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Lower costs, higher capacity, and optimal utilization of scarce natural resources are expected to play a major role in taking the mission forward. Helping to realize the goal, a group of researchers at the University of Sydney has come up with a sodium-sulfur battery with a significantly higher capacity than lithium-ion cells.
The new sodium-sulfur batteries are also environmentally friendly, driving the clean energy mission forward at a low cost. To realize the universal goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, the world is keenly looking at advancements in battery technology.
“Our sodium battery has the potential to dramatically reduce costs while providing four times as much storage capacity. This is a significant breakthrough for renewable energy development which, although reduces costs in the long term, has had several financial barriers to entry,” said Dr. Zhao in a release.
Australian and international researchers have successfully fabricated and tested a lab-scale sodium-sulphur battery that potentially has four times less energy capacity than lithium-ion battery, but is cheaper to produce. The group was led by Dr Shenlong Zhao from the University of Sydney.
A typical sodium-ion battery has an energy density of about 150 watt-hours per kilogram at the cell level, he said. Lithium-ion batteries can range from about 180 to nearly 300 watt-hours per kilogram. I asked Srinivasan what he makes of CATL’s claim of a sodium-ion battery with 200 watt-hours per kilogram.
But sodium-ion batteries have some disadvantages. The big one is low energy density compared to lithium-ion. As a result, an EV running on a sodium-ion battery will go fewer miles per charge than a lithium-ion battery of the same size. “That is just what nature has given us,” Srinivasan said.
MIT engineers designed a battery made from inexpensive, abundant materials, that could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources. Less expensive …
Sodium–metal batteries (SMBs) are an appealing sustainable low-cost alternative to lithium–metal batteries due to their high theoretical capacity (1165 mA h g −1) and abundance of sodium. …
1 · Accordingly, the designed catalysts allow the Na-S pouch batteries to retain a high capacity of 490.7 mAh g-1 at 2 A g-1 with a Coulombic efficiency of 96% at a low …
Mass synthesis of electrolytes with high conductivity and formability is key to the practical use of all-solid-state sodium batteries, thought to be safer than lithium-ion batteries …
BASF Stationary Energy Storage, a subsidiary of chemical company BASF, and Japanese ceramics manufacturer NGK Insulators have launched a new version of their sodium-sulfur (NAS) batteries.
This new battery technology uses sulfur for the battery''s cathode, which is more sustainable than nickel and cobalt typically found in the anode with lithium metal. How Will …
Mass synthesis of electrolytes with high conductivity and formability is key to the practical use of all-solid-state sodium batteries, thought to be safer than lithium-ion batteries …
On November 22, China''s Huawei announced a new patent for sodium-ion batteries named "Electrolyte Additives and Preparation Methods, Electrolytes and Sodium-ion …
BASF Stationary Energy Storage, a subsidiary of chemical company BASF, and Japanese ceramics manufacturer NGK Insulators have launched a new version of their …
Cut-away schematic diagram of a sodium–sulfur battery. A sodium–sulfur (NaS) battery is a type of molten-salt battery that uses liquid sodium and liquid sulfur electrodes. [1] [2] This type of …
New product NAS MODEL L24 is characterized by significantly reduced degradation rate; Improved technology allows customers to save approx. 20% on their …
A Chinese-Australian research group has created a new sodium-sulfur battery that purportedly provides four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries. They say it is …
Australian and international researchers have successfully fabricated and tested a lab-scale sodium-sulphur battery that potentially has four times the energy capacity of …
Room-temperature (RT) sodium–sulfur (Na-S) systems have been rising stars in new battery technologies beyond the lithium-ion battery era. This Perspective provides a …
Atomically Dispersed Dual‐Site Cathode with a Record High Sulfur Mass Loading for High‐Performance Room‐Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries. Advanced …
Australian and international researchers have successfully fabricated and tested a lab-scale sodium-sulphur battery that potentially has four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion battery, and is cheaper to produce. …
High-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries operating at 300–350 °C have been commercially applied for large-scale energy storage and conversion. However, the safety …
Room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT-Na/S) batteries are promising alternatives for next-generation energy storage systems with high energy density and high power density. …
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The US Department of Energy has continued to devote considerable energy to new research projects that push the envelope on solid-state battery technology, including the lithium-sulfur formula.
Among the other benefits, sodium-ion batteries perform better than lithium-ion batteries in extreme cold. CATL has said its new battery works in temperatures as low as -40° …
German battery startup Theion is promising a new sulfur battery technology that could help mainstream electric cars offer 900 miles of range on a single charge.
Room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT-Na/S) batteries are promising alternatives for next-generation energy storage systems with high energy density and high power density. However, some notorious issues are hampering the practical …
Room-temperature sodium–sulfur (RT-Na/S) batteries possess high potential for grid-scale stationary energy storage due to their low cost and high energy density.