While Chinese companies like BYD and CATL dominate Cuba’s battery imports, local innovators are punching above their weight. The University of Havana’s nickel-zinc battery prototype (using mined local nickel) could cut costs by 30%.
[pdf] In a recent presentation at the Electrochemical Society symposium, insights from a decade of vanadium flow battery development were shared, emphasizing the importance of testing at various scales, addressing safety and reliability issues early, and the challenges faced with the commercialization of mixed-acid electrolytes, particularly concerning chlorine gas generation during deployments.
[pdf] The Sembcorp ESS is an integrated system comprising more than 800 large-scale battery units. It uses lithium iron phosphate batteries with high energy density, fast response time and high round-trip efficiency to maximise energy storage, making them suitable for maintaining grid stability.
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