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ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

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ion Ventures, a modern utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week.

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200 Years Ago, Faraday Invented the Electric Motor

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Born in 1791, he received only a barebones education at church school in his village of Newington, Surrey (now part of South London). He had discovered sodium, potassium, and several compounds and invented the. He then began charging one side of the ring and looking at the effects on a magnetic needle a short distance away.

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