Sodium-Sulfur Batteries for Long Duration Stationary Energy Storage

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Recording of Wednesday, April 09, 2025 | Intersolar & ees Middle East Conference | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 21:32 .

Uwe Fuchs
Projectmanager, Sales
BASF Stationary Energy Storage GmbH
Germany

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) is undoubtedly a key enabler for achieving net-zero. However, despite a wide range of technology providers claiming cost competitiveness and other advantages over lithium-ion batteries, the latter continue to dominate new deployments. So what's holding LDES back? What is needed to enable more widespread adoption? And when will the age of LDES finally arrive?

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Assistant Professor
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Karim Megherbi
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University Corporate Governance Professor, Member
State Quality Council (SQC)
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