Sodium-ion batteries in the USA. Beating China at their own game!

There is a large Iron ore mine in the province where I live. The tailings left over after the iron ore pellets are processed contain Manganese in substantial quantities. There is also now a salt mine (i.e. NaCl) being mined not far from me (about 700 miles) so pretty much all the ingredients can be found in any place and in large quantities. There is also a potential 2200 MW hydro site nearby the iron ore mines. Sodium batteries seem to be a better fit for stationary grid storage than the industry seems to realize I think.

Amazing. This video looks like a news item, but it really is a 101 on battery chemistry and its applications. Thanks from Holland. We'll put this one on the recommended viewing list in the MSc program on the Materials & Energy Transition ❤

Sounds like a good option for hybrid vehicle batteries as well. Capable of fast and efficient charging and discharging, yet the extra weight of the battery is less of a concern as it need only be around 20% of the capacity of a fully electric vehicle battery.

Sodium-Ion IS the safe, less toxic battery chemistry we need to boost the energy transition away from fossil fuels. So it is great seeing these developments.

Sounds good for home storage solutions to reduce grid load coupled with solar.

Mining salt, way more eco-friendly than lithium. How lithium and "green" ended up in the same sentence is beyond me.

How many “This battery changes everything “ videos can one man have a think about?

I am the owner of a BYD Seagull (known as the Yuan 300 here in Colombia, where I live.) After import duties, it cost me the equivalent of US$30,000. Since there is practically no charging infrastructure in my country, I rely on my home charger, which takes 10 hours, or a trickle charger, which can be plugged in anywhere but takes 24 hours. Despite these shortcomings, I wouldn't change my BYD for any other car!!!!

Possible use in ships and maybe trains. Sounds a lot more user friendly than most lithium batteries.

Absolutely correct! Horses for courses, this specific technology absolutely aligns to static storage, removing hot sodium cells from the use equation.

Using these in place of lithium ion in all the other stationary applications would greatly reduce demand on lithium used and needed for BEVs. Good stuff.

Can't wait for the day instead of stories about how well they might work in a certain application but instead how fantastic they have been working and exceeding expectations 😍

50k cycles - that blows me away!!! 🤩🤩🤩

Thanks for your informative videos. There is a tremendous and immediate need for big, ugly, reliable and inexpensive home storage batteries. The average three bedroom home will need at least 50 kWh of storage to mostly go off grid. Hey young geniuses, please disrupt the corrupt and complacent utility cartels and give power to your friends, relatives and neighbors with an affordable home storage battery!

I love the way solutions are always just over the horizon, when you've just bought the last solution which turned out to be not the solution.

Thank you, another very educational program. It is always wonderful to receive factual opposed to fiction.

Natron please go into home storage. The grid is old and overloaded.

I’d love to know which companies, start up or established, is actually focusing on domestic home storage battery development. It seem that this sector of the market get overlooked in favor of the more commercially attractive sectors. I kind of get why but believe the potential market is much larger going forward than some think it is.

One of the best explanations of the Hows & Whys of Sodium Ion battery chemistry & the technology behind it.

Summary of Just Have a Think's video on Natron Energy Sodium-ion batteries: Why sodium-ion batteries? (1:54) * Material availability: Sodium is abundant, unlike lithium which is geographically limited. * Price stability: sodium is less prone to price spikes. * Full discharge: sodium-ion batteries can safely discharge to zero volts, unlike lithium-ion. * Cost-effective materials: sodium-ion batteries can use aluminium instead of copper. Natron Energy's Innovation: (6:17) * Prussian Blue for BOTH electrodes: Unique use of modified Prussian Blue for both cathode and anode, creating the necessary potential difference. * Fast charging: Full recharge in under 15 minutes. * Longevity: Less degradation due to minimal expansion/contraction during charge cycles. * Safety: Less heat generation means no need for extra cooling, minimizing fire risk. Target Market: (8:54) * Stationary energy storage: Ideal for applications where weight is not a concern, such as data centers, grid stability, and EV charging stations. Natron Energy's Progress: (9:30) * Received significant funding, including a US Department of Energy grant. * Opened the first commercial-scale sodium-ion battery factory in North America. * Aiming to expand to gigawatt-scale facilities in the future. Overall: (10:39) * Natron Energy is a promising player in the sodium-ion battery market, offering a compelling alternative to lithium-ion for specific applications. * They demonstrate an innovative approach to confronting the energy transition challenge. i summarized the transcript with gemini 1.5 pro