A step towards battery revolution: Sodion Energy unveils sodium-ion-battery

Hyderabad origin, leading energy business Sodion Energy, has become the first in India to commercially introduce sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) with the launch of its first line of batteries.

These batteries are suitable for a multitude of uses, including battery packs, UPSs, and starter batteries. Additionally, it has created a unique Battery Management System (BMS) that is tailored to the needs of NIB cells.

Future energy storage solutions that are safer, more sustainable, and based on sodium-ion batteries will be available, according to Bala Pachyappa, co-founder of both Sodion Energy and Ampere Vehicles.

Bala Pachyappa, co-founder of both Sodion Energy and

Ampere Vehicles

According to the manufacturer, sodium-ion batteries are safer, more affordable, and have a longer lifespan than other battery chemistries. They work well in situations where rapid charging and high discharge rates are necessary, such as in the case of electric automobiles that have to tow large objects or climb hills. NIBs are also excellent in applications like solar energy storage, backup power supplies, and even starter batteries for internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles.

One of the key benefits of NIBs is their safety. While lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) still have a little fire anxiety, sodium-ion-based batteries have almost no fire risk when overcharged or in an accident.

Furthermore, because of their easy recovery and recyclability, sodium-ion batteries are also environmentally friendly. Compared to lithium, sodium is 500 times more prevalent. Switching to NIB batteries has the extra benefit of supplying supply chain security, as lithium is only available in a few nations.

P Bala and Professor CC Hang, who have over thirty years of experience in the design and technology of electric vehicles, are co-founders of Sodion Energy.