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Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

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Stryten Energy’s Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) is uniquely suited for applications that require medium– to long–duration energy storage from 4 to 12 hours. Examples include microgrids, utility-scale storage, data centers and military bases. Stryten Energy’s VRFB offers industry-leading power density with a versatile, modular platform for stable capacity and novel, high-temperature electrolyte formulations. Design breakthroughs and advanced material development deliver safe, cost-effective, and reliable large-scale energy storage systems. 

Next Generation Lithium Batteries

Next Generation Lithium Batteries
Innovative lithium-ion batteries are ready for the military and other large-scale operations running 24/7, offering high efficiency, superior productivity, minimal downtime, and advanced analytical capabilities. Lithium delivers the performance needed for tough material handling and transportation battery applications. Stryten Energy’s proprietary lithium-ion chemistry and structure provide the ideal balance of life cycle, safety and energy density to get the job done.  

Advanced Lead Batteries

Advanced Lead Batteries

Lead batteries are evolving to meet today’s power demands. Enhanced Flooded Batteries (EFB) are designed for start-stop applications. Tubular battery technology is engineered for the superior performance required in material handling applications. Valve Regulated AGM provides safe and reliable back-up power for microgrids, utilities and data centers. Stryten’s advanced lead batteries are sustainable with a circular economy model.

Energy Management Systems

Energy Management System

Leverage real fleet data to optimize the performance of your motive power batteries and chargers. Stryten Energy’s inCOMMAND software utilizes a gateway and power logger to gather material handling performance data that is presented in a central dashboard. inCOMMAND enables full visibility into your fleet performance allows you to measure, model, monitor and manage your motive power fleet right from your computer. Clearly see which batteries and chargers are healthy, and which ones are not. 

Saving you money and giving you energy security

Three things come up again and again when we talk to you about solar panels, battery storage and low-cost sustainable energy:

1. Your payments and increased energy bills
2. Your protection against energy changes
3. Your concerns for the environment and what you can do to make a difference

It’s a worry, isn’t it?

But Brimstone Energy have been taking these worries away from our customers for a while now.

Whether you’re just at the start, or you’re retrofitting a battery to work with existing equipment, savings are in reach for you. We’re set on making sure low-cost energy is there, “for the many, not the few.” And you can be next to see the benefits in your bank account each month.

We know it can help to hear from people who’ve already taken the step.

Mike and Penny Turnock, from Great Gransden in Cambridgeshire chose us to install a battery and increase their energy savings. They needed the right battery storage to make best use of the solar panels and Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) already working in their house.

Take a read of their experience working with Brimstone Energy…

Tell us about the existing solar panel system?

We moved to Great Gransden in Cambridgeshire in December . One of the interesting things about our village is there is no gas supply, so houses generally have an oil tank and oil powered boiler for their heating.

We wanted to save money, as well as make a difference to the environment. We got to know our neighbours quickly and found out they’d installed solar panels five years before, prompting us to look into doing the same.

By March , we had a 16-panel, 4 kWh system on the roof.

How did your solar panel system work out?

The system did what the technology at the time promised. When the sun shone, the panels provided electricity, but we didn’t have any smart technology. This meant we couldn’t save the excess energy and were exporting it back to the grid at a low price.

I came to describe it as, “Mark One.”

I started my early career in computer engineering, back when they filled entire rooms, before moving into management. I’m pretty analytical and look to get the best out of what’s in front of me. I could see the energy peaks and troughs throughout the year – I made more electricity than I needed in summer, and less than I needed in winter. It felt like we weren’t getting everything we could from the kit, so I was motivated to see if we could do anything more with it.

Which led you to battery storage?

I’d been following the progress of battery storage. The technology had clearly moved forward from when we first installed our solar panels… there was now more of a “Mark Two” feel to the way people could store and use the energy they made.

“…an unexpected kick in the teeth.”

Unfortunately, we hit a problem. In , we started getting problems with our oil boiler, with repeated drops in water pressure meaning we spent lots of money trying to find a fix. We spoke to four different engineers, but none of them could get it sorted. It was a bit of an unexpected kick in the teeth.

The problem really showed us how much we were relying on fossil fuels, not just because of rising oil prices, but also because of changing technology and expertise. We had a choice – replace the oil boiler, or spend more on an ASHP and look into government grants to help with the installation.

We chose an ASHP, which we ended up doing at the same time as our neighbours. We knew it would happen, but our electricity costs rose significantly after this… although we weren’t having to pay for and store oil. We’d removed our reliance on the oil, and battery storage was still in our thinking, but the timescales were put back by the extra work we’d had to do.

What led you back to a battery installation?

We’ve all seen the energy uncertainty and the rises in our bills. All the while, we were conscious of having lots of kit in place, without the smart technology to make the most of it.

Our friends had added a battery to their system and were happy, so it felt like the right time to take the step as well.

What research did you do and what useful advice did you get?

I read lots on the internet and found out about flexible tariffs.

We’re always going to generate less energy from our panels in winter, meaning we’ll need to use the grid at times. But I found different energy deals meant you could charge your batteries off peak at a cheap price, before using it straight from the battery when grid prices were almost double.

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So, how did you find Matt and Brimstone Energy?

We spoke to another solar and battery salesperson first. It wasn’t great.

The approach was pushy, and didn’t focus on the technical parts. Fortunately, I’d done a lot of reading, so I told them I’d have a think, before grabbing some other quotes.

“…relational, not transactional.”

I liked what I’d read about GivEnergy batteries and found four or five GivEnergy approved installers on their website. Brimstone Energy was one of them.

Matt’s technical understanding was brilliant, meaning he didn’t need to do a big sell. It was more of a conversation, where Matt listened to our needs, properly surveyed the property and our existing system, before presenting options. He was relational, not transactional in how he worked.

The advice he gave saved us money. After assessing our energy use, Matt spoke to us about how strategically using a flexible tariff with the smart technology would be perfect. We actually got less new kit than we thought we might need – one battery, no extra solar panels needed.

Within 24 hours we had a full quotation and a picture of what we could expect if we chose to work with Brimstone.

Tell us about the new GivEnergy battery storage and all your money saving

We’ve got a 13.5 kWh GivEnergy All in One Battery with Gateway backup. The battery sits nicely in our garage, and the gateway is tucked away and accessible in the loft. Everything is now integrated to work with our panels, meaning the system lets us work smart with the energy demands of our ASHP. We’re in control.

We spoke with Matt about different tariff options, and we’ve opted for the Octopus Cosy tariff.

We need to use some electricity from the grid during winter. But we charge and store energy in the battery at off peak cheap times, when it’s half the price. Then when the grid price is high, we use the battery. We’re certainly not cooking on gas… we’re cooking on cheap electricity!

It only takes a couple of hours to charge the battery, and one of the cheap times is in the middle of the night. At this time, the ASHP heats our water, and we still keep the battery topped up. We can schedule all this on the GivEnergy app, programming the schedule to match our needs.

In only a month, we can see the difference.

“…same electricity demands, but half the bill.”

We need energy and can’t get away from it. This new system just lets us work smart – we have the same electricity demands, but half the bill. I think we’ll save at least £100 a month over the winter, and in the summer, the sun will replace the need to top up the battery with off peak electricity.

Penny, how do you feel now it’s done and the battery storage is working?

I’m not as technically minded as Mike… and I love it.

I can forget about it, I can forget about our energy needs, and I can forget about changing energy prices. It does everything we wanted it to.

Would you recommend Matt and Brimstone Energy?

Absolutely. I’ve already passed on the brochure to a friend.

They worked hard, they were focused on the job, and there was no hassle. Matt even answered an on a Sunday about a query and found a quick solution for us.

There was no mess, they were done in a day, and they communicated with us from start to finish.

They did exactly what they said they would.

What advice would you give to anyone else?

Start. The total solution is not the only solution, and battery storage could actually be your starting point.

Energy costs are going up. The more you can reduce your reliance on the grid and use energy in a smart way, the better.

Of course, solar panels help with all this. But, the new energy tariffs now make battery storage an absolute winner for saving you money straight away… and all year round.

From Matt, Founder of Brimstone Energy

Wow, what a great reflection on our work together. I love the impact of neighbours and communities sharing information and support.

We enjoyed working with Mike and Penny and are really pleased to have been the missing piece in their low-cost energy jigsaw. Their house is a 3-bed bungalow, but don’t forget, their solar panels and battery are meeting the extra needs of running an ASHP. This really is a blueprint for the savings on offer for families and households.

It really shows what you can do and how you can save with the right advice, the right equipment, and the right tariff.

We’ve got more for you

Take a look at another battery retrofitting project we recently completed.

Or, if you’re a business, see how solar panels and battery storage can increase your profits.

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