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Carrie Hampel
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Porsche reveals second-life BESS at its Leipzig plant
Porsche has revealed a battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Leipzig powered by second-life Porsche Taycan batteries. The project is based on a feasibility study in collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau in Saxony, Germany.
Tesla usurps Sungrow as lead BESS producer globally in 2023
Sungrow has lost its crown as the “lead producer” in the battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator market to Tesla, according to the Wood Mackenzie report ‘Global battery energy storage system integrator ranking 2024’. Tesla claimed a 15% global market share in 2023.
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Hybrid gas-turbine and thermal ESS goes online in Czech Republic
In the village of Vraňany, in the district of Mělnik a hybrid energy storage system has been put online with gas turbines from aircraft engines with a total output of 32,4 MW and a thermal battery storage system from Energy Nest with an output of 20 MW and a capacity of 22 MWh.
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50MW/100MWh Sodium-ion ESS goes online in China with string PCS MV stations
In the Hubei province in China, 50MW/100MWh is just the first phase of the sodium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) project spearheaded by Sineng Electric. The project should eventually have a storage capacity of 100MW/200MWh. The initial capacity has already been connected to the grid and begun operations, able to supply power to around 12,000 households for a whole day.
Leap in demand for lithium-ion BESS
By 2035, the Li-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) market will reach US$109B in value, according to the UK market research company on emerging technologies, IDTechEx. The British research firm predicts that by 2035, over 4.4 TWh of Li-ion BESS will be installed cumulatively worldwide.
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