Featured in The Long Game – 02-2023

Exploring lithium titanate promise

No single battery chemistry can provide the storage solution to even out the growing renewable energy supply, but one promising option is lithium titanate (LTO) batteries. Marija Maisch sat down with Garrett Woodroof, general manager of Villara Energy Systems, to discuss the technology that secured pv magazine’s annual battery energy storage system award.

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Marija Maisch

08 Feb 2023

Villara’s 11.5 kWh battery weighs 408 pounds but it comes with a modular design that makes installation easy. | Photo: Villara Energy Systems

Marija Maisch: Villara has launched the VillaGrid LTO residential battery. Why was LTO chosen?Garrett Woodroof: The genesis of the VillaGrid came from our sister company, which is a solar installation contractor. For a lot of their customers, it was frustrating that their solar panels would last 20-plus years but batteries were only ever available with …

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