Urban Electric Power

Urban Electric Power (UEP) is a New York based company manufacturing and deploying high-capacity, rechargeable, and inexpensive batteries. Made from earth-abundant and safe materials, zinc and manganese dioxide, these batteries can be stacked to power homes and businesses for several days during power outages and recharged hundreds of times.   These batteries can be recharged from a variety of sources, including solar panels and wind turbines, and can be easily incorporated in micro-grids powered by renewable resources.  UEP’s vision is to provide affordable power to everyone, enabling a future where fuel is replenished on a human timescale.

The UEP Cell

UEP’s cell uses the same zinc manganese dioxide chemistry as traditional AA batteries, yet can be recharged hundreds of times. Just like the AA cells, UEP’s batteries are high capacity, safe, easy to transport, and very inexpensive. They have also received UL 1973 Certification, a requirement for energy storage systems in New York City.   

The Monoblock

The building block for UEP’s systems are monoblocks of four cells. Each monoblock has a capacity up to 2 kWh of energy. An embedded Battery Management System makes the UEP monoblock compatible with the power electronics used to charge and discharge other batteries, such as lead acid and Li-ion batteries 

Power Assurance

 Protect your business, residence and family during a power outage. Modular systems scale to create a custom energy solution capable of providing power for several hours to several days. Systems can provide stand-alone backup power, or be paired with solar panels or wind generation. Systems are now being installed in residences and businesses in the United States.

Solar Micro-Grid 

The UEP batteries can be charged with excess power generated by solar micro-grids in the late morning and afternoon hours and they can be fully charged in 4-6 hours. UEP is building, in collaboration with Sandia National Lab, the Department of Energy, and New Mexico State University, integrated solar storage systems that fit on a pallet, can be easily transported, and require no configuration.

Grid Stabilization 

The UEP batteries do not experience thermal runaway, therefore they can be safely installed indoors in buildings located in urban areas like New York City. UEP is working in collaboration with NYSERDA and the State of New York, the DOE Office of Energy, the City University of New York (CUNY), and the City College of New York (CCNY) to build a grid-connected, 1 MWh/300 kW grid-tied system for demand response and peak shaving in CCNY.