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Northvolt unveils Sodium-Ion Battery, Paves way to sustainable energy transition
Industry News- Dec 19,23
The World Bank Group's 2023 report on Challenges and Opportunities underscores the water intensity and potential environmental impacts of lithium extraction, driving the search for alternatives like sodium-ion batteries.
In November 2023, Northvolt, a European battery manufacturer, unveiled a groundbreaking battery that eliminates the need for critical minerals. During the UN Climate Conference, COP28, Northvolt's CEO, Peter Carlsson, discussed the potential of sodium-ion technology with Anna Liberg, Global Head of Energy at Business Sweden. Carlsson expressed optimism about the technology's ability to drive the energy transition, emphasising its role in achieving global sustainability goals by making electrification more cost-efficient, sustainable, and accessible.
Collaborating with research partner Altris, Northvolt has developed sodium-ion technology, positioning it as the foundation for their next-generation energy storage solutions. The company highlights the technology's low cost and safety at high temperatures, making it particularly appealing for energy storage solutions in emerging markets such as India, the Middle East, and Africa.
The necessity for sodium-ion batteries stems from environmental concerns related to lithium mining, exemplified by the depletion of water resources and disruption of ecosystems in lithium-rich locations like the Salar de Atacama in Chile. Unlike lithium, sodium, a key component of sodium-ion batteries, is abundant in seawater and common minerals, reducing environmental pressures associated with extensive mining.
The World Bank Group's 2023 report on Challenges and Opportunities underscores the water intensity and potential environmental impacts of lithium extraction, driving the search for alternatives like sodium-ion batteries. Other companies, including Faradion, HiNa Battery Technology, and Natron Energy, are also exploring sodium-ion batteries as environmentally friendly alternatives to lithium.
In India, the Centre for Materials for Devices and Energy Storage (CMDES) at IIT Mumbai is actively researching sodium-ion and magnesium-ion batteries as alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. The discovery of lithium resources in Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan further highlights the ongoing exploration for alternative materials.
Addressing the environmental impact of fossil fuel mining, the report by Earth.org emphasises the importance of finding lithium alternatives. While lithium mining contributes a relatively small amount of carbon emissions compared to fossil fuels, efforts to minimise its environmental footprint are crucial.
Scientists under the Ministry of Science and Technology have developed sodium-ion-based batteries and supercapacitors using nano-materials, offering a promising, low-cost solution for e-cycles. This development is expected to significantly reduce the cost of e-cycles while promoting sustainability in the transportation sector.
Source: Mint
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