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Research provides new design specs for burgeoning sodium-ion batteries

A study provides new guidance for designing sodium-ion batteries, which are emerging as a less expensive and more environmentally friendly complement to lithium-based batteries. Read More

From electric grids to powering gadgets, sodium-ion batteries hold promise | The Excerpt

On a special episode (first released on August 14, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Many of today’s gadgets are powered by lithium-ion batteries, but that could be changing. Shirley Meng, a University of ... Read More

Sodium Ion Batteries: Everything You Need To Know

Researchers and scientists began work on sodium-ion battery development as early as the late 1970s to the early 1980s, and continued to progress throughout the eighties. However, lithium-ion batteries ... Read More

Why Sodium-Ion Batteries Could Be The Next Big Thing In EVs

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ... Read More

Are Sodium-Ion Batteries the Future of Storage Technology in the U.S.?

Sodium-ion batteries claim to offer a safer, more reliable, and domestically sourced alternative to lithium-ion systems, with lower maintenance costs and broader temperature ... Read More

Why Sodium-Ion Batteries Are the Future of Energy Storage

What if the future of energy storage didn’t depend on rare, expensive, and environmentally taxing materials? Imagine a world where batteries are built from elements as common as table salt, offering a ... Read More

Peak Energy just shipped the US’s first grid-scale sodium-ion battery

Peak Energy shipped out its first sodium-ion battery energy storage system, and the Burlingame, California-based company says it’s achieved a first in three ways: the US’s first grid-scale sodium-ion ... Read More

Sodium-ion battery breakthrough could power greener energy—and even make seawater drinkable

Sodium-ion batteries may be the answer to the future of sustainable energy storage and could be used to make drinking water out of seawater. Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered a ... Read More

New Sodium-Ion Battery Breakthrough Doubles Charge and Desalinates Water

Scientists discovered that keeping water in sodium vanadate hydrate doubles a sodium battery’s charge capacity and stability. The same technology can also remove salt from seawater, creating potential ... Read More

Sodium-ion battery breakthrough could power greener energy – and even make seawater drinkable

Salt water with universal indicator turns red at the counter electrode, showing that the new electrode isn't evolving gas. Sodium-ion batteries may be the answer to the future of sustainable energy ... Read More