Aed Energy, the UK developer of thermal energy storage, has completed operation of its high temperature thermal storage demonstrator at its London facility, completing initial cycling and full controls integration.

 Built on Aed Energy’s ultra low cost salt based storage materials, with core material costs below 5 dollars per kWh, the demonstrator validates the performance, controllability, and durability required for full certification of the company’s upcoming 10 MWh scale platform.

With its UK test programme complete, the demonstrator has now been shipped to Pan Atlantic University (PAU) in Nigeria for field deployment under an Innovate UK supported collaboration with PAU and the ZE Gen initiative.

The system will support renewable electricity and low carbon heat on campus and will be one of the first TPV integrated thermal storage demonstrators operated in a real world African energy environment. Full 800 deg C cycling and field mode operation will be commissioned on site.

Rayan Kassis, CEO of Aed Energy, said: “This demonstrator moves our technology out of controlled conditions and into real operating environments. It is a deliberate step in a roadmap that takes us from early pilot hardware to the MWh scale platforms needed for industrial heat and long duration power. From my experience in large scale energy projects, I know progress comes from putting hardware into the field and learning fast. This deployment gives us exactly the operational data and integration experience required for the next stage.”

Dr Oliver Weber, Chief Technology Officer, added: “The London testing confirmed the foundations of the technology, including thermal behaviour, material stability, and full controls integration. The Nigeria field trial now allows us to observe the system at its target operating temperature, under real demand conditions, and with TPV integration. The insights from this phase directly inform the engineering of our multi MWh configurations.” -TradeArabia News Service