From the bench to the grid.
A commercial microgrid, an instrumented flow battery lab and two field demonstrators, all tied together by one data acquisition and monitoring platform.
Commercial home-and-shop microgrid
Our first operating system and the backbone of our data platform. It teaches us real load profiles, the customer experience, interconnection and utility economics.
- 20–30 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery
- Energy management system
- Whole-site, circuit-level monitoring
- Backup (critical-loads) panel with islanding
- Grid-interconnected under utility permission to operate
Bench-scale research and development
Where we validate stack designs and answer the key question: can we practically achieve 75% round-trip efficiency?
- Bench-scale iron flow system (primary path)
- Small vanadium system for comparison
- Electrochemical workstation
- Pumps, flow meters, sensors, PLC and DAQ
- Contained lab with full safety equipment
1 kW / 10 kWh flow battery skid
Built as a small utility demonstration skid, not a science project, and designed for unattended, automated daily cycling and a year of reliability testing.
- Outdoor-rated enclosure
- HDPE tanks with secondary containment
- Commercial-grade pumps
- PLC with automatic safety shutdowns
- Bidirectional inverter and SCADA dashboard
5 kW / 30–50 kWh demonstration system
A transportable system that can be shown to utilities, universities, grant programs and investors.
- 20-ft container with HVAC and insulation
- 5 kW stack, tanks and electrolyte for 30–50 kWh
- Grid-tied 5 kW inverter
- Fire and gas detection and suppression
- Remote monitoring
Built for long duration and long life.
In a flow battery, energy is stored in liquid electrolyte held in external tanks and pumped through a cell stack. That design brings advantages for stationary storage.
Power and energy sized separately
The stack sets the power; the tanks set the energy. Adding hours of storage means adding electrolyte, not more stacks.
Water-based electrolyte
Aqueous electrolytes are non-flammable, which supports safe operation near homes, businesses and critical facilities.
Iron as our primary path
We focus on iron chemistry, using abundant, low-cost materials, while testing vanadium at small scale for comparison.
Every system measured. Every system protected.
Data acquisition and SCADA
- Target of at least 98% data capture from day one
- Monthly review of availability, round-trip efficiency, degradation and maintenance for each system
- Live SCADA dashboards and remote access
- A maintenance and event log for every system
Safety by design
- Secondary containment for all electrolyte
- Safety review before any chemistry is purchased
- Automatic shutdowns verified before unattended cycling
- Fire and gas detection in enclosed systems
| Standard / program | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| UL 1973 / UL 9540 | Safety standards for stationary batteries and energy storage systems, on our certification path. |
| IEEE 1547 | Interconnection requirements for distributed energy resources connected to the grid. |
| Utility interconnection | Hands-on experience with permits, applications and permission to operate. |