The critical path for startups in the energy storage and battery market
Early-stage battery and energy storage companies will have to disrupt conventional approaches, forge strategic partnerships, and navigate a landscape dominated by established giants.
Decarbonized industrial thermal battery startup raises $150 million
Heavy industry contributes approximately 30% of the world’s emissions. Antora Energy’s thermal batteries seek to address that problem for high-heat processes.
Antora Energy receives $4M grant to scale thermophotovoltaic technology
Antora says its thermal batteries offer a cost-effective way to store energy and produce high-temperature industrial heat and electricity on demand.
Thermal batteries unlock new opportunities for solar developers, financiers
The industrial sector accounts for one-third of global emissions. How can thermal batteries unlock the power of renewables for industry?
Startup begins producing 40%-efficient thermophotovoltaic cells
Antora Energy says its new 2 MW factory will make thermophotovoltaic cells for thermal storage applications. The cells are based on III-V semiconductors and reportedly have a heat-to-electricity conversion efficiency of more than 40%.
Ten research teams aim for long-duration storage at 5¢/kWh
To get long-duration storage costs down to 5 cents per kilowatt-hour, research teams funded by ARPA-E are pursuing breakthroughs in flow batteries, hydrogen storage and other technologies—even thermovoltaics.
