BYD launches sodium-ion grid-scale BESS product
Chinese EV giant BYD has launched what an executive claimed is the ‘world’s first high-performance’ sodium-ion BESS product, using its proprietary form factor Long Blade Battery cell.
Posting on business networking site LinkedIn, BYD Energy Storage’s UK and Ireland head Kai Wang announced the launch of the company’s ‘MC Cube-SIB ESS’ product.
He said it uses the company’s Long Blade Battery, has a ‘CTS super integrated design’, and is the world’s first high-performance sodium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS). He claimed it has ultra high energy density, exceptional safety standards and flexible module design.
Energy-Storage.news has asked BYD’s press team for more information and will update this article or follow up in due course.
In response to questions left as comments on his post, Wang said, of the advantages of sodium-ion: “The first advantage is its natural abundance, which theoretically results in lower manufacturing costs compared to lithium-ion batteries. Furthermore, sodium-ion batteries offer a higher charge/discharge rate, a broader operating temperature range, a longer cycle life, and improved safety.”
