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Google and Energy Dome Formalize Partnership to Deploy CO₂ Batteries Worldwide

Early development will encompass regions from Europe to the Asia Pacific under a closed-loop CO₂ system that can dispatch power for up to 24 hours.

One of Energy Dome's CO2-powered grid-scale batteries
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Overview

  • Google and Energy Dome unveiled their official collaboration on July 30 to integrate long-duration CO₂ battery storage into Google’s clean energy projects globally.
  • The closed-loop technology captures and compresses CO₂ into a liquid form during surplus renewable generation and later re-expands it to spin turbines and generate electricity.
  • Energy Dome’s system can deliver carbon-free power for up to 24 hours, significantly outlasting the roughly four-hour dispatch capability of typical lithium-ion batteries.
  • Early-stage development agreements are in place for projects in Italy, the United States and India through partnerships with Engie, Alliant Energy and NTPC.
  • Despite Google’s confirmed investment and recent Wisconsin regulatory approval, specific funding details and deployment schedules have not been released.