Zinc-ion battery energy storage systems to be deployed in 200,000 homes

　　The largest U.S. homebuilder, Horton World Solutions (HWS), has signed a contract with Canadian start-up SalientEnergy to install its zinc-ion battery energy storage system in more than 200,000 homes planned by HWS. HWS pointed out that due to the many problems with lithium-ion batteries at present, it chose to use zinc-ion batteries to build residential battery energy storage systems.

　　(Zinc-ion residential battery energy storage system developed by Salient Energy)

　　American sustainable home builder Horton World Solutions (HWS), founded in 2018 by its founder and CEO Terry Horton, will partner with Salient Energy to install Salient’s zinc in new residential buildings Ion battery energy storage system.

　　According to a recent announcement, this will qualify Salient zinc-ion battery energy storage systems for deployment in more than 200,000 homes it plans to build.

　　Terry Horton will also join Salient Energy's advisory board. The company describes itself as a sustainable home builder whose proprietary composite frame building system enables best-in-class energy efficiency and construction quality.

　　Terry Horton said: “Energy storage is a critical part of building zero-carbon homes. But current lithium-ion battery storage systems have many problems, such as exposure to fire risks, which further increases the time and complexity for us to obtain permits. So, we This risk needs to be avoided. In addition, lithium-ion batteries are in short supply and are at risk of supply chain disruption, which makes it difficult for them to be an integral part of our design and planning. Salient's zinc-ion battery energy storage system can address both of these problems, so we decided to use it.”

　　Terry Horton started his career at DR Horton, a company founded by his brother Donald Horton in 1978 that has grown into the largest home builder in the U.S., with sales of about $27 billion in 2021. Terry Horton left DR Horton in 2005 to explore and build more sustainable homes, eventually founding HWS in 2018.

　　Salient Energy's zinc-ion batteries have a water-based design that eliminates fire risks and are made from zinc and manganese metals that can be mined and processed in North America and are abundant worldwide.

　　The company claims that its zinc-ion battery energy storage system has the same power, performance and footprint as lithium-ion batteries, which means it can serve as a drop-in replacement for lithium-ion battery energy storage systems currently on the market. For use with residential solar systems.

　　Interest in zinc-based batteries as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries appears to have increased in recent months. Just last week, Eos Energy Enterprises, a producer of zinc-air battery energy storage systems, received a $200 million investment commitment to commercialize and scale up production. Another producer of zinc-air battery energy storage systems, E-Zinc, also raised $25 million in a Series A round in early April.

　　In addition, the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), which is responsible for the research computing load at the University of California, San Diego, has also selected zinc-manganese batteries to replace its 1MW lead-acid battery energy storage system.

　　Although SES Power is a manufacturer mainly engaged in the R&D and production of customized lithium-ion batteries, we have always paid close attention to the technological development of secondary rechargeable batteries. We use 12V100Ah, 12V200Ah, 24V100Ah, 24V200Ah, 36V100Ah, 48V50Ah, 48V100Ah, 72V100Ah lithium iron phosphate batteries in square aluminum shells, which can be used in many ESS applications; The maximum peak current can reach 1500A), which is very popular with customers, but we are also facing cost pressure, and zinc-ion batteries will be a good alternative in the future.