--- title: Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US... description: Sodium-ion batteries offer a lithium-free alternative with higher power, faster recharge, longer lifespan, and a safe chemistry. Natron Energy has officially... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/lithium-free-sodium-batteries-exit-the-lab-and-enter-us-production-hhw0jbbhl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production | daily.dev og:description: Sodium-ion batteries offer a lithium-free alternative with higher power, faster recharge, longer lifespan, and a safe chemistry. Natron Energy has officially... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/lithium-free-sodium-batteries-exit-the-lab-and-enter-us-production-hhw0jbbhl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HHW0JbbHl.png og:image:alt: Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Sodium-ion batteries offer a lithium-free alternative with higher power, faster recharge, longer lifespan, and a safe chemistry. Natron Energy has officially commenced production of its sodium batteries, which are made from abundantly available commodity materials. The batteries have faster cycling and are non-flammable, making them attractive for stationary uses. The production facility aims to serve as a model for future gigawatt-scale facilities. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#manufacturing](https://daily.dev/tags/manufacturing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/lithium-free-sodium-batteries-exit-the-lab-and-enter-us-production-hhw0jbbhl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/lithium-free-sodium-batteries-exit-the-lab-and-enter-us-production-hhw0jbbhl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/lithium-free-sodium-batteries-exit-the-lab-and-enter-us-production-hhw0jbbhl"},"datePublished":"2024-05-04T01:39:25.737Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T09:28:47.883Z","description":"Sodium-ion batteries offer a lithium-free alternative with higher power, faster recharge, longer lifespan, and a safe chemistry. Natron Energy has officially...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ab8eec599bb2872155d99dc40e35131b?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ab8eec599bb2872155d99dc40e35131b?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hacker News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hacker News","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/hn","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/lithium-free-sodium-batteries-exit-the-lab-and-enter-us-production-hhw0jbbhl","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"manufacturing","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hacker News","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production"}]} ```