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GM Backs Sodium Ion Batteries for U.S. Grid Storage

https://spectrum.ieee.org/sodium-ion-battery-peak-energy

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49051947

#HackerNews #GM #SodiumIon #Batteries #GridStorage #RenewableEnergy #SustainableTech

GM Backs Sodium Ion Batteries for U.S. Grid Storage

https://spectrum.ieee.org/sodium-ion-battery-peak-energy

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49051947

#HackerNews #GM #SodiumIon #Batteries #GridStorage #RenewableEnergy #SustainableTech

Thermal Energy Storage Gains Momentum as Power Systems Adapt to Renewable Energy Growth
https://www.cashlesstime.com/2026/06/thermal-energy-storage-gains-momentum.html?m=1

#ThermalEnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage #CleanEnergy #GreenTechnology #EnergyTransition #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #GridStorage #SustainableEnergy #Decarbonization #ClimateTech #PowerGrid #LongDurationStorage #IndustrialEnergy #NetZero #EnergyInnovation #FutureOfEnergy #ElectricityMarket #EnergySector

Thermal Energy Storage Gains Momentum as Power Systems Adapt to Renewable Energy Growth
https://www.cashlesstime.com/2026/06/thermal-energy-storage-gains-momentum.html?m=1

#ThermalEnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage #CleanEnergy #GreenTechnology #EnergyTransition #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #GridStorage #SustainableEnergy #Decarbonization #ClimateTech #PowerGrid #LongDurationStorage #IndustrialEnergy #NetZero #EnergyInnovation #FutureOfEnergy #ElectricityMarket #EnergySector

Anyone have any questions for the flow battery industry players? At the world's biggest flow battery event at the moment! Vanadium, iron, organic systems, system integrators, electrode/membrane/pump manufacturers... #EnergyStorage #batteries #GridStorage #FlowBatteries #Energy

Anyone have any questions for the flow battery industry players? At the world's biggest flow battery event at the moment! Vanadium, iron, organic systems, system integrators, electrode/membrane/pump manufacturers... #EnergyStorage #batteries #GridStorage #FlowBatteries #Energy

Eni scommette sull’energy storage: nasce il polo italiano delle batterie LFP (litio-ferro-fosfato)

https://www.metallirari.com/breakingnews79/
#Batterie #EnergyStorage #Eni #SeriIndustrial #LFP #LithiumIronPhosphate #Gigafactory #TransizioneEnergetica #EnergieRinnovabili #AccumuloEnergetico #IndustriaItaliana #MadeInItaly #Innovazione #MercatoEnergetico #CleanEnergy #BatteryStorage #GridStorage #Europa #StrategicAutonomy #FilieraBatterie

How Giant Tanks Of Fluid Could Help Support The Power Grid

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/how-giant-tanks-of-fluid-could-help-support-the-power-grid/

How Giant Tanks Of Fluid Could Help Support The Power Grid

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/how-giant-tanks-of-fluid-could-help-support-the-power-grid/

#SodiumIonBatteries offer an alternative to tricky #lithium

Oct 26th 2023

Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in #seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium.

"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use #cobalt and #nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. #Mining it on land is #EnvironmentallyDestructive. Proposals to grab it from the #seabed instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo, where #ChildLabour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use #electrodes built from #iron and #manganese [and wood #lignin], which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts.

"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as #GridStorage or #HomeBatteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in #ElectricVehicles."

Read more:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithium

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/7x6JX

#SolarPunkSunday #EnergyStorage #SodiumIon #NewTechnology #GiantLeap #Reuse #WasteReuse #NoLithiumMining #NoMining

#SodiumIonBatteries offer an alternative to tricky #lithium

Oct 26th 2023

Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in #seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium.

"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use #cobalt and #nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. #Mining it on land is #EnvironmentallyDestructive. Proposals to grab it from the #seabed instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo, where #ChildLabour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use #electrodes built from #iron and #manganese [and wood #lignin], which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts.

"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as #GridStorage or #HomeBatteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in #ElectricVehicles."

Read more:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithium

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/7x6JX

#SolarPunkSunday #EnergyStorage #SodiumIon #NewTechnology #GiantLeap #Reuse #WasteReuse #NoLithiumMining #NoMining

Xcel Energy has signed an electric service agreement to power a Google data center with 1,400 MW of wind, 200 MW of solar, and 300 MW of long‑duration energy storage.

It's that last part that's significant. It's an iron‑air battery system from Form Energy. With about 30 gigawatt‑hours (GWh) of capacity and a duration of roughly 100 hours.

This looks like the future of grid-scale storage. I doubt sodium-ion will be able to compete with the cost and capacity. All it needs is Iron, Air, and Water in a process that essentially releases energy as the iron rusts, then stores energy by turning the rust back into iron and oxygen. At a cost of about $20/kWh - 4x less than lithium batteries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb2BaANfCLg

#Solar #batteries #GridStorage #Renewables

Xcel Energy has signed an electric service agreement to power a Google data center with 1,400 MW of wind, 200 MW of solar, and 300 MW of long‑duration energy storage.

It's that last part that's significant. It's an iron‑air battery system from Form Energy. With about 30 gigawatt‑hours (GWh) of capacity and a duration of roughly 100 hours.

This looks like the future of grid-scale storage. I doubt sodium-ion will be able to compete with the cost and capacity. All it needs is Iron, Air, and Water in a process that essentially releases energy as the iron rusts, then stores energy by turning the rust back into iron and oxygen. At a cost of about $20/kWh - 4x less than lithium batteries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb2BaANfCLg

#Solar #batteries #GridStorage #Renewables

Super interesting piece on the state of #gridstorage and how #onpoli should move forward.
Why Waiting on #Grid #Batteries Will Cost #Ontario More Than Acting Now - #CleanTechnica https://share.google/zw1KLWHWY1tiGBKGl

https://www.evshift.com/380136/ford-cancels-nmc-ev-battery-factory-to-build-chinese-lfp-grid-batteries/ Ford Cancels NMC EV Battery Factory to Build Chinese LFP Grid Batteries #batteries #Battery #BatteryIndustry #Build #Cancels #chinese #ChineseBattery #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EnergyTransition #EV #EVBatteries #Factory #ford #grid #GridStorage #LFP #LFPBattery #NMC #NmcBattery

Can "second life" EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?

https://www.volts.wtf/p/can-second-life-ev-batteries-work

#HackerNews #secondlifeEVbatteries #gridstorage #energytransition #sustainability #cleanenergy

Can "second life" EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?

https://www.volts.wtf/p/can-second-life-ev-batteries-work

#HackerNews #secondlifeEVbatteries #gridstorage #energytransition #sustainability #cleanenergy

> 👀 Sneak preview: 3 TWh by 2030? That was just a tease. The real projection blows past that—faster, steeper, bigger. Mainstream models are still catching up. Full piece coming soon. Adding final touches 📊⚡ #BatteryDisruption #GridStorage #EVCurveFuturist #EnergyShift #LFP

NEMA Releases Standard for Vehicle-to-Grid Applications https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/nema-releases-standard-for-vehicle-to-grid-applications/ #vehicle-grid-integration #vehicle-to-grid #BatteryHacks #gridbattery #gridstorage #greenhacks #carhacks #storage #V2G #VGI

NEMA Releases Standard for Vehicle-to-Grid Applications https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/nema-releases-standard-for-vehicle-to-grid-applications/ #vehicle-grid-integration #vehicle-to-grid #BatteryHacks #gridbattery #gridstorage #greenhacks #carhacks #storage #V2G #VGI

Funny how advocacy for low-tech solutions reveals a modern and accurate understandment of the world.

Tecnocracy, you can retire. 😉

(Here's the link to the actual articke, I have to finish reading it, but up to now it looks neat)
https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/7/pgae274/7710221?login=false

@JohannesIEckert

#LowTech #EnergyTransition #EnergyStorage #HeatStorage #GreenHydrogen #GridStorage #RenewableEnergy

Funny how advocacy for low-tech solutions reveals a modern and accurate understandment of the world.

Tecnocracy, you can retire. 😉

(Here's the link to the actual articke, I have to finish reading it, but up to now it looks neat)
https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/7/pgae274/7710221?login=false

@JohannesIEckert

#LowTech #EnergyTransition #EnergyStorage #HeatStorage #GreenHydrogen #GridStorage #RenewableEnergy

Nach "kein Kobalt mehr" nun "kein Lithium mehr"!
Lange wurde darüber geredet, nun ist die erste Natrium-Ionen-Batterie am Netz:
https://www.notebookcheck.com/Erster-Natrium-Ionen-Batteriespeicher-fuer-Stromnetze-in-Betrieb-Zellen-laden-in-nur-12-Minuten.836941.0.html
#NatriumIonBattery #EnergyStorage #GridStorage

Nach "kein Kobalt mehr" nun "kein Lithium mehr"!
Lange wurde darüber geredet, nun ist die erste Natrium-Ionen-Batterie am Netz:
https://www.notebookcheck.com/Erster-Natrium-Ionen-Batteriespeicher-fuer-Stromnetze-in-Betrieb-Zellen-laden-in-nur-12-Minuten.836941.0.html
#NatriumIonBattery #EnergyStorage #GridStorage

"Miljöpartiet hade fel tills de inte hade fel längre."

Med natriumbatterier (sodium/salt) som når 160Wh/kg och solceller som närmar sig 30% effektivitet känns kärnkraft otroligt ineffektivt, dyrt och förlegat.

Förnybar energi har hunnit ikapp och vi måste acceptera den verkligheten med smartare investeringar och subventioner.

Intresset för ödrift av solcellsanläggningar ökar och ett smart elnät är rätt väg. Det ger redundans, självständighet och säkerhet vid kris. #miljö #gridstorage #energy

Liquid Tin Could Be The Key To Cheap, Plentiful Grid Storage - Once expensive and difficult to implement, renewable energy solutions like wind an... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/08/liquid-tin-could-be-the-key-to-cheap-plentiful-grid-storage/ #currentevents #energystorage #gridstorage #mischacks #liquidtin #featured #interest

Liquid Tin Could Be The Key To Cheap, Plentiful Grid Storage - Once expensive and difficult to implement, renewable energy solutions like wind an... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/08/liquid-tin-could-be-the-key-to-cheap-plentiful-grid-storage/ #currentevents #energystorage #gridstorage #mischacks #liquidtin #featured #interest

@sbi
You are correct, NPP is not the single solution but important to highlight that we cant afford to shut down our current plants. We have to pick all the low-hanging fruit by subsidizing those and tax the rest. For instant control we need batteries.

One big thing regarding grid batteries is establishing a recycling standard for EVs so that old aging vehicle batteries with low capacity per weight ratio can be reused for the grid where weight is not an important factor. #gridstorage

@sbi
You are correct, NPP is not the single solution but important to highlight that we cant afford to shut down our current plants. We have to pick all the low-hanging fruit by subsidizing those and tax the rest. For instant control we need batteries.

One big thing regarding grid batteries is establishing a recycling standard for EVs so that old aging vehicle batteries with low capacity per weight ratio can be reused for the grid where weight is not an important factor. #gridstorage

Hey! It’s @robsonfletcher on CBC talking grid storage in Alberta. This is an area Alberta needs to push ahead on so it’s good to hear it getting some attention.

Edit: Good little piece although I’m disappointed he didn’t mention pumped hydro at all, just batteries. Pumped hydro is old tech and the most efficient storage we can build but everyone seems to be focussing on batteries.

#Electricity #RenewableEnergy #GridStorage

Hey! It’s @robsonfletcher on CBC talking grid storage in Alberta. This is an area Alberta needs to push ahead on so it’s good to hear it getting some attention.

Edit: Good little piece although I’m disappointed he didn’t mention pumped hydro at all, just batteries. Pumped hydro is old tech and the most efficient storage we can build but everyone seems to be focussing on batteries.

#Electricity #RenewableEnergy #GridStorage

Liquid Metal Battery Goes Into Production - The news is rife with claims of the next great thing in clean energy generation, b... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/liquid-metal-battery-goes-into-production/ #batterystorage #batteryhacks #gridstorage #liquidmetal #renewables #antimony #baseload #battery #ambri #mit

Liquid Metal Battery Goes Into Production - The news is rife with claims of the next great thing in clean energy generation, b... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/liquid-metal-battery-goes-into-production/ #batterystorage #batteryhacks #gridstorage #liquidmetal #renewables #antimony #baseload #battery #ambri #mit

New Flow Battery Using Simple Sugar Has Year Long Charge Duration For Grid Storage: A Healthier Use For Sugar

The discovery could lead to new low-cost, long duration energy storage systems that can write fossil energy out of the picture by capturing wind and solar power for weeks, months, or even whole seasons.

To provide full day, utility scale energy storage as ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/new-flow-battery-using-simple-sugar-has-year-long-charge-duration-for-grid-storage-a-healthier-use-for-sugar/

#batteries #environment #gridstorage #technology

New Flow Battery Using Simple Sugar Has Year Long Charge Duration For Grid Storage: A Healthier Use For Sugar

The discovery could lead to new low-cost, long duration energy storage systems that can write fossil energy out of the picture by capturing wind and solar power for weeks, months, or even whole seasons.

To provide full day, utility scale energy storage as ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/new-flow-battery-using-simple-sugar-has-year-long-charge-duration-for-grid-storage-a-healthier-use-for-sugar/

#batteries #environment #gridstorage #technology

New flow battery deploys the simple sugar β-cyclodextrin for an abundant, sustainable long duration energy storage formula.

New Flow Battery Using Simple Sugar Has Year Long Charge Duration For Grid Storage: A Healthier Use For Sugar

Diagram showing how the parts of a flow battery work The discovery could lead to new low-cost, long duration energy storage systems that can write fossil energy out of the picture by capturing wind and solar power for weeks, months, or even whole seasons. To […]

https://gadgeteer.co.za/new-flow-battery-using-simple-sugar-has-year-long-charge-duration-for-grid-storage-a-healthier-use-for-sugar/

https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-e1176ca7-75882ff77dc87602

New Flow Battery Using Simple Sugar Has Year Long Charge Duration For Grid Storage: A Healthier Use For Sugar

Diagram showing how the parts of a flow battery work The discovery could lead to new low-cost, long duration energy storage systems that can write fossil energy out of the picture by capturing wind and solar power for weeks, months, or even whole seasons. To […]

https://gadgeteer.co.za/new-flow-battery-using-simple-sugar-has-year-long-charge-duration-for-grid-storage-a-healthier-use-for-sugar/

https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-e1176ca7-75882ff77dc87602

New Renewable Energy Projects Are Overwhelming US Grids - It’s been clear for a long time that the world has to move away from fossil energy... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/17/new-renewable-energy-projects-are-overwhelming-us-grids/ #grid-scalestorage #hackadaycolumns #renewableenergy #gridstorage #solarhacks #solarpower #powergrid #windpower #energy #grid

The big reuse: 25 MWh of ex-car batteries go on the grid in California - Enlarge / Each of those white structures contains lots of batteries tha... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1919127 #carbatteries #greenenergy #gridstorage #batteries #science #energy #solar #cars

#GridStorage gaining steam. Just as everybody’s decided they want to install grid batteries, the batteries themselves have become nearly impossible to get ahold of. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/energy-storage/whats-next-for-grid-storage-after-a-booming-but-chaotic-year

Weird Energy Storage Solutions Could Help The Grid Go Renewable - We’re all familiar with batteries. Whether we’re talking about disposable AAs in t... - https://hackaday.com/2022/11/29/weird-energy-storage-solutions-could-help-the-grid-go-renewable/ #hackadaycolumns #renewableenergy #carbondioxide #flowbattery #gridstorage #greenhacks #storage