Electric vehicle technology specialist launches stationary energy storage business

The new business has created a novel battery architecture claimed to reduce efficiency losses by up to 50 per cent whilst decreasing the system footprint by up to 40 per cent compared to current advanced solutions.

Additional technological benefits include improved cycle life, and built-in redundancy for increased availability.

Teddy Szemberg O’Connor, Rimac Energy’s advanced battery software manager, said the solution is highly scalable - enabling systems ranging from 770kWh to over 1GWh - and designed to meet the specific needs of the company’s customers.

“We then select from a set of common building blocks, providing an optimal solution,” he said. “Our clean-sheet design takes the best learning from our vehicle technology and tailors it for stationary storage. Large-scale manufacturing is key; we are set to start mass manufacturing in 2025, scaling up to double digit GWh.”

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Rimac Energy will focus primarily on continental Europe where primary use cases will be for large commercial, industrial, and utility-scale applications. Battery-buffered solutions for fast and MW charging are underway also, the company said.