Industries deemed essential during the pandemic, such as hospitals, supermarkets and food producers, are stocking up on such batteries
London — Demand for lead-acid batteries from hospitals and food producers seeking more backup power during the coronavirus pandemic is helping battery and lead producers weather a collapse in orders from the vehicle sector.
Industries deemed as essential during the pandemic, such as hospitals, food producers and supermarkets, are stocking up on batteries produced by companies such as EnerSys, Ecobat and GS Yuasa to power backup generators and uninterruptible power supply systems. “You have had some rather divergent fortunes in battery sales. Industrial batteries have kept the wolf from the door,” said David Summerfield, director of sales at UK-based Ecobat.
Also weighing on the vehicle sector are lockdowns, which have meant subdued demand from motorists for replacement batteries. Greater use for energy storage fuelled 3.5% annual growth in demand for industrial batteries over 2011-2019, Ahmed said. Earlier in the pandemic, US-based Exide Technologies said it sold 7,000 batteries to one hospital in Europe alone.
Supermarkets require extra power backup as they have expanded services and shifted more goods around during the pandemic, while a surge in the numbers of people working from home has spurred rising demand for cloud computing services.
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