US$150 million has been raised in a Series B by Antora Energy, a US-based startup with a novel ‘thermal battery’ technology claimed to be suitable for decarbonising industrial processes.

Project claimed to be the first of its kind in the US, utilising the highest temperature thermal storage tech in the world has gone online.

A plan to invest CA$2.5 billion (US$1.97 billion) in the clean energy economy by the Canada Infrastructure Bank could lead to involvement in one of the world’s biggest battery energy storage projects so far.

Ensuring battery systems used in conjunction with solar perform safely and optimally is essential in the continued roll-out of storage technology. Robert Puto and Gerhard Klein of TÜV SÜD examine independent technical assessments that must be undertaken before a storage system is built.