Hithium’s recent sodium-ion battery and BESS product launch is the latest in a long line of announcements showing an inflection point for the battery chemistry. But how do its new products compare to other sodium-ion systems out there, and to its own LFP offering?  

Having just begun construction on a 2.8GWh BESS in Belgium, Giga Storage has progressed its 1.4GWh project in Germany to the ready-to-build stage.

EDF Power Solutions Australia has referred a wind-plus-storage project featuring an 800MWh BESS for assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

e-STORAGE has signed an agreement to supply and commission a 100MW/200MWh BESS for OX2’s Muswellbrook solar-plus-storage site in Australia.

IPP Linea Energy has closed a debt financing and preferred equity commitment for its 250MW/500MWh Mesa View energy storage project in Upton County, Texas, US.

Thermal energy storage (TES) technology provider Antora Energy has announced a 5.8GWh “multi-day” TES project at Pratt Energy’s biorefinery in Pratt, Kansas, US.

Inaccurate state of charge (SOC) measurements can cost battery energy storage system (BESS) operators up to 15% in lost revenue, a persistent issue despite advances in monitoring technology.

BESS operators should be planning their projects against different locational price and charging regimes of the future rather than solely against the current revenue opportunities.

Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation has invested in a utility-scale renewable energy park combining solar PV, wind and energy storage in India.

Australia’s 59 grid-scale BESS earned a combined AU$88.91 million in estimated gross energy and FCAS market revenue in the NEM.