Burns & McDonnell
burnsmcd.com
August 19, 2026 Power

Will Sodium-Ion Follow the LFP Playbook to Grid-Scale Storage Success?

As the demand for grid-scale energy storage accelerates across the globe, the battery energy storage system (BESS) market has largely been dominated by lithium-ion chemistries. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) in particular captured market share from other lithium-ion variants such as nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) by providing several key incremental advantages. LFP offered higher cycle life and a higher thermal runaway onset temperature, along with lower auxiliary power requirements. These advantages were major factors that enabled it to overcome disadvantages in energy density, since LFP had nearly half the energy density of NMC at its advent.

Read More

Month
Filtered By January 2026
Post Image
Power
Strategic Investment and Operations: The Modern Utility Playbook
by Nathan Nixt
Post Image
Water
Severe Drought Conditions Driving Urgent Resiliency Strategies for Refineries Along Texas Gulf Coast
by Larry Close
Post Image
Oil, Gas & Chemicals
Q&A: Understanding the New HON Rule and Its Compliance Implications
by The Burns & McDonnell Team
Post Image
Construction
Q&A: Setting the Stage for Success at Construction Sites
by The Burns & McDonnell Team
Post Image
Program Management
From Reactive to Predictive: How PgMOs Keep Complex Utility Programs on Track
by Jyoti Barman