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Thermal Energy Device (thermal battery)

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Developers: CCT Energy Storage
Date of the premiere of the system: March, 2019
Branches: Power

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2019: Announcement

At the end of March, 2019 the Australian startup of Climate Change Technologies also known as CCT Energy Storage, announced creation of the first-ever working thermal battery (TED, Thermal Energy Device). This device with service life not less than 20 years which can store six times more energy, than Li-ion batteries and at the same time is 20-40% cheaper.

Thus, the electric vehicles using such batteries will be able longer to go without recharge and to operate rechargeable accumulator blocks, and producers of such motor transport will be able to save.

TED is a modular battery which accumulates the arriving energy by heating and melting of silicon in the isolated camera. If necessary this energy is released using the heat engine. The standard accumulator TED block stores 1.2 megawatt-hour of energy and is located in a 6-meter container. In CCT Energy Storage is going to reduce the battery sizes to make them mass.

The first version of the thermal TED battery

In case of failure each TED device can remain active within 48 hours. The accumulator is capable to be loaded and discharged at the same time and practically does not require service. If Li-ion and other batteries decay over time approximately for 5000 cycles, the TED system did not show signs of degradation after 3000 service cycles, and the expected service life on the available observations makes not less than 20 years. Besides, the TED device for 100% is suitable for reuse and does not require special utilization, unlike batteries of other type.

Developers discuss a possibility of use of TED on large electroferries. CCT signed the agreement on delivery of TED devices for Stillmark Telecommunications and also the mutual agreement with the MIBA group which will have exclusive rights on production and sale of technology in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. The company continues negotiations on market expansion. Production of batteries of new type should begin in the second quarter 2019.[1]

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