Swedish thermal energy storage developer Azelio has outlined plans to deploy about 25MW of its systems in Jordan after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with contracting firm Hussein Atieh & Sons (HAE).
The pair announced on 13 January they would deliver the capacity through 2023 under the commercial collaboration starting with a 50kW installation in the final quarter of this year.
The companies then plan to add 3MW next year, 7MW the following year and 15MW in 2023.
HAE aims to become one of Azelio’s sales, installation and operation and maintenance partners in the Middle Eastern country.
An unnamed preliminary end-user has submitted an Expression of Interest to assess Azelio’s technology for the supply of electricity to a steel factory to offset the factory’s power consumption during peak hours.
Azelio’s Thermal Energy Storage (TES) heats a Phase Change Material (PCM) to just under 600°C, which is then stored in liquefied form in the container. During discharge, heat is transferred from the PCM through a heat transfer fluid (HTF) to the Stirling engine. A working gas is heated and cooled off by ambient air, and thereby runs the engine.
