Lit Envision signs have been placed above the reception desk at its stand. Image Source: BESS News
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Envision shows BESS Gen 8 platform with 4 MWh blocks at REI Expo

Karthik S Gannavaram

Executive summary

At REI Expo 2026 in Greater Noida, India, Envision, the Chinese wind turbine and energy storage group, has presented its BESS Gen 8 Scalable Platform for utility-scale plants. The platform is built on cells of more than 750 Ah, and it can be sized from 6 MWh to more than 12 MWh in blocks of 4 MWh.

Snapshot

Company: Envision

Product: BESS Gen 8 Scalable Platform

Cells: high-capacity cells of more than 750 Ah

Energy density: 440 Wh/L

Building block: 4 MWh battery segment

System size: 6 MWh to more than 12 MWh

Design aims: lower cost, safety, easier O&M

Stand: Hall 3, Booth 3.51

Envision is exhibiting at REI Expo 2026 in Hall 3, at Booth 3.51, at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Shanghai group is known for its wind turbines and its energy storage systems, and its stand has been fitted with lit signs that describe the company as a net-zero technology partner.

Its main exhibit is the BESS Gen 8 Scalable Platform, a storage system for solar and grid plants. According to the display board, the platform has been built on high-capacity cells of more than 750 Ah, and it reaches an energy density of 440 Wh per litre.

The system is assembled from battery segments of 4 MWh, which means that a single installation can be sized from 6 MWh to more than 12 MWh. The board sets out lower cost, safety and easier operation and maintenance as the three aims of the design.

A battery cabinet has been opened in front of the board, so that visitors can look at the racks and the wiring inside, and the reception desk was busy with visitors.

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