very beginning, we''ve designed our American-made thermal batteries for rapid production and scale. We turned on our first thermal battery deployment in 2023, and now we''re on the path to manufacturing thousands. Our landmark
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Not quite: At more than 1500 °C (2700 °F), the carbon blocks inside Antora''s unique thermal batteries are resistively heated . Podcast Episode · Beyond Lithium · 11/02/2023 · 18m. Home; Browse; Top Charts; Search; 11/02/2023; 18 MIN; 16 | Leah Kuritzky, PhD — Head of PV Operations, Antora Energy. Moldova, Republic Of; Montenegro
ALUMNUS'' THERMAL BATTERY HELPS INDUSTRY
Antora''s thermal battery manufacturing facilities and demonstration unit are located in sun-soaked California, where renewables make up close to a third of all electricity. But Antora''s team says its technology holds
Antora – Antora Energy Raises $150 Million to Slash Industrial
Antora''s thermal batteries will have a significant impact on decarbonizing industrial energy while creating U.S. jobs, spurring America''s manufacturing sector, and strengthening domestic supply chains. "When it comes to decarbonizing industry, we have no time to waste," said Andrew Ponec, co-founder and CEO of Antora Energy. "We are
Antora Energy Selected by ARPA-E for $14.5 Million Award to
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 25, 2024--Antora Energy selected by DOE''s ARPA-E for up to $14.5 million to accelerate the launch of Antora''s combined heat and power thermal battery product.
U.S.-Made Thermal Batteries Could Curb Industrial Emissions,
The funding follows some significant milestones achieved by Antora since the company announced its Series A funding in 2022. Over the past year, Antora introduced its commercial-scale thermal battery, a factory-built system that stores energy at temperatures hot enough to address "hard-to-decarbonize" sectors, such as cement and steel.
Thermische Batterie: ein Game-Changer für die Dekarbonisierung?
Die kalifornische Firma Antora Energy will mit einer thermischen Batterie die industrielle Dekarbonisierung vorantreiben. ingenieur - Jobbörse und Nachrichtenportal für Ingenieure.
Antora Energy''s thermal batteries
This week we spoke to Antora Energy, a thermal battery company which is currently building a world-first thermal energy storage system featuring thermophotovoltaic cells. Antora will buy excess renewable electricity from the grid to store it as heat in graphite blocks. This energy can be converted back to electricity via thermophotovoltaic solar cells, or delivered
Alumnus'' thermal battery helps industry eliminate
Antora''s thermal battery manufacturing facilities and demonstration unit are located in sun-soaked California, where renewables make up close to a third of all electricity. But Antora''s team says its technology holds
Alum''s Thermal Battery Helps Industry Eliminate Fossil Fuels
Antora says it is able to deliver on the long-sought promise of heat-to-power TPV technology because it has achieved new levels of efficiency and scalability with its cells. Earlier this year, Antora opened a new manufacturing facility that will be capable of producing 2 megawatts of its TPV cells each year—which the company says makes it the largest TPV
Heat-storing batteries are scaling up to solve one of climate''s
Antora''s batteries store renewable energy as heat, which can then be used to manufacture industrial products like cement or glass. Producing industrial heat accounts for about 20% of all global
Antora: Thinking Inside the Box for the Future of Energy Storage
An important concern with regard to such a system, however, is safety. "Certainly when storing this much energy in such a small space (our energy density is significantly higher than lithium-ion batteries), there are always inherent risks and testing those is a major focus for us" Dustin Nizamian, lead R&D infrastructure engineer at Antora, wrote me in an email (Jan 17,
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6 FAQs about [Antora batteries Moldova]
Is Antora a lithium ion battery?
Antora's battery is 3x energy dense compared to lithium-ion batteries. Antora’s first commercial-scale thermal battery at Wellhead Electric Company in Fresno, California reached the highest temperature achieved to date for a thermal battery at full scale–1,800°C.
What is Antora thermal battery?
Antora's thermal battery turns cheap, clean energy into the standard that powers global industry. Charges with surplus clean electricity to deliver cost-effective, zero-emission energy at a predictable price. Multi-day storage delivers always-on heat and power for industrial operations where downtime is not an option.
Is Antora Energy launching a modular heat battery?
Antora Energy, a startup backed by Bill Gates, is preparing to roll out a containerized and modular heat battery designed to store renewable energy at the lowest possible cost – then release it efficiently as electricity or industrial process heat. (Source: Source)
When will Antora batteries be made?
Manufacturing will kick off in 2024, and large-scale deployment of Antora’s batteries will begin in 2025. Antora’s project has received $7.9 million in ARPA-E support and the company has raised a total of $230 million in funding from Decarbonization Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, and other investors.
How will Antora's batteries impact the energy industry?
Traditionally, fossil fuels have been the cheapest way to power industry, making it the largest greenhouse gas-emitting sector in the country. With Antora’s batteries, factories could run on low-cost renewable energy 24/7 without relying on cost-prohibitive, critical material intensive lithium-ion batteries.
Will Antora energy build its first large-scale manufacturing facility in San Jose?
Today Antora Energy, a California-based thermal-battery startup, unveiled its plan to build its first large-scale manufacturing facility in San Jose. The announcement is a big step forward for thermal batteries (also known as heat batteries), an industry seeking to become a major player in the energy storage sector.