In the latest sodium-ion battery news, on April 29, the US startup Natron Energy staked out its claim to the first commercial-scale production of a sodium-ion battery in the US when it hit the start button on its factory in Holland, Michigan. Somewhat ironically, the new factory is a repurposed former lithium-ion battery plant.
The sustainability factor behind the silvery-white metallic element sodium (chemical symbol Na from the Latin natrium) has been driving the interest in sodium-ion batteries. However, there being no such thing as a free lunch, the battery of the future has been elusive until recent years.
Most of the push by battery companies to build sodium-ion systems is happening in China, but some of it is happening in other markets, including a plan by California-based Natron Energy to open its first large plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Sodium-ion batteries are poised for growth, with recent announcements from the world’s largest battery maker and a new initiative from U.S. national labs. A visitor looks at sodium-ion battery products at the smart vehicle section of the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Dec. 1, 2023. Credit: Li He/Xinhua via Getty Images
A typical sodium-ion battery has an energy density of about 150 watt-hours per kilogram at the cell level, he said. Lithium-ion batteries can range from about 180 to nearly 300 watt-hours per kilogram. I asked Srinivasan what he makes of CATL’s claim of a sodium-ion battery with 200 watt-hours per kilogram.
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