Antora is one of several companies developing batteries that can store wind and solar energy and ship the technology to large factories
"We've developed a new class of battery, which is a thermal battery, which stores energy as heat instead of as electrochemistry or electrochemical bonds," said Justin Briggs, chief operating officer at Antora. "Because of that we're able to store energy at much lower costs."Electricity from wind and solar are run through coils, like in a toaster, to heat solid, well-insulated blocks of carbon to over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, storing a tremendous amount of energy.
"We're just getting started and the cost to produce these are still relatively high," said Briggs. "But long term, these can be an order of magnitude less expensive than a conventional battery such as lithium ion." Clean energy is, of course, a top priority for climate investors. Christina Karapataki of Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which was founded by"We think it's a multitrillion-dollar market opportunity that addresses 40% of all industrial energy," Karapataki said. "Antora is one of the few companies that we're working with that has proven technology that is ready to scale incredibly quickly to meet the demands of the sector.
A few years ago, the field of participants was essentially empty. There are now about a dozen thermal energy storage companies using sand, rock, brick or other types of ceramic to store energy as heat. Antora has raised $80 million to date. Along with funding from Breakthrough energy, Antora is also backed by Chris Sacca's Lowercarbon Capital, Shell Ventures, BHP Ventures, Grok Ventures and Trust Ventures.
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