US energy storage company Kore Power says it will have a 6GWh annual production capacity of its lithium battery energy storage systems (ESS) by the end of next year.
The Idaho-headquartered company aims to produce 5,000 of its nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cells (or 10 of its Mark 1 ESS) a day next year.
The company expects to be at full cell-manufacturing capacity by next February.
The company met with battery maker Do-Fluoride Chemicals (DFD) last month at its manufacturing partner’s plant in Jiaozuo, China, to review the cell technology and processes for manufacturing, assembly and quality control.
Kore Power is adapting DFD’s technology for use in grid and behind-the-meter energy storage applications.
The company claims it would be ready to scale up operations the following year and, in accordance with demand.
Additional capacity is being developed to further increase production availability in 2021.
A testing laboratory for battery management systems as well as for cells is up and running, the company said.
The company is developing plans to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in North America for applications such as energy storage peaker plants, renewables+storage, microgrids, front-of and behind-the-meter storage, mining energy solutions, and military applications.
