Pilots and Demos Database

This database compiles and presents a variety of energy storage pilot and demonstrations projects around the world. The entries can be organized and filtered in various ways, including by vendor and product name, technology type, size and capacity, installation location and date, project description and partners. The database is a work in progress and always expanding, so please feel free to provide information about other projects to include and feedback for improvements to the team.

ESC	TT	VC	ESTD	PL	City	State	Country	Status	PC	EC	D	DA	DC	DR	ADP	EPRI	PP1	PP2	PP3	C	S
Electrochemical	Zinc-Manganese-Dioxide	Urban Electric Power	https://energystorage.epri.com/Routes/pdfpartialview?item=557262616E20456C65637472696320506F776572&item1=72677964664841584E49773D&item2=5369536971626334355A6B3D&item3=582B6C4E2F553374556A553D		Pearl River	New York	United States	OP	63 kW	1,000 kWh	1 hr		2022		Supports demand response, a solar microgrid, and high-rate uninterruptible power supply (UPS) backup power.	N/A	City College New York (CCNY)			Tested as long duration (10 hour) and short duration (1 hour) backup power source.	https://www1.cuny.edu/sites/energy/about/energy-storage/
Electrochemical	Sodium Ion	Peak Energy	https://energystorage.epri.com/Routes/pdfpartialview?item=5065616B20456E65726779&item1=72677964664841584E49773D&item2=5369536971626334355A6B3D&item3=582B6C4E2F553374556A553D		Denver	Colorado	United States	P	1,500 kW	6,000 kWh		2024	mid-2025		Enable renewable energy integration and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, demonstrate cost-effective sodium-ion battery performance at scale.	N/A	Six Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and electric utility companies.			Focused on a particular sodium ion chemistry: sodium iron phosphate pyrophosphate (NFPP)	https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/peak-energy-on-track-to-rapidly-scale-sodium-ion-battery-manufacturing-in-the-us-to-secure-future-of-renewable-energy-302198843.html
Electrochemical	Second-Life Lithium Ion	Nuvation Energy	https://energystorage.epri.com/Routes/pdfpartialview?item=4E75766174696F6E20456E65726779&item1=495759593759676A4E7A6F3D&item2=4A68772F46476C6F6B68673D&item3=744559684775396E6B75553D		Olso		Norway	OP	1,000 kW	700 kWh			2021		Utility grid transmission and distribution upgrade deferral; the custom-built Nuvation BESS utilizes second-life Nissan Leaf battery packs and Nuvation BMS/EMS.	N/A	ECO STOR				https://nuvationenergy.com/news/eco-stor-and-nuvation-energy-roll-out-second-life-energy-storage-systems/
Electrochemical	Sodium Ion	Inlyte Energy	https://energystorage.epri.com/Routes/pdfpartialview?item=496E6C79746520456E65726779&item1=6E34704A34666161316D6B3D&item2=306B524A6E6862494C4A6F3D&item3=594637414B78436F6F38553D		San Leandro	California	United States	P	80 kW	1,500 kWh		2025	late-2025		Validate long duration energy storage performance for larger future applications, provide grid services.	Document project results and share lessons learned with utilities across the country.	Southern Company				https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/inlyte-energy-storage-tech-utility
Thermal	Concrete	EnergyNest	EnergyNest		Oslo		Norway	OP	400 kW		>4	2020-12-07	2021 (for the Eni CSP plant in Italy)		Integration into thermal power plants, industrial processes, standalone TES system, offset fossil fuels, reduce GHG emissions	EPRI validates and assesses EnergyNest’s TES system, guiding integration, performance, optimization, and efficiency improvements.	HeidelbergCement	Eni (Gela, Sicily, Italy CSP plant)	Yara (Porsgrunn, Norway fertilizer plant)	Modular TES system using HEATCRETE® and steel casings, scalable to several GWht, validated in pilot and commercial projects
Mechanical	Carbon Dioxide	EarthEn Energy	EarthEn Energy		Phoenix	Arizona	United States	A			4-100+	2020	2024		Long-duration energy storage, grid resilience, industrial applications, and electric vehicle fleet charging.	Provides research support or evaluation as the technology progresses through its development stages.	Black & Veatch (Engineering Study)	Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Innovation Crossroad Program, Heat Exchanger Development)	United States Department of Energy (Funding and Support)
Electrochemical	Lithium Ion	Cadenza Innovation, Inc.	Cadenza Innovation, Inc.		Danbury	Connecticut	United States	OP	50 kW	250 kWh	2-10 hr		2022		Peak shaving, backup power, grid energy storage, electric vehicles (future market)	N/A	New York Power Authority (NYPA) (System Integration)	Morgan Advanced Materials(Materials Development)	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (R&D Collaboration)	The superCell technology focuses on safety, cost reduction, and scalability. It has undergone various testing and has started deployment in peak shaving and grid storage applications.
Mechanical	Compressed Air	Augwind AirBattery	Augwind AirBattery		Tel Aviv		Israel	A			4-12 hr	2019	2023		Energy shifting, long-duration energy storage, multi-cycling per day, spinning reserve, and potential support for black start and fast frequency response with added capacitors.		Siemens (PLC-SCADA System Supplier)
Mechanical	Flywheel	Amber Kinetics	Amber Kinetics		Union City	California	United States	A	0.128 kW	0.5 kWh	4	2016	2018		Grid stabilization, renewable energy storage, frequency regulation, and energy shifting.		Hawaiian Electric (System Operator)	Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) (System Operator)	Yungao Renewables (System Operator)	Unlike many other flywheel systems that focus on short-duration, high-power applications, Amber Kinetics' flywheel is designed for longer-duration energy storage, competing with lithium-ion batteries The company has also scaled up its manufacturing capabilities with a facility in the Philippines, aiming to produce 1,800 to 2,000 flywheels annually.
Thermal	Ceramic	Alumina Energy	Alumina Energy		Los Angeles	California	United States	P			6-24 hr		2020 (Pilot)		Distributed and utility energy generation					Alumina Energy is developing mid-duration energy storage systems using particle storage materials.
Thermal	Liquid Salt	Airthium	Airthium		Paris		France	P			10-40		2022 (1-kW prototype), 2024 (100-kW demonstration plant)		Daily and seasonal energy storage using molten nitrate salts and ammonia		Air Liquide (Research Center)
Mechanical	Gravitational	Advanced Rail	Advanced Rail		Pahrump	Nevada	United States	A	50,000 kW		0.25-10	2016	2021		Grid services, including load leveling, renewable integration, frequency regulation, and ancillary services such as ramping and voltage support.	provide research, development, and analysis to assess and validate the performance, feasibility, and potential benefits of the Advanced Rail Energy Storage technology for grid applications.	U.S. Bureau of Land Management (Environmental Approval)
Electrochemical	Sodium Ion	Adena Power	Y	Sodium solid-state battery systems	Lewis Center	Ohio	United States	P		1,070 kWh	6-18 hr	2022	2025		Validation testing at various scales, commercialization of sodium solid-state technology	Current participation, involved in Incubatenergy Lab Program	Nuvation Energy	Duke Energy	Ohio State University	The technology is in early stages with a focus on safety, cost, and scaling up manufacturing.
Thermal	Phase Change Materials	1414 Degrees	1414 Degrees		Tonsely	South Australia	Australia	OP		2,000 kWh	4+ hr	2019			Energy value shifting, High-temperature output for industrial processes, Flexible energy output, Long-duration energy storage, Hybrid integration into fossil fuel power plants, High-temperature industrial processes, Decarbonization of heat	N/A	Verification testing for GAS-TESS projects, South Australian Power Networks