Standard NAS presentation as of 06 Nov 2019
Sodium-sulfur (NAS®) batteries for stationary energy storage BASF is an exclusive distributor of NAS® Batteries, produced by NGK Insulators, Ltd, Japan, globally
Sodium-sulfur batteries are mature electrochemical energy storage devices with high-energy densities. According to Aquino et al. (2017a), they are primarily provided by a single Japanese-based vendor— NGK Insulators—which, to date, has installed 450 MW of the technology worldwide.
Figure 5.1. Example input values for annualized cost calculation for a sodium-sulfur battery. Using these inputs, the total net present value (NPV) of the total cumulative cost for the 1 MW/4 MWh storage system after tax, insurance, and other factors described is calculated to be just over $4 million, of which nearly 71 percent is CAPEX-based.
A standard single NAS battery container has 1.45 MWh energy capacity. The containers are stackable, enabling utility scale energy storage systems. We supply containerized NAS battery systems: one standard 20-ft container has 1.45 MWh energy capacity. The compact form enables easy transportation and quick installation at our customers' sites.
Forecast procedures are described in the main body of this report. C&C or engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) costs can be estimated using the footprint or total volume and weight of the battery energy storage system (BESS). For this report, volume was used as a proxy for these metrics.
For longer-term storage, PSH and CAES give the lowest cost in $/kWh if an E/P ratio of 16 is used at $165/kWh and $104/kWh, respectively, inclusive of BOP and C&C costs, while their cost is $660/kWh and $417/kWh, respectively at an E/P ratio of 4.1 Hence, even at the low E/P ratio of 4, they are competitive with battery storage technologies.
Given the nature of these storage assets, an energy capacity–based cost comparison is used as opposed to a power-based one. The results show that the Li-ion battery has the lowest total annualized $/kWh cost at approximately $74/kWh of any of the battery energy storage technologies. This is followed by zinc-hybrid cathode technology at $91/kWh-yr.

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