Imagine a battery that doesn't rely on rare, expensive metals like lithium or cobalt, but instead uses common salt-like materials. It's like switching from a rare luxury ingredient to something you can find in every kitchen, making batteries much cheaper and easier to produce. These batteries are also safer because they don't catch fire and are much easier to recycle when they wear out.
Battery production is bottlenecked by the high cost and scarcity of lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Current Li-ion batteries are also difficult to recycle and can be flammable.
A sodium-based battery platform with a dry production process and optimized cell structures for long-duration energy storage.
If you are a grid operator dealing with the intermittent nature of wind and solar power — this project developed sodium-based battery technology that allows for massive, low-cost energy storage to balance the grid.
If you are an EV manufacturer dealing with the high cost and supply chain risks of lithium and cobalt — this project developed a plug-and-replace battery alternative that uses widely available raw materials.
If you are a hardware company dealing with toxic battery waste and flammable components — this project developed non-toxic, non-flammable batteries that are easily recyclable.
The technology uses low-cost and widely available raw materials. For the same price, grid storage capacity could be increased by the same factor compared to state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries.
Yes, the technology allows for scaling to any production volume due to the use of common raw materials and a simplified dry production process.
Based on available project data, the technology is heavily patented and has been validated with pilot customers.
The batteries are designed as a plug-and-replace alternative for today's Li-ion technology in EVs, electronics, and grid storage.
The production process is cleaner and results in an 80% reduction in emissions compared to standard battery production.
The project is led by a single Finnish SME, BroadBit Batteries Oy. This 100% industry-led structure suggests a strong focus on commercialization and rapid market entry rather than academic research, as there are no university or research partners involved.
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