Energy Distribution & Storage

Evolve Energy

Evolve Energy can save residential customers in deregulated markets up to 50% on their electricity costs by switching our customers to “industrial” electricity rates while using IOT/ML to autonomously shift their usage to cheaper/lower carbon times of the day. For our average customer in Texas (our first market), that’s $1,500/year in savings. In regulated states, such as California, we help customers autonomously load shift around Time of Use rates. We make our customers smart homes smarter by automatically saving them money. We also pass through real-time carbon information to customers and can enable them to co-optimize for cost, comfort, and carbon.

http://www.evolvemyenergy.com/

RePurpose Energy

RePurpose Energy tests, reassembles, and operates used electric vehicle batteries to store solar energy. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, “the long-term success of the solar industry depends on the cost-effective integration of energy storage”. Our team leverages over ten years of academic research on the reuse of electric vehicle batteries to provide solar developers with energy storage at less than half the cost of new battery alternatives, so they can double the net present value of each installation, and California can accomplish its clean energy goals.

http://www.repurpose.energy/

Aichemist Metal

Metal & cellulose composite film for EV, flexible OLED display, 5G circuit.

Crossno & Kaye, LLC

Automated Thermal Flywheeling for the Cold Chain: The goal of this project is to further develop a software-based refrigeration control that safely overcools a temperature-controlled space based on the needs of the customer and peak hours. This will reduce the need for other forms of energy storage in industry as California moves to a renewable energy future.

FerroPower Technologies

Near-Isothermal Liquid Piston Air Compressor/Expander with Magnetically Stabilized Ferro fluid: The goal of this project is to prototype a near-isothermal air compressor/expander system that would enable Compressed Air Energy Storage technologies to achieve higher efficiency, higher power density, and meet a cost target of $150/kWh. Instead of a solid piston, this technology uses a magnetically stabilized Ferro fluid-based liquid column. This method reduces the energy required to compress air and causes the system to operate at a higher round-trip efficiency.

Kytra

Kytra - creating a clean energy future through smart grid battery control.

Pronoia

Energy Storage Device: The goal of this project is to develop a novel energy storage prototype that uses quantum dipole technology to attempt to achieve exponential increases in energy capacity compared to lithium-ion batteries. Unlike conventional batteries, this technology has no electrolyte and separator and may introduce a new class of energy storage that has minimal capacity loss and decreased manufacturing costs in the long term.

SkyCool Systems, Inc.

Cooling Mobile Data Centers with the Sky: The goal of this project is to develop a passive modular data center cooling system that uses radiative cooling. The panels cool without evaporating water and only require enough electricity to run a small circulating pump. This innovation will reduce data center energy and water use while reducing maintenance requirements.

Smartville Energy LLC

Low-cost, Easy-to-integrate, Reliable Grid Energy Storage with 2nd Life Batteries: The goal of this project is to develop a prototype plug-and-play inverter matrix that is able to independently control and monitor the health of a non-uniform set of aggregated second life batteries. The technology allows for batteries with different chemistries, form factors, and aging statuses. This will result in a low- cost grid energy storage solution that is easier to upkeep and maintain over the long term.

Stasis Group, Inc

Ducted Phase Change Material Cooling Proof of Concept: The goal of this project is to build a prototype of a ducted thermal energy battery integrated into a HVAC system, using phase change materials with instrumentation and variable heat and air flow inputs, to optimize the battery for energy savings. This technology aims to reduce the amount of energy required to condition the spaces we live and work in by eliminating up to 25% of the peak heating and cooling load of space conditioning systems.