CATL Debuts World's First Field-Validated Sodium-Ion BESS, Bringing Sodium Storage to Commercial Reality

In April 2026, CATL and HyperStrong signed the world’s largest sodium-ion commercial contract — a three-year, 60 GWh energy ...

ESS Introduces Bridge™, a Modular Sodium-Ion Battery Energy Storage System for Grid-Scale, Data Center, and Commercial Applications

ESS Introduces Bridge™, a Modular Sodium-Ion Battery Energy Storage System for Grid-Scale, Data Center, and Commercial ...
pv magazine USA

ESS introduces sodium-ion battery targeted at data centers and other commercial users

The company’s modular 1.2 MWh Bridge battery system was designed to address the overwhelming demand for sodium-ion battery ...

BIWATT Expands Sodium-Ion Energy Storage Portfolio with UL-Certified NFPP-Based R5 and I3 Batteries

BIWATT today unveiled its new PowerNest R5 residential storage battery and PowerLake I3 commercial and industrial storage battery at Intersolar Europe 2026, expanding its sodium-ion energy storage ...
pv magazine International

A closer look at CATL’s new sodium-ion battery

The battery manufacturing heavyweight presented its latest sodium-ion products at ESIE 2026 earlier this month, expanding its push into grid-scale storage, AI data centers, and long-life applications.
Electronic Design

Sodium-Ion Batteries Achieve 160-Wh/kg Energy Density, Fast Charging

How does a sodium-ion battery compare to a lithium-ion battery? How did CATL overcome the inherent issues associated with sodium ions? What steps are being taken to bring the Na-ion battery to the ...
Inside EVs

CATL Unveils First-Generation Sodium-Ion Battery

The largest Chinese battery manufacturer - Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) - has announced today the first generation of sodium-ion batteries. The sodium-ion batteries are not new.
Phys.org

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 ...
C&EN

Sodium-ion batteries: Should we believe the hype?

An E10X sodium-ion-powered microcar in yellow. E10X, a microcar made by the Chinese firm JAC Yiwei, a joint venture between JAC and Volkswagen, is one of the first mass-produced vehicles to be powered ...

Sodium-ion batteries could spark 'new oil age,' Morgan Stanley says—this US auto giant has an 'early foothold'

The rising demand for sodium-ion batteries is set to transform salt into a highly sought-after commodity, according to Morgan ...
SlashGear

What Are Sodium-Ion Batteries? (And Will They Replace Lithium-Ion Batteries?)

These days, batteries are found in just about every electronic device you could imagine. From phones to lawn mowers to cars, the items that make life in the modern world happen to do so with a battery ...
Science Daily

New sodium ion battery stores twice the energy and desalinates seawater

A surprising breakthrough could help sodium-ion batteries rival lithium—and even turn seawater into drinking water. Scientists discovered that keeping water inside a key battery material, instead of ...