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"Chinese battery manufacturing giant CATL has unveiled what it says is the
world’s first real-world validated sodium-ion energy storage solution, with
global deliveries to begin in the middle of 2027.
CATL’s new Tener Sodium Energy Storage System was unveiled on Tuesday at an
event at Intersolar Europe 2026 in Munich, Germany, boasting full commercial
maturity across the technology, production capacity, and supply chain
readiness.
Sodium is 1,000-times more abundant than lithium and distributed widely across
the planet, and is seen as a potentially economic substitute for lithium-ion
based batteries, although they have yet to reach commercial scale.
“CATL is committed to promoting energy independence around the world while
delivering long term value for our customers,” said William Wu, director of
CATL’s Energy Storage Technology Center.
“To achieve this we have made it our mission to develop a new battery chemistry
based upon abundant resources available across all continents, one that can
support the energy needs of all eight billion people, while offering longer
cycle life and enhanced safety.
“We believe that sodium and lithium together will form the twin foundations of
the future energy storage system.”
Sodium-ion based systems also offer better extreme-temperature and safety
performance, as well as the cost potential.
Each Tener Sodium system delivers more than 30 megawatt-hours (MWh) of rated
capacity on a modular architecture. So 34 units can combine for a 1
gigawatt-hour (GWh) project.
CATL says the sodium-ion system achieves 15,000 charge cycles at 25°C for an
average system life of between 25 to 30 years based on a 70 per cent state of
health (SoH) standard.
The power blocks support durations of 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 hours, and the modular
system also reduces maintenance cost by allowing faulty modules to be quickly
isolated and replaced independently of the whole."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
