Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) and Toyota have introduced the joint growth of a stationary storage battery system with a 1 MW output and three MWh capability. The system combines Tepco’s working know-how and security requirements for stationary storage batteries with Toyota’s system know-how for electrified car storage batteries.
The battery system can be put in on the Eurus Tashirotai Wind Farm, operated by Toyota Tsusho and Eurus Energy. The 4 corporations plan to provoke a joint verification undertaking within the fall.
The collaboration comes amid expectations of continued progress within the storage battery market as a result of elevated use of renewable power, electrified automobiles, and the worldwide drive towards carbon neutrality.
To meet growing demand and desires for power storage in areas reminiscent of environmental and financial enchancment, participation within the energy market, and Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Tepco and Toyota have developed a stationary storage battery system. The system can be utilized together with present energy conditioning methods by connecting a number of storage batteries for electrical automobiles.
The verification undertaking will check the system’s operation, efficiency, and feasibility, together with its potential for business use within the electrical energy market.
Tepco goals to leverage its experience within the electrical energy enterprise to reinforce the usage of renewable power, meet the BCP wants of its clients, and keep a steady power provide system.
Meanwhile, Toyota, in collaboration with Toyota Industries, Toyota Tsusho, and Denso, seeks to make the most of storage batteries for electrified automobiles which are protected, long-lasting, prime quality, low value, and excessive efficiency. This is a part of the corporate’s broader initiative to advertise a round financial system based mostly on useful resource recycling.
Following the verification undertaking, Tepco and Toyota plan to develop consumer-oriented storage battery methods with a give attention to balancing electrical energy provide and demand to fulfill clients’ power storage wants. The two corporations will proceed their efforts to advertise the usage of storage batteries and obtain a recycling-oriented society for electrified car storage batteries.
The schedule for the verification undertaking consists of development of services and analysis of the storage battery system in summer season 2023, adopted by the beginning of verification checks in fall 2023.