California based alternative chemistry battery firm EnerVenue has a second generation version of its Nickel Hydrogen battery – it has the same claims as before – 30,000 cycles, maintenance free for at least 20 and probably 30 years, made of cheaper materials than lithium ion, which never blow up or combust – but it now has been produced in a longer, more versatile format for inclusion in larger energy storage systems. It states quite openly that it has over 7 GWh of existing orders. The picture below is the new longer format Energy Storage Vessel And below is the older original battery format, not a dramatic change but one most likely more convenient to work with for its customers based…