Worldwide generation of electricity from renewable resources will quadruple by 2040. In the energy transition age, stationary energy storage units hold a key position amongst other options for flexible power generation: they help to offset fluctuations in energy production, thereby ensuring a constant supply of electricity.
Everyday life without electricity is almost impossible both in private life and industry. Accordingly, a continuous and reliable supply of electrical energy is essential – and preferably climate-friendly, generated from renewable sources such as wind or sun.
But it is precisely these natural sources that have all too natural limits when it comes to continuous production: intermittent production, for example due to a lack of wind or reduced solar radiation, whether at night or due to excessive cloud cover, are circumstances that must be taken into account.
This is exactly where the NAS® batteries distributed by BASF and produced by our Japanese partner NGK Insulators, Ltd. come into play. These stationary long-term storage devices store large amounts of electricity - generated from renewable sources in wind and solar parks - for hours and release it flexibly and economically attractive at the desired time. In this way, they make a significant contribution to the integration of renewable energy into our power grids.
However, the application areas for NAS® batteries with their high energy capacity extend far beyond the integration of renewable energies. They enable a wide range of applications, from peak shaving to decentralized island networks – and all this with a battery made of easily available raw materials that also has an extremely long lifetime.
The NAS® batteries distributed by BASF are a proven technology that makes a valuable contribution to the energy transition and thus helps to achieve global environmental goals.
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A further field of activity is the production of porous carbon materials by EnerG2, a subsidiary of BASF New Business. These materials are suitable for numerous energy storage applications, for example, to improve the performance of lead acid batteries.
Porous carbon materials produced by EnerG2 are used for numerous energy storage applications, including start-stop batteries for cars. Continuous switching on and off requires a high-power battery. The addition of porous carbon materials can prolong battery life. Carbon can also be used as a performance material for supercapacitors.
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