Reed Wittman presented the initial results of sodium-ion 18650 cells cycled at Sandia National Laboratories, in collaboration with the Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute and the University of Oviedo, at the 2024 Spring ECS PRiME meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 8, 2024.
Sodium-ion batteries are rapidly being commercialized as a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries due to their lower overall cost and the potential for increased lifetime and safety. The work presented at the ECS conference analyzed the performance of the initial sodium-ion batteries released to the market. This research provided a baseline of performance for the cells and an analysis of the materials used, offering valuable insights for various stakeholders to evaluate the state of commercial sodium-ion batteries.
The ECS PRiME meetings are among the most well-attended Electrochemical Society events, co-organized with societies in Japan, Korea, and China. The Electrochemical Society is a leading organization in battery research, and the October meeting attracted many of the field’s leading researchers, underscoring the significance of the work presented.
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This research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity (OE), Energy Storage Division.
Sandia National Laboratories is managed and operated by NTESS under DOE NNSA contract DE-NA0003525.