Cat Smith MP cuts the ribbon on the new pilot production line of Lina Energy in Lancaster
Image: Lina Energy
By ESS News
Start-up of sodium ion battery Lina Energy has a pilot factory in Lancaster, England, supported by GBP 20 million ($ 27 million) financing.
The start-up in the UK, founded as a spin-out of Lancaster University, uses sodium-metal-chloride battery chemistry in its energy storage systems. A spokesperson for the company told ESS News That the company builds 10 kWh systems for pilot projects, but is planning to produce 100 kWh systems on the next pilot line. The 740 m2 Pilot Line was put into use at a location next to Lina’s laboratories. The company said that a strict integration of its R&D activities is central to its strategy.
Lina told ESS News That the early focus for the company will be on serving customers “where sodium metal chloride offers the biggest benefits for a level of storage basis, ie in harsh conditions where the efficiency of our systems is maintained but lithium ion systems can suffer.”
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