Solid-State Sodium Batteries Enter Commercial Production With Double the Cycle Life of Lithium
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ZURICH — HELSINKI — In a milestone celebrated by clean energy analysts and electric mobility manufacturers worldwide, the first commercial production lines for solid-state sodium-ion batteries officially commenced operations outside Tampere. The breakthrough cells utilize earth-abundant sodium extracted from seawater rather than scarce lithium, delivering twice the operating life at 40% lower manufacturing cost.
Abundant Chemistry Without Geopolitical Bottlenecks
Global transition to renewable energy storage has faced severe supply constraints due to geopolitical concentration of cobalt, nickel, and battery-grade lithium refining. The Finnish battery chemistry replaces these constrained elements with ...