BYD launches sodium-ion grid-scale BESS product - 30gwh annual capacity factory
BYD has launched what it claimed is the 'world's first high-performance' sodium-ion BESS product, using its Long Blade Battery cell.
What form factor are they manufacturing these in? I'd love some way to swap in a battery for an electric conversion for an old BMW 2002
It's not the best battery type for cars, unless perhaps you are near arctic circle. They are heavy.
Sodium-ion's main advantages are safety, and ultra abundant material source for unlimited batteries, if lithium becomes expensive.
these seem like they'd be great for a UPS, or even home battery and wind/solar
This is the first "big 2" companies doing Sodium Ion. There have been others. This is biggest plant. It is still early days for production. Mass availability will come later.
You can buy the cells, but you have to wire them into batteries yourself
They are good for just that though - some people on YouTube have find it and break down the process
