Future new solar container battery

Will Envision Energy's 8 MWh battery fit in a 20 ft 6 m shipping container?

Envision Energy announced an 8-MWh, grid-scale battery that fits in a 20-ft (6-m) shipping container this week while at the third Electrical Energy Storage Alliance (EESA) exhibition held in Shanghai. Taken from Envision Energy's website, this is a possible design configuration of its 8-MWh, 20-ft (6-m) container battery It's colossal.

Where do you store solar energy?

China leads the world in terms of renewable energy resources like solar power. And not just by a small margin either, making over twice as much solar power as the next highest country, the USA. Where do you store any excess solar energy for use when the sun isn't shining? Answer: in ridiculously big batteries.

Could grid-scale batteries solve China's energy problems?

And because China's grid infrastructure is still playing catch-up to the crazy amounts of renewables it keeps building, curtailment is a real issue and much of that power simply goes unused for one reason or another. Grid-scale batteries could potentially remedy some of these issues in China and around the world.

How are China and the US changing the battery industry?

Together, China and the US now account for roughly 70 percent of global capacity and are shaping the direction of the industry through competing approaches to battery manufacturing, materials sourcing, and grid deployment.