Xcel Terms First Phase of Sodium-Sulfur Battery Wind Energy Storage Test Project Successful
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AUGUST 11, 2010
In October 2008, Xcel began testing a one-megawatt sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery ( earlier post ) to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed. about 30 miles east of Sioux Falls, S.D. The battery installation is connected to a nearby 11-megawatt wind farm owned by Minwind Energy, LLC.
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