PHOENIX — Google and the Salt River Project are teaming up to strengthen Arizona’s grid resilience by testing new types of energy storage.

SRP and the tech giant will research non-lithium ion technologies for long duration energy storage (LDES), according to SRP Manager of Innovation and Development Chico Hunter.

“We believe that long duration energy storage will play an essential role in meeting SRP’s sustainability goals and ensuring grid reliability,” Hunter said in a Monday announcement from SRP.

The purpose of LDES is to store energy over extended periods of time, which is especially important when it comes to renewable energy sources like solar and wind, which don’t produce power 24/7.

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