Clean energy journalism for a cooler tomorrow

Clean industry

Energy storage

The hidden innovation behind Antora’s massive new heat battery

The startup is turning on a 200-battery project in South Dakota — and pioneering an electric utility rate that could help boost thermal energy storage more widely.

By Maria Gallucci  . 

Rows of white batteries in front of a light beige building with "Antora" and its logo; steam rising in background
Antora Energy has installed over 200 thermal batteries at Poet’s ethanol plant in Big Stone City, South Dakota. (Antora Energy)

Sponsored