The global demand for high-performance batteries is growing steadily. Sodium-ion batteries offer several advantages over lithium-ion technologies. They are cheaper, safer and based on more easily accessible raw materials. This technology could play a key role, especially for stationary energy storage and cost-sensitive applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
However, there are still challenges. Sodium is chemically different from lithium, which leads to a lower energy density and service life. In addition, scalable production processes need to be developed to make the battery competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Industry transfer through the SIB:DE FORSCHUNG project At the centre of the research are<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Material and electrode research at KIT The Helmholtz Institute Ulm is also developing electrodes that enable higher cycle stability. The results will be analysed and validated in the BELLA research laboratory, which is operated jointly by KIT and BASF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n On the way to mass production With a successful breakthrough, sodium-ion batteries could become a cost-effective alternative to lithium technologies, with great potential for the energy storage of the future.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sodium-ion batteries are considered a promising alternative to lithium batteries. They are cost-effective, safe and based on globally available raw materials. Nevertheless, there are technical challenges, particularly in terms of service life and industrial scaling. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22697,12482,22698],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company","category-energy","category-sustainability","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":{"bild_mit_ki_erstellt_worden":[],"lead":"Natrium-Ionen-Batterien gelten als vielversprechende Alternative zu Lithium-Batterien. Sie sind kosteng\u00fcnstig, sicher und basieren auf weltweit verf\u00fcgbaren Rohstoffen. Dennoch bestehen technische Herausforderungen, insbesondere in Bezug auf Lebensdauer und industrielle Skalierung. ","autor":"Quelle: KIT","ort":"","bildunterschrift":"","bild_im_grid":false,"gallerie":"","newsim":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
<\/strong>The SIB:DE FORSCHUNG (Sodium-Ion-Battery Deutschland-Forschung) project was launched to overcome these hurdles. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is working together with 20 partners from science and industry to further develop this battery technology with the aim of making it suitable for mass production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>A central concern of the research is the production of active materials in scalable quantities. Professor Helmut Ehrenberg from the Institute for Applied Materials at KIT explains: “At KIT, we are working on manufacturing processes for particularly high-performance active materials and demonstrating their production on a kilogramme scale. This is a decisive step for the industrial roll-out of sodium-ion technology.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>The project is an important milestone in making sodium-ion batteries usable on an industrial scale. The combination of materials research, electrode development and scaling strategies should make it possible to transfer the technology to production in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n