Swedish sodium sulfur energy storage

Can sodium sulfur battery be used in stationary energy storage?

Sodium sulfur battery is one of the most promising candidates for energy storage applications. This paper describes the basic features of sodium sulfur battery and summarizes the recent development of sodium sulfur battery and its applications in stationary energy storage.

What is a sodium–sulfur battery (NaS)?

Combining these two abundant elements as raw materials in an energy storage context leads to the sodium–sulfur battery (NaS). This review focuses solely on the progress, prospects and challenges of the high and intermediate temperature NaS secondary batteries (HT and IT NaS) as a whole.

Can sodium sulfur battery be used in Japan?

On September 2002, AEP hosted the first demonstration project in USA, DOE and NYSERDA joined in a three year program to demonstrate sodium sulfur battery system as large as 1.2 MW/7.2 MWh from NGK for electric energy storage in 2004, indicating the possibility for the commercial application of sodium sulfur battery other than in Japan itself.

What is the research work on sodium sulfur battery?

Advanced battery constructions appeared since the 1980s. Previously, the research work on sodium sulfur battery was mainly focused on electric vehicle application, main institutions engaged in the research include Ford, GE, GE/CSPL, CGE, Yuasa, Dow, British Rail, BBC and the SICCAS.

What is the research work on sodium sulfur battery in China?

The research work on sodium sulfur battery in China was dated back to the 1970s, but since 1980, SICCAS has become the only Chinese institution engaged in sodium sulfur battery research. Systematic research work has been carried out on beta-Al 2 O 3 ceramics and battery as well as module.

How long does a sodium sulfur battery last?

The batteries produced have high cycle life, nearly 2500 cycles to fully depth of discharge . Sodium sulfur battery has been adopted in different applications, such as load leveling, emergency power supply and uninterrupted power supply .