????通訊員 據油價網2021年3月1日倫敦報道，基于美國的工程師們日前已聯手開發用于儀表后（BTM）儲能應用的高壓參考電池，高壓參考電池基于在傳統鉛電池中使用硅片的雙極技術。
????這種晶片類似于光伏電池中的晶片，其理念是開發一種“即插即用”的太陽能儲能系統。
????這種雙極技術被稱為硅焦耳（Silicon Joule），由Gridtential能源公司開發，其目標是減輕鉛電池的重量，并在成本更低的情況下實現與鋰離子電池的性能競爭。
????與Gridtential能源公司一起，這個項目由電氣應用公司(EAI)和電池創新聯盟(CBI)共同推進。
????這項研究合作將涉及使用硅焦耳雙極電池構建微型系統進行測試，EAI將開發一種優化的充電方案，以復制現實生活中的能量儲存系統。
????另一方面，CBI將提供其旨在最大化循環壽命和能源吞吐量的技術路線圖，這是可再生能源儲存的兩個關鍵技術參數。
????BTM能源儲存是脫碳領域的一個關鍵部分。伍德麥肯茲預計，僅在美國，2020年已安裝的BTM能源儲存就達到430兆瓦，比2019年增加了100%以上。這推動了對價格合理、安全、高性能的電池的需求，這些電池易于連接，為住宅市場提供可再生能源。
????李峻 編譯自 油價網
????原文如下：
????New Battery Tech Could Make Solar Energy Storage Even Cheaper
????US-based engineers have joined forces to develop high-voltage reference batteries for behind-the-meter energy storage applications, based on a bipolar technology that uses silicon wafers in traditional lead batteries.
????The wafers are similar to those in photovoltaic cells and the idea is that the development becomes a ‘plug and play’ solar-powered energy storage system.
????The bipolar technology is known as Silicon Joule and has been developed by Gridtential Energy with the goal of reducing lead batteries’ weight and achieving a performance competitive with that of lithium-ion batteries but at a lower cost.
????Together with Gridtential, the project is being advanced by Electric Applications Incorporated (EAI) and the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI).
????The research collaboration will involve building mini-systems using Silicon Joule bipolar batteries for testing, with EAI developing an optimized charge scheme to
????replicate real-life energy storage systems.
????The CBI, on the other hand, will provide its technical roadmap to maximize cycle life and energy throughput – two key technical parameters for renewable energy storage.
????“Behind-the-meter (BTM) energy storage is a critical piece for the decarbonization. In the US alone, Wood Mackenzie predicted 430 MW installed in 2020, reflecting an increase of more than 100% over 2019,” the companies said in a media statement. “This is driving the need for affordable, safe, high-performing batteries in easy-to-connect packages that incorporate renewable energy for the residential market.
