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.
US engineering and infrastructure firm, KE International, in partnership with Kenyan investor, Julius Mwale, will construct a 16-gigawatt battery manufacturing plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The CR Power* 25 MW/100 MWh grid-forming energy storage project has successfully passed unit, site, and system-level tests, including high/low voltage disturbance, phase angle jump, low-frequency oscillation, damping performance, and grid following/grid-forming mode.
Long duration energy storage provider phelas and Austria's largest regional utility, Wien Energie will work together to explore possibilities to deploy long-duration energy storage systems to support Wien Energie's vision in strengthening its green energy portfolio and achieving climate neutrality by 2040.
Additionally, the energy storage capacity subsidy is a one-time payment of 200 CNY/kW, while there are ongoing subsidies for charging and discharging (0. 5 CNY/kWh) and for peak-valley arbitrage (0.