Goodbye Lithium! New Sodium Ion Battery will change the world! And it's in MASS PRODUCTION

Is lithium on its way out!? Sodium Ion Battery begun MASS production already... CATL and BYD are one of the biggest world battery makers, and both of them are betting their money on Sodium Ion being- the new battery gamechanger. We are seeing huge improvements as far as safety and cost goes! Sodium is much more abundant on Earth than Lithium so will those batteries be cheaper? When will we see this technology available to everyday American? Imagine buying a backup battery for your home for less than $1,000! Wouldn't that be so cool?!

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0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Sodium VS Lithium
1:46 - Abundance and Lithium Issues
3:30 - Advantages of Sodium
4:52 - Lithium Pros & Cons
6:00 - Cost and Energy Density
7:23- Sodium Ion Electric Car
8:01 - Utility Scale
8:30 - Summary
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[Riceman-op]

I worked for a battery-based inverter manufacturer testing and working with these sodium ion batteries and the problem we had is they did not deliver current fast enough for large inductive loads in peoples homes such as air compressors, swimming pool pumps and air conditioning compressors. Under a large inductive load, the voltage would sag too deep and the inverter would drop out on low-voltage. Previous sodium battery manufacturers have gone bankrupt. But times change and technology improves so I hope they get better. Meanwhile we are sticking with lithium.

[r.b.l.]

Nov 2023 - I ordered in one 12v and one 24v 100Ah battery (each) and they are close to same form-factor size as Lithium-Iron-Phosphate batteries, and lower price point. The cells are more tolerante to temperatures (reportedly) operating down to -20C and up to +80C with some reduced current capacity at those extremes. The main draw-back for Sodium cells is their operating voltage is far wider than LFP (1.5v to 4.0v) which exceeds the limits for most inverters and other equipment that batteries will connect to, such that until the equipment changes and catches up to the new battery technology, operating the sodium batteries with current equipment may require reduced voltage operating range and thus reduced usable energy from the cells. Reduced voltage operational range will increase the battery longevity (cycles) but this remains a trade off. The temperature tolerance, safety, cost, and abundance of sodium are all positives, great reporting.

[TigreBrian]

Martyna, thanks for the video. Just wanted to let you know that a Chinese battery manufacturer, Dynavolt Tech is ALREADY selling Sodium Ion batteries in the marketplace. Not as competition to Lithium batteries, but as a competitor to Lead Acid Batteries for engine starting. They already have them for motorcycle starting batteries, and car starting batteries are in the works. As you said, the Sodium batteries have huge advantages over Lithium batteries, except energy density. But, compare the Sodium batteries to Lead Acid batteries, and the advantage is even bigger. Imagine no more Lead pollution, or sulfuric acid pollution... And, imagine a battery that you can leave on the shelf for over a year, and it will still start you car or motorcycle! And imagine a battery that will last 5 to 10 times longer than a lead acid battery... And works at much lower and higher temperatures... and is as light weight as Lithium, and all this for a cost a little more than Lead Acid Batteries... Well, all that exists, and is already on the market in Asia... And they should be available in the US before too long. I can't wait! :-)

[HermitHippy]

Sodium-ion is definitely preferable to Lithium-ion, but you have completely overlooked Lithium Iron Phosphate which is the current industry standard and can be cycled 100% and does not have the same risk of thermal runaway.
Nevertheless, sodium will be far less detrimental environmentally than lithium.

[jeffmills]

I read about adding a supercapacitor parallel with the battery to provide the, momentary boost for a motor start; it took a while to wrap my mind around the concept; the capacitor charges and discharges nearly instantly.

[jimsnitch]

Great new
Sodium batteries
Do not burst into flames
Are not affected by cold or heat
Charge in 1/4 the time
So from 20 to 80% can be under 15 minutes

[silver___]

Thanks for keeping us updated on the latest innovations in the solar industry, TBH this is the first time I’m hearing about sodium batteries. I really enjoy watching all your videos. So much information and right to the point. Keep em coming.

[Ryan-ffdb]

I agree that Sodium Ion may be a game changer especially for the grid storage but the scarcity of Lithium is hugely overstated. The largest known reserve in the world was just discovered in Nevada, not Argentina. The richest deposits are in Maine and even California wants to tap the Salton Sea for lithium. New lithium reserves are being discovered pretty much every month from Canada to Australia to Iran and even at the bottom of some oceans. Exxon is even getting in the game mining in Arkansas. 2 years ago the known reserves were estimated to provide lithium for 2.8 billion EV's but those numbers keep growing. This assumes no recycling, which nowadays pretty much all EV batteries will be recycled. Companies like Redwood and a dozen others in the United States alone eagerly waiting for the coming batteries from old EV's. It also assumes no Sodium-Ion batteries and no newer batteries which use less lithium.

[johnnysager]

This is great to hear and hopefully they will continue with the development of this battery type and will be much more affordable for the average person..

[frankcoffey]

We will need lots of new types of batteries and it will happen. One type will not "take over" but each will find a use. Cars might only use the highest energy density ones and grid storage might use other ones. With grid storage you don't have to worry about how big or heavy the battery is, but in cars you need the lightest pack that can store the most energy. Cars also need to charge quicker and for enough cycles without failing to make them useful. This is a good thing because grid battery demand won't be driving up demand (and cost) or car batteries.

[tommiller]

You sold me on Na battery technology. Thank you 🙂

[nevadaxtube]

The technology is available for many alternate batteries now! However, it takes time to ramp up to large scale production and distribution. It takes years to build factories and produce these products. I am optimistic that in five years or less this revolution will bear fruit.

[asankasanlk]

I watched this video purely out of anticipation. To be really honest, I'm tired of seeing clickbait videos that are deceptive with fancy titles and thumbnails but wind up talking about nothing at all instead of the main topic. I truly appreciate how much you want to share all you know in the video. The video is great! Keep it up, and I look forward to seeing more of your work! I wish you luck with your YouTube channel!

[rodmckendrick]

Desalination plants have to dilute the salt before returning it to the sea to avoid damaging the environment. Perhaps this battery technology could use the salt waste from desalination.

[lylestavast]

I think it wise to consider that many varied mixes within batteries will evolve, come and go.
There's no need one needs to replace the other, in fact having some diversity of them will ease materials and supply chain shortages that will arise.
Those various types will all have characteristics and cost profiles that will find different deployments successfully.
And, a few will just bomb out on tech, physics, materials unavailability or costs.

[Bowhuntersgoxzx]

Excellent information, for many people buying a solar system and also forking over $15k - $20k for home battery storage on top of the solar system is not doable in their budget however with Sodium Ion perhaps a $2, 000 battery will help make it work out for everyone. Great video !

[utahgtrlee]

There are actually several potential lithium sources in the United States. Specifically in Nevada, North Carolina, and Maine.

[charlesmaurer]

Sodium more availible as it is in salt water, but clorine would be a byproduct that is toxic when removed from salt. Metalic Sodium does share one big problem with lithum is the fire risk and even burning with water.

[thebionicbassplayer]

Great video. Love the drone footage in the facrory videos. Sodium Ion and solid state batteries seem to be the way to go for the future.

[markharding]

This is indeed good news! Even EG4 Powerpro 14.3 kWh batteries selling for under $4k cost approximately $280/kWh. Sodium Ion batteries’ $77.00/kWh initial price is truly a game changer! Thanks Martyna!

BTW, what happened to your video released last week comparing 400W solar panels?