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Revolta installs first 10 kWh sodium-ion home battery in Germany

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Revolta installs first 10 kWh sodium-ion home battery in Germany

Frankfurt-based Revolta has installed and commissioned its first sodium-ion home battery at a customer property near Aschaffenburg, Germany.

The high-voltage system, oeprating at a nominal voltage of 450 V, comprises five battery modules with a combined capacity of 10 kWh. While not setting any records for installation size, the sodium-ion storage system rollout continues and provides both Revolta and the industry a look at customer site usage, with operating data to follow.

The property already has around 20 kW of solar PV and a small hydroelectric plant housed in a former mill. The hydro plant has supplied the family with electricity since 2017.

According to Revolta, the owner had been waiting specifically for a suitable sodium-ion home battery, with greater energy independence given as the motivation. Revolta team members Julian Mattheis and Florina Thaler carried out the installation and commissioning.

Each 2 kWh battery module weighs 18.7 kg and has IP64 protection according to the data sheet, with the installation using an SMA inverter. Each module uses only three battery cells, and batteries are charged and discharged at 0.4 C (or 2.5 hour power duration). In this 10 kWh configuration, a maxium 4 kW power output could be expected.

Further installations at selected customer sites across Germany are planned over the coming weeks. Revolta is supplying pilot customers with an additional measuring device at no charge to collect data on how the systems perform in daily operation. The findings will feed into development of its battery management system and firmware.



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