Battery storage project connected to Medicine Hat receives federal funding boost

“It allows us to accelerate R&D efforts and bring salt-water flow batteries closer to commercial readiness,” he added.

“By advancing these long-duration energy storage solutions, we can help utilities, energy developers, and data centres manage electricity demand, integrate renewables, and strengthen energy resilience across Canada and international markets.”

The company’s Power Density Improvements project will focus on optimizing battery performance and efficiency while completing testing and validation needed to move beyond pilot-scale demonstrations.

Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson said investments in Canadian energy innovation will help strengthen the country’s electricity system and clean technology sector.

“Projects like Aqua-Cell’s will help advance next-generation energy storage, strengthen our clean technology sector and create good jobs, while ensuring our electricity systems remain reliable and affordable for years to come,” Hodgson said in a statement.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Corey Hogan said the investment will also help strengthen Alberta’s position in the growing clean energy sector.

“By supporting companies like Aqua-Cell Energy, we are driving economic growth, creating good jobs and strengthening Alberta’s role in advancing energy storage solutions, while ensuring reliable and affordable power for communities,” Hogan said in a statement.

Aqua-Cell says its technology uses abundant, low-cost saltwater electrolytes, offering a potentially safer and more sustainable alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries.

Co-founder and chief technology officer Ellsworth Bell said one advantage of the technology is that its components are already produced through existing supply chains.

“Through these projects, we’re optimizing each component of the cell to improve stack efficiency and power density, key steps towards scalable, long-duration energy storage solutions capable of supporting diverse energy markets,” Bell said in a statement.

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by Jesse Gill

Battery storage project connected to Medicine Hat receives federal funding boost

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