Sodium batteries could contribute to the storage market

Market seeks alternatives to lithium batteries and finds promise in sodium
Sodium batteries could contribute to the storage market
Cine-FEEC battery laboratory. Photo: Antônio Scarpinetti/Unicamp/Disclosure/Secretariat of Communication

O storage market of energy is heated and new things are bubbling up in both universities as well as research carried out by companies in the area of P&D (Research and Development), one of the bets is the sodium ion batteries, mineral abundant in nature, easy to extract and prominent.

It battery accumulators is a alternative to the ion battery lithium and an option to nickel, lead and cobalt. This optimism is corroborated by research from strategic consultancy Roland Berger, which predicts that these batteries will represent around 30% of the market by 2040. 

As sodium batteries have less than 30% energy density than lithium batteries, however, are as efficient as

This means that sodium ions are larger that those of lithium and to store a greater amount of energy, a larger volume is needed, which is why sodium batteries need to be larger to have the same capacity to store energy. Although, both reach 95% efficiency.

A sodium battery can be used in systems stationary and mobility.

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As stationary batteries They offer a constant amount of current for a long period of time, they are designed for deep discharge cycles and can withstand a large amount without compromising their useful life. 

Already for mobility can be used in electric vehicles that travel within the city, but the future focus should be on large vehicles.

This means that they can be used for both systems power from the electrical grid how much for vehicle mobility. 

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Photo by Viviane Lucio
Viviane Lucio
Journalist graduated from UNIP (Universidade Paulista) and specialist in scientific journalism from Unicamp (Universidade Estadual de Campinas). She has experience in news production, reporting, photography, communications and press consultancy.

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  1. Very interesting because the big problem with lithium-ion batteries is that it is a mineral that is not abundant in nature and its production has a huge impact on the environment.

  2. I like it, it's very interesting to know about studies on solar energy so that we can hope that we don't throw so many poisons into the atmosphere.

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