Industries BatteryCleanTechEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyHeadquarters Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast Founded Date Mar 1, 2009 Founders Rick Winter, Tom Stepien Operating Status Active Last Funding Type Grant Legal Name Primus Power Corporation
Company Type For Profit
Contact Email info@primuspower.com Phone Number 1(510)342-7600
Primus Power is a privately held, Northern California based producer of flow batteries: Big Batteries for the Smart Grid. These patented, liquid batteries provide flexible capacity from 25kW to 25MW, for stationary, grid scale applications. Primus' EnergyPod provides 5 hours of energy discharge and a long twenty year life span. These Zinc
Bromine batteries are safe and low maintenance. The company has systems installed and working in the field both domestically and internationally and has a growing backlog. The second generation EnergyPod 2 announced production February 21, 2017 with a reduced footprint, low cost of goods, and high reliability components to deliver superior power density.
The company has proven technology with installed systems that are working in the field. Investors include Nancy Pfund at DBL Investors, Vancouver based Chrysalix Energy VC, I2BF, Palo Alto based Kleiner Perkins, Anglo American, Rusnano, and Kazyna Capital Management.