Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2022

One of the more promising candidates for batteries beyond the current standard of lithium-ion materials is the sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery. Na-ion is particularly attractive because of the greater abundance and lower cost of sodium compared with lithium. This research was supported by DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office.

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CN EV Post

AUGUST 6, 2022

With battery costs rising sharply but vehicle prices rising at a limited rate, Niu needs to find ways to reduce costs, its CEO said. The post Niu Technologies to launch e-bikes with sodium-ion batteries in 2023 as lithium battery prices rise appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 16, 2023

In the passenger car segment, sodium-ion batteries can generally meet the needs of models with a range of up to 400 kilometers, a CATL executive previously said. CATL's sodium-ion batteries are not far from starting to be installed in vehicles, after the Chinese power battery giant unveiled the new batteries in July 2021.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Northvolt today announced a state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery, developed for the expansion of cost-efficient and sustainable energy storage systems worldwide.

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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. For a small yet disruptive technology company like LiNa Energy, this funding is critical.

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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. h is achieved with an estimated raw active materials cost of $7.02 of peak charge capacity.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Australia-based Sparc Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). We will be targeting the production of materials for the high growth market of sodium-ion batteries which is displaying significant promise as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

NOVONIX Limited, a battery materials and technology company, announced that Hatch Ltd., These factors contributed to a potential processing cost reduction of an estimated 50% (excluding material feedstock costs) and potentially lower capital costs by an estimated 30%.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Northvolt has introduced a sodium-ion battery for energy storage systems. Northvolt developed the sodium-ion technology for the battery together with research partner Altris. Source: Northvolt The post Northvolt’s sodium-ion battery validated at 160 Wh/kg – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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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

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 6.9 100 to 150 mA h g ? 100 to 150 mA h g ?1

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Flowchart of Molten Sodium Upgrading process. An innovative oil-upgrading technology that can increase the economics of unconventional petroleum resources has been developed under a US Department of Energy-funded project. Source: Field Upgrading. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 24, 2024

The first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV) using a sodium-ion battery has been introduced by JAC Motors. While lithium-ion batteries are more developed and have a higher density than sodium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries are cheaper, dependable, and have better cold-weather performance. Why Sodium-ion Batteries?

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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). 2017) “In-Situ Formed Hierarchical Metal-Organic Flexible Cathode for High-Energy Sodium-Ion Batteries” ChemSusChem doi: 10.1002/cssc.201701484. and Huang, Y. 201701484.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $24 million in funding for 2 projects as part of the first stage of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. Bridger Photonics, Inc.: Bridger Photonics, Inc.

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Plug In India

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Video: EV Guru: Sodium-Ion Batteries are Coming Sooner Than You think! “Tesla might actually have to get into the mining & refining directly at scale, unless costs improve. The mining industry cannot keep up with the demand, so the alternative is to manufacture batteries based on sodium chemistry.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2015

For the proof-of-concept, the cells were manufactured to be larger than necessary to avoid unnecessary costs and lengthy manufacturing processes at this early stage. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e., Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e., Click to enlarge. Oxford University was also a partner. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2019

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden have developed a new battery cell production process that coats the electrodes of the energy storage cells with a dry film instead of liquid chemicals. Electrodes coated with the new dry transfer coating technology. © Fraunhofer IWS.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2022

Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, will acquire 100% shareholding in sodium-ion battery developer Faradion Limited ( earlier post ) for an enterprise value of £100 million (US$135 million). Sodium is the sixth-most abundant element on the planet. Fast charge/ discharge capability.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2023

ARPA-E selected the following 12 teams from universities, national laboratories and the private sector to address and remove key technology barriers to EV adoption by developing next-generation battery technologies: 24M Technologies will develop low-cost and fast-charging sodium metal batteries with good low-temperature performance for EVs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have devised an alloying strategy that enables sodium-beta batteries to operate at significantly lower temperatures. The new electrode enables sodium-beta batteries to last longer, helps streamline their manufacturing process and reduces the risk of accidental fire.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Mangrove is the developer of a modular platform for the cost-effective production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide. The platform technology is also being commercialized for conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water. Mangrove plans to leverage technology platform advancements made possible with $7.1

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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. Ragone plot for the new Na 1.5 cathode and other cathode materials for NIBs. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2010

GE Energy Storage Technologies, a unit of GE Transportation, introduced its Durathon sodium-metal halide battery ( earlier post ) for critical backup power. Sodium-metal halide cell basic chemistry. GE is also using the technology to develop advanced transportation energy storage systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, (EPT), an OM Group, Inc. EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, (EPT), an OM Group, Inc. Overview of the original EPT/PNNL project on planar sodium batteries. The original ARPA-E effort, “ Planar Na-Beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications ,”—which received a $7.2-million

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

GE’s ecomagination.com publication reports that GE engineers have begun testing a transit bus equipped with a new hybrid energy system integrating GE’s Durathon sodium-halide battery ( earlier post ), a lithium-ion battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. The energy management technology is a combination of hardware and software all in one box.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

GE’s Energy Storage business announced $63 million in new Durathon sodium-halide battery orders since the business launched in July. The technology is unique because it can function in a variety of extreme conditions and store as much energy as lead-acid batteries twice its size while lasting up to 10 times as long. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

A technical collaboration with Faradion, a leader in sodium-ion battery technology, to develop lower-cost and higher-performing anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. A memorandum of understanding with Southwest Airlines to commercialize sustainable aviation fuel.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Researchers within the RS2E network on electrochemical energy storage (Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l’énergie) in France have developed the first sodium-ion battery in an 18650 format. The main advantage of the prototype is that it relies on sodium, an element far more abundant and less costly than lithium.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

nm, average) of iron pyrite (FeS 2 ) nanoparticles are advantageous to sustain reversible conversion reactions in sodium ion and lithium ion batteries. FeS 2 is particularly attractive for energy storage technology due to its earth abundance, low toxicity, and low raw material cost. … —Anna Douglas.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

From how much they cost and weigh to the amount of power they store and how long they take to charge, electric vehicle (EV) batteries have a significant impact on EVs themselves, the EV industry as a whole, and ultimately EV buyers. Anodes are most commonly made of graphite.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A paper on their work is published in Environmental Science & Technology. In the mid-20 th century, chemical companies successfully created magnesium feedstock from seawater by mixing it with sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye. Fresh solutions flow by, never allowing the system to reach a balance. Wang et al. 2c00229.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 26, 2021

Cost-effective catalysts for metal-air battery. The Union Ministry of Science & Technology said that the ARCI has developed cost-effective catalysts for a metal-air battery that will help to decrease cost and increase the efficiency of metal-air batteries.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The abundance and low cost of sodium has made it a promising alternative to lithium for an ion battery system. Overall, the outlook for the use of sodium-ion batteries in current technology is favorable, as long as cost, safety, cyclic stability, and energy density guidelines are met.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2011

John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C. A = lithium or sodium (Li or Na), M represents a metal and 1 ≤ n < z. —Lu et al.

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