BYD and the State Grid Corporation of China announced the launch of what may be the largest grid battery storage facility in the world. Located in Zhangbei, Hebei Province, the 36 Megawatt-hour LiFePO4 battery array consumes an area larger than a football field. The installation incorporates smart transmission technologies that couple to the grid as well as 100 MW of wind generation and 40 MW of solar generation.
According to the press release: “SGCC chose BYD’s Iron-Phosphate battery technology because of its superior service life (over 20 years) and also used BYD’s “peak shaving & load leveling” charge and discharge methodologies.” These benefits are expected to result in a 5-10% improvement in renewable energy efficiency.
As earthtechling points out: other Megawatt scale LiFePO4 grid storage battery installations have already been launched in China, now the world’s largest electricity consumer, as a part of China’s goal to become a leader in clean-energy technologies.
