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Consultation over 5 GWh French sodium-ion battery factory Startup Tiamat wants an initial 700 MWh-per-year pilot line operational but a 2025 commissioning date will likely be pushed back into next year.

Apr 25, 2025

Fire risk and safety

UL battery safety standard updated for new storage chemistries Underwriters Laboratories (UL) says the fifth edition of its ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A standard addresses technology such as sodium-ion batteries and new use-cases including rooftop installations.

Apr 17, 2025

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Inlyte Energy moves toward US manufacture of iron-sodium batteries The startup’s collaboration with Swiss company Horien Salt Battery Solutions is set to accelerate the commercialization of its low-cost, long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology.

Mar 31, 2025

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China announces procurement of sodium-ion batteries with price ceiling at $150/kWh The innovative project located in a suburban district in the south of Shanghai will integrate five different energy storage technologies, including sodium-ion batteries. Its first phase will have a cumulative capacity of 40 MW/160 MWh.

Mar 24, 2025

Industry

Australia’s Altech secures permit to build sodium-ion battery factory in Germany The German subsidiary of the Perth-based sodium chloride solid-state battery specialist is moving ahead with its plans to build a 120 MWh production plant in Saxony, Germany. The project is expected to amount to around €156 million ($170 million).

Mar 19, 2025

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Estonia’s Freen launches 10 kWh residential sodium-ion battery – updated with price The new home energy storage solution from Estonia's Freen is based on sodium-ion battery chemistry and can be coupled with both rooftop PV and small wind turbines.

Mar 18, 2025

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Dutch start-up develops sodium-ion battery tech for solar colocation Founded by former Tesla leaders, Amsterdam-based Moonwatt is taking a novel approach to sodium-ion battery technology, optimizing it for colocation with solar power plants. The company has raised $8.3 million in seed funding to accelerate its growth, with plans for a pilot installation in Europe next year and commericial deployments by 2027.

Mar 12, 2025

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Technologies

Sodium-ion vs. lithium-iron-phosphate batteries Researchers in Germany have compared the electrical behaviour of sodium-ion batteries with that of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries under varying temperatures and state-of-charges. Their work shows how state-of-charge during cycling significantly affects the efficiency of sodium-ion devices.

Emiliano Bellini, Tristan Rayner

Feb 17, 2025

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KPIT, Trentar partner on 3 GWh sodium-ion battery plant The technology transfer agreement includes Trentar investing in a 3 GWh manufacturing facility and KPIT receiving upfront technology transfer fees and additional royalty fees over eight years.

Feb 12, 2025

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German project for fast industrial implementation of sodium-ion battery technology Cheap, safe, widely available sodium could be used for battery energy storage alongside photovoltaics. The Sodium-Ion-Battery Germany (SIB:DE) Research project is investigating whether sodium-ion technology can be affordably integrated into lithium-ion battery production facilities.

Scarlet Schmitz

Feb 12, 2025

R&D

High-voltage, super-stable sodium–zinc hybrid batteries Researchers from the China University of Petroleum have synthesized a novel hydrogel electrolyte that, when paired with a Prussian blue cathode, achieves outstanding energy density and cyclability in sodium-zinc hybrid ion batteries.

Jan 24, 2025

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Sodium-ion batteries face uphill struggle to beat lithium-ion on cost A new Stanford University study finds that there are several several key routes that sodium-ion battery developers can take to compete on price, specifically against a low-cost variant of the lithium-ion battery known as lithium iron phosphate (LFP).

Jan 14, 2025

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Sodium-ion batteries key for India’s storage manufacturing ambitions A new report says sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), made from abundant materials, could help India to reduce its dependence on imports to meet its energy storage needs.

Jan 14, 2025

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Peak Energy behind Colorado sodium-ion battery cell engineering center The company seeks to commercialize alternatives to utility-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage.

Michael Puttré

Dec 17, 2024

Products

Hithium unveils 6.25 MWh BESS, sodium-ion battery cell, installation-free home microgrid A trifecta of cutting-edge products debuted at Hithium's second Eco Day event held in Beijing on Thursday.

Dec 13, 2024

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New sodium-ion developments from CATL, BYD, Huawei Sodium-ion batteries are undergoing a critical period of commercialization with Chinese cleantech juggernauts actively working on their products.

Nov 28, 2024

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