Wilton battery innovator is core of NY energy storage demo
Wilton Bulletin
Photo: File Photo Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, CEO and Founder of Cadenza Innovation, LLC of Wilton (shown in this 2017 photo), is delivering a featured presentation about climate change and energy storage at the virtual 10th Annual Capture the Energy Conference and Expo. Cadenza’s “supercell” lithium-ion battery technology has just achieved compliance with one of the world’s most rigorous safety evaluations, UL9540A.
The test method verifies that Cadenza’s battery architecture stops the kinds of failures that proved to be key factors in battery fires and explosions in Arizona, South Korea and elsewhere, the company said. In those cases, failure analyses in public reports point to battery-initiated fire propagation.
The demo goes live this fall and will help New York state further its clean energy goals of achieving 70-percent renewable energy by 2030.
“NYPA is pleased to collaborate with Cadenza Innovation in testing and evaluating this promising battery technology, which could be a real game changer in the promotion of safety and cost savings as more renewable resources are integrated into our energy supply,” said NYPA President and CEO Gil C. Quiniones.