L R AS Published on Monday 12 December 2022 - n° 428 - Categories:R&D , other batteries
New sodium-sulphur battery: more powerful, less expensive, more profitable
A Sino-Australian team has created a new sodium-sulphur battery with an energy capacity of
four times greater than that of lithium-ion batteries; it would be cheaper to produce and would considerably reduce energy storage costs.
Until now, sodium-sulphur batteries have been considered an inferior alternative. Their widespread use has been limited by low energy capacity and short life cycles.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/12/08/novel-sodium-sulfur-battery-for-renewables-storage/
PV Magazine, 8 December 2022
Editor's note Researchers look for and announce a discovery every time they reach a result. We don't know whether the announcement is of interest and, above all, whether the new product can be marketed.
