Northvolt immediately introduced a state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery, developed for the enlargement of cost-efficient and sustainable power storage programs worldwide.
The cell has been validated for a best-in-class power density of over 160 watt-hours per kilogram on the firm’s R&D and industrialization campus, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, Sweden.
Northvolt’s validated cell is extra protected, cost-effective, and sustainable than typical nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC) or iron phosphate (LFP) chemistries and is produced with minerals reminiscent of iron and sodium which can be plentiful on international markets. It’s based mostly on a tough carbon anode and a Prussian White-based cathode, and is free from lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite. Leveraging a breakthrough in battery design and manufacturing, Northvolt plans to be the primary to industrialize Prussian White-based batteries and produce them to business markets.
Peter Carlsson, CEO and Co-Founding father of Northvolt, feedback: “The world has put excessive hopes on sodium-ion, and I’m more than happy to say that we’ve developed a expertise that can allow its widespread deployment to speed up the power transition. It’s an vital milestone for Northvolt’s market proposition, however battery expertise like that is additionally essential to achieve international sustainability targets, by making electrification extra cost-efficient, sustainable and accessible worldwide.”
The sodium-ion expertise, which has been developed along with analysis companion Altris, is meant to offer the muse for Northvolt’s next-generation power storage options. The low value and security at excessive temperatures make the expertise particularly enticing for power storage options in upcoming markets together with India, the Center East and Africa.
Moreover, the expertise may be produced with regionally sourced supplies, offering a singular pathway for growing new regional battery manufacturing capability fully unbiased of conventional battery worth chains.
Northvolt’s first technology of sodium-ion cell is designed primarily for power storage, with subsequent generations delivering greater power density opening alternatives to allow cost-efficient electrical mobility options. It represents a really perfect complement to Northvolt’s product portfolio consisting of premium lithium-ion battery cells tailor-made for automotive prospects, and energy-dense lithium-metal battery expertise beneath improvement for aviation and high-performance autos at Cuberg, a Northvolt firm based mostly in San Leandro, USA.
Peter Carlsson concludes: “Our sodium-ion expertise delivers the efficiency required to allow power storage with longer length than different battery chemistries, at a decrease value, thereby opening new pathways to deploying renewable energy technology. The potential of sodium-ion on this market alone will make an incredible influence within the drive in direction of international electrification.”
Nov 21, 2023