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Sodium-ion battery manufactiuring - CATL

China

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., or CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, unveiled its latest product, a sodium-ion battery. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it would drive the development, standardization and commercialization of this type of power-pack, providing a cheaper, faster-charging and safe alternative to the current crop on offer, which continues to be plagued by a host of problems, not least, faulty units catching fire.

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Innovation Theme: sodium-ion batteries, less expensive battery raw materials, cheaper batteries, faster-charging batteries, FIre resistant EV batteries, CATL

Relevant for

  • Electrical engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Power electronics engineer
  • Microelectronics engineer
  • Chemical engineer
  • Material sciences professional

Innovation sector

  • Electrical engineering
  • Energy storage
  • Logistics & transportation

Domain

Energy storage

Sustainable transport

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholders

University researcher

Corporate researcher

Solution provider

Industry

Transportation & logistics