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On par with lithium-ion

In a News and Views piece in Nature Energy, Björn Nykvist discussed the growing competitiveness of sodium-ion batteries as a sustainable alternative.

Björn Nykvist / Published on 14 March 2025

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Nykvist, B. (2025). On par with lithium-ion. Nature Energy, 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-025-01718-8

Cheaper and more sustainable batteries are key to decarbonize the global energy system, and sodium-ion batteries that use far fewer critical materials are an important option. Research now shows that rapidly improving techno-economics of sodium-ion batteries could soon make them competitive with lithium-ion phosphate batteries under a range of scenarios.

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Bjorn Nyqvist
Björn Nykvist

Head of Division - Global Agendas, Climate and Systems

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