The Wild19h ago

General Motors and Peak Energy are working together on sodium-ion batteries for the power grid to improve how we store energy. #sodiumion

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/06/10/general-motors-to-build-sodium-ion-batteries-for-grid-scale-storage/

General Motors to build sodium-ion batteries for grid-scale storage - pv magazine USA

US car maker joins battery energy storage system (BESS) market with lithium-ion products expected to enter production imminently through LG partnership. Announces sodium-ion R&D program and plan to ramp up bidirectional capability for GM vehicles. The move follows Ford Motor Company’s decision to repurpose EV manufacturing capacity to build a BESS unit unveiled earlier in 2026.

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Toni Aittoniemi4d ago

Internal combustion vehicles are dead and #Solar/#Wind will beat fossil & nuclear.

#Sodiumion #batteries from #CATL start mass production in December.

Less than half the price than Lithium-ion. No fire risk. Up to 5x the charge cycles. Cold weather performance 90% at -40C. Energy density higher than LFP.

Grid energy storage will now win economically, and old batteries from #EVs driven half a million kms would make to sense to recycle into a new car.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-_q0fhYADNk

CATL’s New Sodium Battery Will Reshape the Entire EV Industry

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tech news ᳇ eicker.news5d ago
#GeneralMotors is expanding its #energystorage and #datacentre business by promoting #sodiumion #battery chemistry, which could lower costs and improve performance. The company is partnering with Peak Energy to develop these batteries, aiming for customer use after 2028. GM is also exploring vehicle-to-grid capabilities and partnerships with utility companies to help customers manage rising #energycosts. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/09/gm-batteries-data-centers-energy-storage-business.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
HowToPhil (Phillip R)May 25

#SodiumIon #Batteries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MIBsuC9REo

This Battery Doesn't Need Lithium and It Just Hit Mass Production

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Show threadaptitudeMay 25

@paulschoe The #greenwashing ratio of #FossilFuels, investing 10% of their profits to keep #renewables complacent, relies on keeping investments in place to maximize their majority profits - fossil fuels.

Keeping lithium fulfilling most of the initial capital outlay, keeps investors/shareholders loyal, while feeding the fossil fuels upstream.

#SodiumIon #batteries have been viable for decades, given the removal of fossil fuels leaders. THIS is where we've failed miserably. #resist

The-14May 22
Could sodium replace lithium as the dominant ingredient in batteries?
#Tech #Batteries #EVs #BatteryTech #SodiumIon #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #LithiumIon #CleanEnergy #EnergyStorage #EVBatteries #RenewableEnergy #ClimateTech #SodiumIonBatteries #Innovation
https://the-14.com/could-sodium-replace-lithium-as-the-dominant-ingredient-in-batteries/
Could sodium replace lithium as the dominant ingredient in batteries? | The-14

Sodium batteries may rival lithium as researchers test dual-ion designs combining both metals to improve energy storage, cost, and sustainability future.

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Show threadcauZationMay 20
@karabaic With the increasingly wild swings in climate, #desalination makes pragmatic sense. #SodiumIon #batteries are a byproduct of desalination plants that haven't been pursued, nearly enough. Even wave conversion to energy is in the mix with these plants, with other benefits to be added.
Walt BaldwinMay 4

CATL calls recently signed 60 GWh deal proof that it has “overcome the challenges of the entire sodium-ion battery mass production chain.” Industry observers are already calling it a potential “DeepSeek moment” for the global energy storage industry.

#EnergyMastodon #EnergyTransition #Storage #SodiumIon #Climate

https://electrek.co/2026/04/27/catl-sodium-ion-battery-60gwh-energy-storage-deal/

Show threadNu ModularApr 28

@yogthos Perhaps better applied to longer range, backup applications.

#SodiumIon #Batteries have far more overlapping value to equally critical infrastructure, with less invasive mineral mining than lithium, its current global competitor.

AnthropyApr 28

https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/why-solid-state-batteries-short/ supposedly solid state batteries aren't as safe and solid as claimed.

Dendritic growth and mechanical stress is worse due to the inflexible nature, causing these to short out while charging similar to older lithium batteries.

#SolidStateBattery #SodiumIon

Why Solid State Batteries Short

Solid state batteries, we are told, are the new hot battery technology that will replace lithium-ion batteries. Soon. Not that we haven’t heard that before. One reason it isn’t dominati…

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