China’s first large-scale sodium-ion battery charges to 90% in 12 minutes
Electrek
MAY 17, 2024
China’s first major sodium-ion battery energy storage station is now online, according to state-owned utility China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage.
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China’s first large-scale sodium-ion battery charges to 90% in 12 minutes
Baua Electric
MAY 17, 2024
Photo: China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage China’s first major sodium-ion battery energy storage station is now online, according to state-owned utility China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage. Its initial storage capacity is said to be 10 megawatt hours (MWh).
How do sodium-ion batteries charge within seconds – ET Auto
Baua Electric
MAY 13, 2024
Sodium-ion batteries have been of considerable interest due to sodium’s abundance compared to lithium, which is over 500 times less common. This innovative development could revolutionize the way we use and think about energy storage in the future. The implications of this technology extend beyond EVs.
Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future
Setec Powerr
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
We are transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, and the use of energy storage is becoming more widespread. And with the popularity of electric vehicles, the grid is under more and more pressure, so the demand for energy storage is growing. Battery storage.
New liquid alloy electrode significantly lowers operating temperature of sodium-beta batteries; improved performance
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2014
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have devised an alloying strategy that enables sodium-beta batteries to operate at significantly lower temperatures. The new electrode enables sodium-beta batteries to last longer, helps streamline their manufacturing process and reduces the risk of accidental fire.
GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
GE’s Energy Storage business announced $63 million in new Durathon sodium-halide battery orders since the business launched in July. The technology is unique because it can function in a variety of extreme conditions and store as much energy as lead-acid batteries twice its size while lasting up to 10 times as long.
GE and PowerStream launch Ontario microgrid demonstration project; Durathon batteries
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2014
Using the MCS, PowerStream can determine when it is most economical to use the resources powering its microgrid or when they need to revert to using power from the provincial power grid.
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