May 20, 2012

Battery technology for solar exists, LiFeBatt says

One Danville company emphasizes the battery technology exists for solar projects.
“They haven’t talked to LiFeBatt,” said LiFeBatt USA Chief Operating Officer Michelle Robinson about Dominion Virginia Power canceling its Halifax County solar project because its battery company partner didn’t follow through as planned.
“The solar battery company we were partnering with had extensive delays in its programs and began to miss too many milestones,” said company spokesman Jim Norvelle on Friday. Dominion didn’t name the battery company.
LiFeBatt USA in Danville designs and assembles lithium iron phosphate batteries that perform better than lead acid batteries in the cycle of discharging and recharging needed for solar power, she said. The batteries are shipped to Danville from Taiwan.
LiFeBatt’s batteries are capable of being used for large projects, Robinson said, as she prepares a proposal for the company to work with a utility in the future.

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