Geyser Batteries

It’s summer! While much of Europe is already off enjoying their holidays, our dedicated team in Mikkeli is hard at work! In just a few months, we'll be delivering our prototype modules to our partners at Fraunhofer IEE for extensive testing as part of the AGISTIN (Horizon Europe project) project. The AGISTIN project aims to demonstrate how integration of innovative storage, like Geyser Batteries, сan: ✔ Reduce the need for grid connection capacity by up to 30% ✔ Reduce grid congestion ✔ Improve grid resilience ✔ Significantly cut down the cost of renewable energy integration Exciting times ahead for sustainable energy solutions and for Geyser! Enjoy your holidays, and stay tuned for more great updates about #NewGeyser upon your return! AGISTIN is supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under agreement 101096197. #Innovation #Sustainability #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #TeamWork #AGISTIN

The fresh start of #NewGeyser in Mikkeli also gave a chance to re-think our choice of electrode materials. In 2018 we started from the use of activated carbon cloths. It was a challenging material to work with, expensive and creating dependency from a single supplier. So by all means it was not the ideal material for us. Our PoC with Shell in 2022 put a pressure on us to find the cheapest, most performant, and sustainable electrode material to replace the old one. And as challenging as it was - we succeeded. Our team analysed various carbon materials from the EU, North America and Japan, and one thing was clear: it’s feasible to use carbon black, one of the most abundant and cheapest forms of carbon. This meant a whopping cost reduction of 90% and a wide selection of materials that could be sourced anywhere, Europe included. Not to mention its strong performance and a potential for an even lower carbon footprint. So we are proud to say that a challenge does not always mean a failure, in our case - it’s a leap forward. On the photo: our bare cells before sealing. Yes, with bipolar design we do not need any materials for cell packaging! #EnergyStorage #Innovation #Sustainability #Breakthrough

We were planning the relocation of our R&D to Mikkeli since 2020, which significantly helped us in 2022 when we had to relocate almost immediately, even before securing funding for that. 2022 was incredibly challenging—emotionally, financially, and operationally. Parting with some of our original founders, who chose to stay close to their grandkids, was a difficult but expected step. However, we were unprepared for the immense bureaucratic barriers in winding down our branch office in Russiа and importing our equipment to the EU, which combined kept us from actual development work for over 12 months. Naturally, we were thrilled to resume product development in Q3 2023 at our new 400 sqm facility in Mikkeli, thanks to Mikkelin kehitysyhtiö Miksei Oy|Mikkeli Development Miksei Ltd and the renowned Finnish tech entrepreneur Hannu Savisalo. These challenges have only strengthened our resolve. Geyser Batteries is being built with a vision that by the end of the decade, our technology will be the primary choice for the high-power energy storage market. We will accept nothing less! On the photo: our first settlers in Mikkeli in summer 2023 :) #NewGeyser  #EnergyStorage #Innovation #Sustainability #Resilience

"What doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger”. In 2022 we closed our R&D in Russia, lost a co-founder but saved the technology and the team. Awfully lot of time was lost too, but… In 2023-24 we’ve built a new foundation for Geyser that gives us more strength and clarity than ever to fight the good fight for fossil-free future energy system. In the next months we will be sharing here on LinkedIn, how we re-built Geyser, what we learned and what the new Geyser is all about. Follow Geyser Batteries to hear about experiences of restructuring leadership, securing regional support in Finland, finding perfect beachhead market and building sustainable supply chain whilst slashing costs. Comment below, what other experiences you want us to share! #NewGeyser #energystorage #geyserbatteries #powerbatteries #futurenergysystem