Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2021

UK-based battery manufacturer AMTE Power and Faradion Ltd. , a leader in non-aqueous sodium-ion battery technolog ( earlier post ), announced a collaboration which combines Faradion’s IP with AMTE Power’s design and manufacturing capabilities. These trends will drive a significant increase in the use of battery storage.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2020

Although O3-layered metal oxides are promising cathode materials for high-energy Na-ion batteries, they suffer from fast capacity fade. Interface stability, particularly the structural and chemical stability, has been known to be essential for battery performance. A paper on their work is published in the journal, ACS Energy Letters.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

Uppsala-based sodium-ion battery company Altris AB ( earlier post ) raised €9.6 The funding secures Altris’ production scale-up of the company’s innovative battery cathode material, Fennac, to 2,000 tonnes, enabling 1 GWh of sustainable batteries and further research and development of sodium-ion batteries to take place.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

UK-based Faradion, a developer of sodium-ion battery technology ( earlier post ), and Phillips 66 have launched a new technical collaboration to develop lower-cost and higher-performing anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Solid-state sodium-ion battery company LiNa Energy ( earlier post ) successfully completed an independent demonstration of its lithium-free sodium batteries for energy storage systems with commercial partner ion Ventures.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2023

Researchers at Northeastern University in Shenyang, China, have identified a novel carbon arsenide (AsC 5 ) monolayer as a promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries (NIBs). A paper on their work is published in Journal of Power Sources. —Lu et al. —Lu et al. 2023.233439

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

F 0.7 , for sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries (NIBs). While high-energy Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are expected to contribute in part to the solution, the high cost and low stability prohibit wide application in this area, the researchers observe. In a prior study, they developed a new Li-ion battery electrode—Li 1.1

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Solid-state sodium-ion battery company LiNa Energy has closed out a £3-million (US$3.4-million) LiNA will also build a presence in India where LiNa has signed an MoU with Social Alpha to optimise product development for the India market and oversee battery cell testing and future pilot projects. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. The team previously reported a neutral molten salt reaction. of peak charge capacity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a nanometric graphite-like anode for sodium ion (Na + storage), formed by stacked graphene sheets functionalized only on one side, termed Janus graphene. The estimated sodium storage up to C 6.9 Na is comparable to graphite for standard lithium ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Blackstone Technology GmbH may begin commercialization of 3D-printed solid-state sodium-ion batteries as early as 2025. Furthermore, the upscaling of sodium-based solid-state electrolytes on a ton scale is being developed in order to be able to produce them in the Blackstone Group from 2025.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2019

Solid-state sodium-ion batteries are safer than conventional lithium-ion batteries, which pose a risk of fire and explosions, but their performance has been too weak to offset the safety advantages. Normally, a solid-state battery’s ability to store energy is halted when the resistive cathode?electrolyte 2019.03.017.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Swedish battery materials company Altris AB, which specializes in producing highly sustainable cathode materials for rechargeable sodium batteries, has officially opened its first office in China. CATL has led the way and has announced that there will be a value chain to produce such batteries by 2023. V vs sodium.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2023

Swedish sodium-ion battery developer Altris presented a pure Prussian White cathode material with a capacity of 160 mAh/g, making it the highest capacity declared to date. Prussian White is a framework material consisting of sodium, iron, carbon and nitrogen (Na x Fe[Fe(CN) 6 ] with x>1.9). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Building on earlier work, researchers in China have fabricated a hierarchical metal-organic nanocomposite for use as a cathode in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Moreover, the transition metal ions participate in the electrochemical reaction at high potentials that is helpful to raise the battery voltage. —Huang et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Solid-state sodium battery company LiNa Energy ( earlier post ) has closed out a £3.5-million LiNa Energy, a spin-out from Lancaster University, established in 2017, is commercializing a safe, cobalt- and lithium-free solid-state sodium battery. million (US$4.8-million)

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2021

Battery supplier CATL on Thursday unveiled sodium-ion batteries, which the company claims offer quicker charging and greater thermal stability than conventional lithium-ion battery chemistry. A sodium-ion battery cell can charge to 80% in 15 minutes at room temperature, CATL said in a press release.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 14, 2024

Having crossed some technical hurdles, low cost sodium batteries are hurtling towards the market for grid energy storage, EVs, and more. The post Sodium Batteries Challenge Lithium-Ion On Cost, Supply Chain appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

At Auto Shanghai, Chinese battery giant CATL launched what it calls a “condensed battery”—a type of semi-solid state cell with an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg. CATL also says it can achieve mass production of condensed battery in a short period of time.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost. Thus, further research is required to find better sodium host materials. The sodium salt makes up the cathode; the anode is made up of phosphorous.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Researchers at Empa and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have developed a prototype of a novel solid-state sodium battery with the potential to store extra energy and with improved safety. Rechargeable all-solid-state batteries promise higher energy density and improved operational safety. The team then tested the battery.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a battery based on the concept of a combination of a perovskite-type cathode and a low-electrode-potential anode that can achieve high energy densities through the use of organic rather than aqueous electrolytes. Earlier post.). FeO z , with 2.58 ? for the anode and 2.75 ?

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 30, 2024

The sodium-ion battery of the future is coming to decarbonize US data centers and backup generators, now do electric vehicles. The post Buh-Bye, Conflict Minerals: US Gets First Sodium-Ion Battery Factory appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 13, 2021

An ingredient used to flavor whiskey and make fertilizer could soon play an important role in EV batteries, researcher at Estonia's Tartu University say.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2022

Penn State researchers have proposed cold sintering as an improved method of solid-state battery production that enables multi-material integration for better batteries. This prevents fire-causing short circuits, but also in theory it enables solid-state batteries to have higher energy density. —Zane Grady, lead author.

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Electrek

JANUARY 5, 2024

The world’s largest EV maker, BYD , broke ground on its first sodium-ion battery plant this week. more… The post BYD breaks ground on its first sodium-ion EV battery plant appeared first on Electrek. BYD is investing $1.4 billion (RMB 10 billion) with 30 GWh planned annual capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2019

Natron Energy , a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for demand charge management at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

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CN EV Post

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The unveiling of the Sehol E10X test vehicle means that sodium-ion batteries are starting to be used in passenger cars, after the new batteries were mainly used in electric two-wheelers and for energy storage. The post Hina Battery becomes 1st battery maker to put sodium-ion batteries in EVs in China appeared first on CnEVPost.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 7, 2024

For all the hype around non-lithium-ion battery chemistries in the past decade, nothing has really been competitive with the king. continued] The post BYD Constructing Sodium-Ion Battery Gigafactory (30 GWh) appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) reflects on whether sodium-ion batteries have the potential to dislodge lithium in popularity. The post Are sodium-ion batteries the solution for EVs? appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

CATL has begun manufacturing its second generation sodium ion batteries with full production expected in 2027. The post CATL Will Put Its Second-Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries Into Production In 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Two electric car models powered by sodium ion batteries went into production in China in late December. The post Electric Cars Powered By Sodium Ion Batteries Go On Sale In China appeared first on CleanTechnica. It this the start of a trend?

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Northvolt has announced a new sodium ion battery that completely sidesteps the traditional battery supply chain dominated by China. The post Northvolt, BYD Announce Sodium Ion Battery Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Professor John Goodenough, the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have identified a new cathode material made of the nontoxic and inexpensive mineral eldfellite (NaFe(SO 4 ) 2 ), presenting a significant advancement in the quest for a commercially viable sodium-ion battery.

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Electrek

AUGUST 16, 2024

Natron Energy has announced it will build the first sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the US, in North Carolina.

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