Meine Electric to Deploy Iron-Air Battery Pilot at NTPC Simhadri

Key facts

• Meine Electric will deploy its first pilot Iron-Air Battery system at NTPC Simhadri Thermal Power Station.
• The pilot project will be a 'multi hundred' kilowatt-hour battery storage system.
• The deployment is expected to be completed by early 2027.
• The project will be implemented alongside the Atal Incubation Centre – Anna University (AIC-AU).
• The study will assess technical performance, operational reliability, and characteristics under real-world conditions.
• Meine Electric claims to be the first company in APAC and third globally to develop Iron-Air Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) technology.
• Its proprietary Fast Charge Long Discharge (FCLD) technology enables a six-hour charge and 18-hour discharge.
• The technology has been independently validated by Customized Energy Solutions (CES).
• Meine Electric's iron-air battery technology is roughly 50% cheaper than traditional lithium-air batteries.
• About 70% of companies in conversation with Meine Electric are private utilities and Independent Power Producers (IPPs), with the rest being government firms.
• The firm plans to expand to a larger manufacturing facility with multi-hundred MWh/year capacity by end-2027.