Through the MoU,Aquion's AHI battery system – based around a saltwater electrolyte, sodiumions, an activated carbon anode and manganese-oxide cathode, and cottonseparator – would be trialled as an integrated part of Siemens’Sinamics S120 drive technology.

"We want toexplore the AHI technology proposed by Aquion, validate its capabilities andpotential for offering cost effective grid-scale deployments and energy-efficient microgrid and renewables support functions,” says Razvan Panati,director of new technologies at Siemens Industry.

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