UK’s distributed energy start-up Allye is launching a new smart battery technology platform that could deliver up to 50% energy cost savings to end-users, Kallanish learns.

The company plans to develop a range of intelligent battery systems for industrial, commercial and residential applications. First systems for industrial users are slated for Q3 2023, targeting a total installed capacity of over 2 gigawatt-hours.

A spokesperson told Kallanish the energy storage systems (ESS) will be built in the UK, although a specific location is yet to be confirmed. The initial cells will be repurposed from second-life EV battery packs, targeting circularity and the 3 Rs – reuse, repurpose and recycle. The company expects to reach 3 GWh/year capacity by the end of the decade.

The software-enabled hardware systems should provide power grids with greater flexibility at a local level contributing to the energy transition, says ceo and co-founder Jonathan Carrier.

“Our technology goes beyond the storage of clean energy off-peak, to the intelligence needed to dispatch power when and where it’s needed at peak times,” he claims. “We want to work with the grid at a national and regional level to provide greater flexibility, automation and services that alleviate network capacity constraints and reduce the billions in investment required to meet the demands of fully electric and net zero future.”

The flexible, modular, self-learning batteries are managed via the cloud to maximise cycle life and arbitrage on electricity prices. Using digital twins, the company deploys machine learning and artificial intelligence to optimise behaviour and performance as a “collective of assets.” This should deliver benefits at an individual level to the end user and the energy network at a system level, the company says.

The estimated energy cost savings were based on modelling and depend on the user’s energy tariff, Allye notes, without providing further details.