| ▲ | GM Backs Sodium Ion Batteries for U.S. Grid Storage(spectrum.ieee.org) | |||||||
| 48 points by rbanffy an hour ago | 6 comments | ||||||||
| ▲ | TwiztidK 15 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
My company operates two Jupiter Power owned LFP batteries in the MISO market. Each of them draws .5 - 2MW constantly for the HVAC system. If the cost for sodium batteries is similar to LFP, that alone would be a reason to switch. | ||||||||
| ▲ | SubiculumCode 22 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
I want to replace my Lithium home battery, and what I really want to do it to move to one of the new sodium ion batteries..e.g like the one CATL is supposed to have at some point? Anyone have a good idea when these will be available for consumers? | ||||||||
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| ▲ | cyberax 3 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
Keep in mind, we could have had local Na-Ion battery production in the US. The company producing them needed about $5m of bridge loans, with products already sitting in warehouses awaiting the UL certification. This company got sold for scrap. | ||||||||
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| ▲ | tootie 21 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
> Peak Energy is buying its commercial cells via contracts with Chinese suppliers So really just assembly and sales then. I suppose it's a good start and maybe if business takes off they can figure out their own cells. | ||||||||