Why the use of sodium-ion batteries is set to expand


This is the type of sodium-ion battery currently being built by the American company Natron Energy. — AFP Relaxnews

The idea of sodium-ion battery production is starting to take off, with the development of models for both industry and electric mobility. This technology is considered both safer and more sustainable than traditional lithium-ion batteries.

In the United States, a startup called Natron Energy is embarking on the large-scale production of sodium-ion batteries, opening its first dedicated factory in Holland, Michigan. Natron Energy announces a production capacity of 600 megawatts of sodium-ion batteries per year, for the time being, exclusively for data centers dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence. Beyond these data centers, Natron Energy's ultimate target is industry as a whole, as well as the electric mobility sector.

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