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CATL’s 30-year sodium-ion battery takes over grid storage

CATL is deploying 5 GWh of its Tener Sodium batteries, betting sodium-ion's 15,

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CATL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dutch energy company Alfen to deploy 5 GWh of its Tener Sodium energy storage systems across Europe, one of the largest sodium-ion commitments the region has seen. The batteries are rated for 15,000 cycles and a 25-to-30-year service life — the pitch that sodium-ion’s longevity, not its energy density, is what wins grid storage.

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