No More Lithium! NEW Sodium-Ion Battery To BEGIN Mass Production

No More Lithium! NEW Sodium-Ion Battery To BEGIN Mass Production
The world's biggest battery maker, CATL of China, just revealed a sodium ion battery that challenges existing lithium-ion technology for energy density and longevity and which could genuinely revolutionize the future of energy storage.

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[mconnah]

I’ll listen when they are actually available…

[truhartwood]

The overall thing I find encouraging is that with so much money to be made, tons of money is being poured into battery R&D. That's leading to many discoveries and breakthroughs in general. Whether any individual solution ends up being widely adopted isn't so much the issue, as long as batteries are getting cheaper, production is growing, and they're getting more environmentally friendly to produce.

[joewoodchuck]

I made salt cells decades ago with a kid's science book. A flat piece of zinc, paper towel soaked in salt water, and copper sheet wrapped around the whole thing. The copper had a small hole in it to replenish water as it dried out.

[cpr]

This tech is ideal for PEV’s. Even if capacity is less than current L-ion batteries, the fast recharging ability would allow a rider to recharge in the time it takes to get a coffee. As long as there is access to the power grid you’d never have to be down more than a typical rest stop. I’d be willing to have a battery pack built to try this.

[mothafucincurlytim]

I wonder if they’d be able to source the salt from the ocean? If so, maybe it could be a by product of desalination for drinking water. Maybe then it’d be cost affective for both desalination for drinking water and the sodium batteries.

[JTByrd]

I am surprised to learn that 75% capacity was insufficient for the tradeoff of rare materials. My question is: how are the low-end thermal operating ranges?

[PacoOtis]

This video is ten times longer than it needed to be! Best of luck!

[TopOfAllWorlds]

I feel like this is more of an alternative than a replacement. Lithium may become a premium battery and sodium may become the common battery when prices come down. Which would be a good thing

[christopherleubner]

Better for gadgets and grid storage where weight isnt a premium. A larger intercallation matrix for the anode is needed, but the cathode material can be similar to existing lithium chemistry. One benifit is that sodium can use plain old iron oxide in place of the cobalt. Something with a aluminum ferroferricyanide cathode and a iron oxide ferriphospate anode will work nicely. 🤓❤

[vodkarage]

Anything that is cleaner to produce is a huge plus in my book. The fact that it is as good and cheaper is just icing on the cake.

[paulhughes]

I truly hope it all works, it's very exciting . Can't wait to try the new batteries in flash lights and small electronics.

[Sb]

I've heard of tons of 'revolutionary' new batteries, all I can do is wish them luck

[puppylove]

I remember making a saltwater battery in the 80's separated by paper washers in elementary school. Fun experiment, fun times.

[stanimal]

The primary issue with Sodium-Ion battery had been cyclelife and lower specific energy when compared to Li-Ion batteries. And while some progress are being made on Sodium-Ion batteries, IMO, they still have a long ways to go before they're ready for high volume manufacturing.

[SandwichMitGurke]

that article you showed with Tesla was about a totally different chemistry. It's about their own LFP cells (lithium iron phosphate)

[reejuvideo]

Even if they are heavier, especially in Midwest and countryside, the batteries could be stored in the basement or in garage, and the solar energy could be used to charge them. Even if there are three times the bulky, if they're cheap to produce, and last long, they are worth and investment for the greener and a cheaper world.

[Bianchi]

Nice video, thank you for sharing it :)

[col]

Looking forward to this. I want to store my solar energy and this seems perfect as I don't care about weight and dimensions in this instance. If it's cheaper than Li, count me in!

[Forevertrue]

A couple of startups in the US are underway as well. I hope they do not overlook the home backup energy market. Safe inexpensive home energy storage for back up is a pretty big market.

[selwynthegreat]

Sounds great! I should be able to get my hands on one of them in about 10-20 years.