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"Chinese state-owned grid operator China Southern Power Grid has switched on
the country’s first large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station, a
200MW/400MWh behemoth combining both lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery
technology.
Located in the Yunnan Province of southwest China and operated by the smaller
of the country’s two grid operators, China Southern Power Grid, the Baochi
Energy Storage Station covers an area measuring over 3 hectares, equivalent to
five soccer fields.
The new hybrid storage station, which began operations on Sunday, is capable of
two charge-discharge cycles each day, and is capable of storing up to 800 MWh
of electricity per day, roughly equivalent to the electricity demands of
270,000 households.
Importantly, China Southern Power Grid claims that the Baochi Energy Storage
Station utilises 98 per cent renewable energy to charge.
“The station serves over 30 wind and solar power plants in Yunnan,” said Wu
Bin, deputy manager of the Baochi Energy Storage Station project, according to
the
Global Times.
“The lithium-sodium hybrid technology enables more stable integration of
large-scale renewables into the power grid and supports future participation in
electricity market trading.”
The project is also using China’s first large-scale sodium battery developed in
the country and boasts a response speed six times faster than other sodium-ion
batteries."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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