Grid scale sodium ion batteries. That’s exciting. It would be interesting to know what the capacity of this battery is. How any megawatt hours can it store and how does this translate to a real world scenario? For example, for how many hours could this battery power a certain number of homes?
Thanks for the link to that informative article. What’s even more impressive is the following statement:
The plant also pioneers the use of a grid-forming energy storage system capable of autonomously adjusting voltage and frequency during grid fluctuations or outages. This self-sustaining system supports various operation modes, including fast and slow charge-discharge cycles, and can act as a “smart stabilizer” for the grid
Should have included that in the article! Per ESS News, "Based on a dual daily charge-discharge cycle, it can regulate up to 580 GWh annually — enough to power 270,000 households, with 98 per cent of its energy sourced from renewables."
Grid scale sodium ion batteries. That’s exciting. It would be interesting to know what the capacity of this battery is. How any megawatt hours can it store and how does this translate to a real world scenario? For example, for how many hours could this battery power a certain number of homes?
https://www.ess-news.com/2025/06/03/china-launches-worlds-first-grid-forming-sodium-ion-battery-storage-plant/
Thanks for the link to that informative article. What’s even more impressive is the following statement:
The plant also pioneers the use of a grid-forming energy storage system capable of autonomously adjusting voltage and frequency during grid fluctuations or outages. This self-sustaining system supports various operation modes, including fast and slow charge-discharge cycles, and can act as a “smart stabilizer” for the grid
Should have included that in the article! Per ESS News, "Based on a dual daily charge-discharge cycle, it can regulate up to 580 GWh annually — enough to power 270,000 households, with 98 per cent of its energy sourced from renewables."