The paid pilot is the first deployment of XL’s long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology, confirming its commercial viability.
Current battery technologies tend to be expensive or limited by safety concerns and dependence on toxic and rare materials. XL Batteries Organic Flow Battery has been designed to address these barriers, combining a patented organic electrolyte molecule with proven flow battery architecture. The partnership with Stolthaven Terminals aimed to demonstrate the efficiency, duration, safety, reliability and low-cost profile of the Organic Flow Battery technology in real-world conditions, providing valuable data for future commercial deployments.
“This commissioning of our safe, low-cost, and reliable grid-scale battery represents a pivotal milestone – not only for our company but for the entire industry” said Tom Sisto, CEO and co-founder of XL Batteries. “We're proud to demonstrate a scalable LDES solution that will support Stolthaven Terminal’s operational efforts for the next 20 years while advancing American energy resilience.”
For Stolthaven Terminals, this project – which is based at its facility in Houston – is expected to generate financial and operational benefits, including the potential to provide energy storage near its facilities and shore power to ships calling at its terminals in the future.
“Long-term energy storage solutions are critical for the global energy transition” added Guy Bessant, President of Stolthaven Terminals.“
The successful commissioning of this project provides XL Batteries with real-world data to inform the final design decisions needed to scale its commercial product – giving the company a low-cost, direct path to large-scale commercial viability.
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