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VIDEO: Scaling solar-coupled, distributed sodium-ion NFPP battery storage with startup Moonwatt

By Cameron Murray
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ESN section editor Cameron Murray and sodium-ion startup Moonwatt's CCO Valentin Rota with microphones in hand, on an energy storage-themed stage set.
Moonwatt’s CCO Valentin Rota chatting to us at the Smarter E Europe trade show last month. Image: Solar Media.

We caught up with the CCO of Netherlands-headquartered startup Moonwatt at last month’s Smarter E Europe trade show in Munich for a video interview.

The firm has developed a distributed battery energy storage system (BESS) solution for hybridisation with solar PV plants, with its first deployment at a site in the Netherlands recently. The BESS uses sodium-ion, sodium iron pyrophosphate (NFPP) battery cells.

Moonwatt CCO Valentin Rota discussed hybridisation with solar, AC and DC-coupling approaches, levelised cost of storage (LCOS), sodium-ion battery technology more broadly, warranties and localising its supply chain: watch the full chat below.

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