Hithium is releasing a 5-MWh energy storage container product using a standard 20-ft container structure. This second generation ESS for Hithium comes pre-installed and ready to connected. Outfitted with 48 battery modules (each 104.5-kWh lithium iron-phosphate units), the system is designed to meet the needs of large utility-scale systems.
Rendering of the previous generation ESS from Hithium
Due to the more compact design, the 5-MWh container (314-Ah battery modules) will provide an energy density of 117 Wh/l — 46% higher than the 80 Wh/l that is seen in standard systems based on 280-Ah cells. The product should also be compatible with most top inverter brands or bidirectional inverters.
The new energy storage system, named the “HiTHIUM ∞Block,” comes with the company’s multi-level, liquid-cooling technology, which keeps cell temperature variation below 3°C. Intelligent thermal management also enables the system to optimize battery power and reduce internal energy consumption. Further safety features include multi-level fault detection systems, cell monitoring, gas and smoke detection, and automated fire extinguishing.
Hithium shared this news at a private RE+ event yesterday. Following the company’s global launch earlier this year, this is its first new product announcement made outside of its home market of China.
Hithium Head of Global Business Mizhi Zhang said: “The way our team achieved the breakthroughs needed to bring this product to market affirms our core vision. The goal is to scale energy storage, rendering it more cost-effective. This new 5-MWh container demonstrates that we can increase capacity and reduce LCOS, to make the energy transition genuinely affordable.”
With 11 GWh of battery products shipped since the company was founded in 2019, Hithium is expanding its production capacity to 70 GWh by the end of this year.
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