Sodium-ion batteries key to EU competitive edge, says EESC
Sodium-ion batteries are becoming a new focus for the European Union, and the next EU budget must provide funding for the sodium battery sector, according to EESC President Séamus
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A sodium-ion battery (NIB, SIB, or Na-ion battery) is a rechargeable battery that uses sodium ions (Na ) as charge carriers. However, by the 1990s, lithium-ion batteries had demonstrated more commercial promise, causing interest in sodium-ion batteries to. SIB cells consist of abased on a sodium-based material, an(not necessarily a sodium-based material) and a liquidcontaining dissociated sodium salts in Due to the physical and electrochemical properties of sodium, SIBs require different materials from those used for LIBs. Anodes University of Chicago/UC San DiegoIn July 2024, the University of Chicago and UC San Diego developed an anode-free sodiumthat they claimed was cheaper, safer, fast.
