Natron Energy, a manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, and Clarios International Inc., a manufacturer of low-voltage advanced battery technologies for mobility, will collaborate to manufacture the first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries.
The Clarios Meadowbrook facility will become the world’s largest sodium-ion battery plant when mass production begins in 2023. This collaboration will place the United States at the forefront of sodium-ion battery manufacturing.
Natron has spent 10 years developing sodium-ion battery chemistry for mass manufacturing. In 2020, ARPA-E awarded the company $20 million through the SCALEUP program to increase production of its sodium-ion batteries by 30x. (Earlier post.) In 2021, Natron released the world’s first UL-listed sodium-ion battery product.
Multiple fortune 500 companies have validated Natron’s technology through independent…