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Tag: Speichertechnologie

  • Automated production for sustainable energy use

    Automated production for sustainable energy use

    Libattion AG, based in Opfikon, has opened a new plant in Biberist for processing used batteries from electric cars. Here, the batteries are used to produce modular stationary energy storage units. According to the company, this is Europe’s largest plant of its kind. The production facility was set up on the site also used by battery recycling company Librec.

    The new facility has a high degree of automation. “Our new production hall enables us to respond flexibly to market requirements and make an important contribution to conserving resources in Europe,” said Stefan Bahamonde, CEO and co-founder of Libattion, in the press release. “By automating our production, we can not only operate efficiently, but also economically and adapt our capacities precisely to demand.”

    In 2022, Libattion produced stationary storage systems with a total capacity of 7 megawatt hours; last year, the company already achieved a total capacity of 27 megawatt hours. The company aims to increase its total capacity to 500 megawatt hours by 2026. Libattion’s storage systems have a modular design and can have capacities ranging from 97 kilowatt hours to 60 megawatt hours. Safety is the top priority, explains Bahamonde: “Thanks to automated production and strict quality controls, we can guarantee the highest safety standards for every storage system”.

  • New commercial property with innovative energy technology

    New commercial property with innovative energy technology

    Immatica AG was granted planning permission for a commercial building on the site of Matica AG in Kaltenbach, to which it belongs, at the beginning of 2024. Matica AG specialises in the manufacture of energy-efficient storage tanks and the construction of special containers. Post AG will be the tenant of the 1,500 square metre new building from the beginning of 2025, as the previous site in Stein am Rhein SH has become too small, according to a press release.

    The flat roof will be equipped with a 1000 square metre photovoltaic (PV) system. A new type of storage technology will also be able to supply the building with solar energy in winter. With a sorption heat pump (SWP), the potential of solar energy can be stored for any length of time using a chemical process. The reversal process produces heat that can be used for heating in winter. The SWP solves several challenges of the energy transition: From the system operator’s point of view, it increases the PV system’s degree of self-utilisation and thus better cushions energy price fluctuations, according to the press release. It also helps to reduce seasonal fluctuations in the electricity grid. This relieves pressure on the grid and reduces the need for grid expansion. The use of the PV system with an annual output of around 215 kilowatt peak could save 33 tonnes of CO2 per year.

    Post AG wants to deliver all its letters in a climate-neutral way by 2030. The electricity generated by the PV system will be used to power all electrical systems in the building as well as the electric charging infrastructure for the electric vehicles. The SWP in Kaltenbach is the second pilot plant to be realised by Matica AG in collaboration with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and Helbling Technik AG. In summer 2024, the first system will go into operation at the carcass collection centre in Frauenfeld.