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Natron collaborates with Clarios on first mass manufacturing of Sodium-ion batteries

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Natron Energy, a manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, and Clarios International Inc., a manufacturer of low-voltage advanced battery technologies for mobility, will collaborate to manufacture the first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries. Natron has spent 10 years developing sodium-ion battery chemistry for mass manufacturing.

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American Process Waste-to-Cellulosic Ethanol Project Launches in Michigan

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American Process Incorporated (API) recently launched a waste-to-cellulosic ethanol biorefinery project in Alpena, Michigan. API is one of Michigan’s bioenergy Centers of Energy Excellence (COEE). The biorefinery will convert the process waste effluent from the plant into cellulosic ethanol, sodium acetate and clean, warm water.

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Natron Energy Achieves First-Ever Commercial-Scale Production of Sodium-Ion Batteries in the US

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The sodium-ion battery manufacturer Natron Energy has started commercial-scale operations at its sodium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan. Natron’s milestone marks the first-ever commercial-scale production of sodium-ion batteries in the U.S.

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U-M leads new DOE-funded research center for ceramic ion conductors; MUSIC

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million research center, led by Michigan Engineering and funded by the US Department of Energy, will focus on understanding an emerging branch of science involving mechanical and chemical phenomena that affect advanced battery designs.

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North Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactory

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Photo: Natron Energy Natron Energy has announced it will build the first sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the US, in North Carolina. The Edgecombe County factory will enable a 40x scale-up of Natron’s current production capacity – it already has a factory in Holland, Michigan – while supporting over 1,000 jobs at full operating capacity.

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Natron Energy plans to build a sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the US – Charged EVs

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US-based startup Natron Energy has announced plans to build a sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the US. The Santa Clara-based company is exploring the use of sodium, an abundant mineral, to produce batteries that are expected to offer cost and safety advantages over the lithium-based batteries that typically power today’s EVs.

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Advances in the conversion efficiency of thermoelectric materials

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And a team from Northwestern University and the University of Michigan reported experimentally achieving a ZT of 1.7 A collaboration including researchers from Boston College, MIT, the University of Virginia and Clemson University have achieved a peak ZT (thermoelectric figure of merit) of 0.8 The study by Yan et al. at ~800 K.