Sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery energy storage system (BESS) startup Peak Energy has announced a multi-year phased agreement with developer Jupiter Power to supply up to 4.75GWh of Na-ion BESS.

US sodium-ion battery firm Natron Energy has ceased trading, putting an end to its two domestic gigafactories. The news points to the challenges for battery chemistries hoping to compete with LFP, analysts told Energy-Storage.news.

A new partnership aims to deploy an integrated solution combining solar PV with sodium-ion batteries at commercial and industrial (C&I) sites in Southeast Asia.

Three executives from the world’s largest battery company CATL gave a Q&A at ees Europe last week, with Energy-Storage.news in attendance.

More product announcement news from last week’s ees Europe trade show and expo in Munich, Germany, with Sunwoda, Hithium, Rept, Canadian Solar, Sungrow and Aeson Power revealing new BESS solutions.

Alternative technologies to lithium-ion are unlikely to oust the incumbent anytime soon, writes Anh Vu of Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

US non-lithium battery technology companies Eos Energy Enterprises and Unigrid have announced partnerships to deploy their tech abroad, striking deals in the UK and India respectively.

A 200MW/400MWh BESS project in China combining lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries has been put into operation.

Netherlands-based startup Moonwatt plans to commercialise an energy storage solution for hybridisation with solar using two big technological deviations from today’s industry standard – we hear more from the firm’s CEO and COO.

A new study from Stanford says that sodium-ion batteries will need more breakthroughs in order to compete with lithium-ion (Li-ion).