Just a little catch up26 May 2020 15:52
HE3DA - certification in the US
US certification
https://www.he3da.com/single-post/2020/05/20/Baterie-HE3DA-z%C3%ADskali-certifikaci-v-USA
January article:
https://oze.tzb-info.cz/akumulace-elektriny/20153-dodavky-baterii-he3da-zacnou-letos-ale-az-na-vyjimky-mimo-cr
We have strong capital, we have no reason to rush it all… The first line will have a capacity of about 200 MWh and we will gradually accelerate, we would like to produce one gigawatt-hour next year. It will take some time to reach a small market with this capacity. The first batteries from production are reserved for foreign countries and they are orders that we cannot afford to refuse. We have to send most of what we produce there this year. ”
Thus, large foreign customers who have ordered batteries will be among the first to receive their batteries. Investors of Magna Energy Storage, where the HE3DA batteries are manufactured, will also receive priority for their batteries. It should be from them that it should be possible to obtain the first references from real operation in the Czech Republic.
We had the opportunity to talk to one of the investors at the seminar. It expects its batteries at the end of this year. He is satisfied with the export orientation of the company, it is advantageous for the investor when the batteries are sold with a high margin. Those who need their properties, especially high safety and the ability to operate in a larger temperature range, are most willing to give for batteries. In particular, customers from the military or space research. Households and small customers, on the other hand, demand a low price, so they will get to them later.
And still, Nevada is showing interest so this is just a reminder disruption is well underway.
If HE3DA hit that 1 GWh next year that would be 5,000t LCE and who knows what their demand will be in 2024 as Cinovec possibly comes online and if they eventually reach a capacity of 15 GWh as mentioned back in December 2019.
75,000t LCE a year!