Thursday, 5 November 2026

Goldwind and Vietnam's GG Power have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop nearly 2 GWh of front-of-meter battery energy storage projects in Vietnam, ESS News reported.

The deal covers production line upgrades, new technology licensing, technical training, and supply of battery storage equipment. Both companies have identified about 3.3 GWh of potential product demand over the next three years to steer their manufacturing and supply chain planning.

Their earlier partnership had Goldwind supplying Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) manufacturing technology and an automated production line designed for 5 GWh of annual capacity.

CATL expects to ship at least 1 GWh of sodium-ion batteries in China this year, according to remarks by Zhou, the company's general manager for the region, reported by Energy Storage News.

The company's TENER Sodium battery energy storage system operates at temperatures up to 55 degrees Celsius and delivers more than 10,000 cycles at 45 degrees Celsius, CATL said, according to Energy Storage News. The specifications position the sodium-ion chemistry for deployment in hot climates where lithium-ion alternatives face thermal constraints.

Energy Storage News reported interest in sodium-ion technology from mining and data centre sectors.