Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production
Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. The company slipped a little past its 2023 kickoff plans, but it didn't fall too far behind as far as mass battery production goes. It officially commenced…
50,000 cycles
Wow, a lifetime of 137 years at one cycle per day. This could make off-grid systems mainstream.
193ReplyLower power density, higher cycle life, safer. Sounds good for stationary power storage.
187Replynon-flammable end use
Safe and stable chemistry
Oh neat, finally a non-explody and/or unstable battery lmao
103ReplyThe mere fact that we can stop scorching the earth for lithium and cobalt is enough.
77ReplyAs usual there is absolutely no mention whatsoever anywhere in any of the articles I can find or from the company themselves about what the fucking price is
73ReplySodium batteries are already in electric cars many months ago
Also you could buy individual cells on AliExpress
44ReplySodium? Like, salt sodium?
14ReplyGood video going over practical pros and cons currently:
14ReplyThat is some great news
13ReplyI couldn't find much in the chemistry but this seems exciting.
13ReplyNuclear bros hate this one simple trick.
12ReplyI didn't see anything about round trip efficiency. I've heard that's a big downside so it might make energy storage a hard sell.
7ReplyFinally, some good fuckin' news. Curious to see if Fairphone will be the first to attempt adopting this.
2ReplyOnly thing I've seen that has worried me about them is how they seem to have turned a fire hazard into an explosive hazard in terms of battery safety.
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