Kite Rise develops sodium-ion battery systems for energy storage, offering a sustainable and safe alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries. Their systems are engineered for high performance, targeting applications where sustainability and safety are paramount.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Lithium-ion batteries, while widely used for energy storage, rely on scarce and environmentally problematic materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel, leading to supply chain vulnerabilities and raising sustainability concerns. The risk of thermal runaway, including fire, explosions, and release of toxic gases, poses safety challenges for residential energy storage systems.
Solution
Kite Rise Technologies develops sodium-ion battery systems as a sustainable and safer alternative to lithium-ion technology for home energy storage. Their Guardian Angel home storage system utilizes sodium-vanadium-phosphate with fluorine (NVPF) cell chemistry, eliminating the need for critical raw materials and ensuring a fully European supply chain. NVPF cells offer enhanced safety, with no risk of fire, explosion, or toxic gas release, even under mechanical damage or internal short circuits. The Guardian Angel system provides a long lifespan of over 10,000 full charge cycles and reliable performance across a wide temperature range, and integrates an all-in-one design with an integrated inverter.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes homeowners seeking safe, sustainable, and long-lasting energy storage solutions, as well as partners involved in shaping the future of energy storage.
Features
- Employs sodium-ion technology, specifically NVPF cell chemistry, for enhanced safety and sustainability
- Eliminates the use of lithium, cobalt, and nickel, reducing reliance on conflict materials
- Offers 100% safety with no risk of fire, explosion, or release of toxic gases
- Provides a long lifespan with over 10,000 full charge cycles at a constant 10 kW charge and discharge power
- Operates reliably in a wide temperature range from -20 °C to +55 °C
- Features an all-in-one system design with an integrated inverter for maximum efficiency and user-friendliness
- Facilitates easy recycling due to the elimination of gluing processes in cell manufacturing
- Includes premium service with delivery, installation, commissioning, service, and support directly from the manufacturer