![]() ![]() Our technologies deliver uniquely sustainable, next-generation performance, and bring reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. Our 16,000 employees develop, manufacture and distribute a portfolio of evolving battery technologies for virtually every type of vehicle. We partner with our aftermarket and original equipment customers to meet increasing market demand for smarter applications on a global scale. Natron is backed by leading venture capital investors and has received support from ARPA-E.Ĭlarios is a world leader in advanced energy storage solutions. Natron’s mission is to transform industrial and grid energy storage markets by providing customers with lower cost, longer lasting, more efficient, safer batteries. Natron builds its batteries using commodity materials on existing cell manufacturing lines. Natron’s batteries are UL 1973 listed, offer higher power density, faster recharge, and significantly longer cycle life than incumbent technologies. Natron Energy develops and manufactures sodium-ion battery products based on a unique Prussian blue electrode chemistry for a wide variety of industrial power applications ranging from critical backup power systems to EV fast charging and behind-the-meter applications. Natron is grateful for the continued support from ARPA-E and Clarios which has helped make this project possible,” said Colin Wessells, Natron’s founder and CEO. “This project marks the beginning of a new era for Natron, in which we move from product development to serving our customers at a massive scale. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E agency through the SCALEUP program, Natron will install new cell assembly equipment in the Clarios Meadowbrook plant to enable mass production of sodium-ion cells for its customers in the industrial power market. The Clarios Meadowbrook plant was built as part of the ARRA program and has produced automotive lithium-ion cells for the past decade. ![]() Under this agreement, electrodes and large format cells based on Natron’s proprietary Prussian blue electrode sodium-ion chemistry will be manufactured in an existing plant owned by Clarios in Holland, Michigan. “As a world leader in battery technology, Clarios is invested in sharing its experience in the emerging battery space and to provide expertise in scale manufacturing for advanced technologies.” As the demand for energy storage increases across applications, we see the potential for this technology to address critical needs,” said Craig Rigby, Clarios vice president, technology. “Clarios is excited to work with Natron to ramp-up a promising energy storage solution. This similarity in manufacturing requirements enables Natron and Clarios to leverage a portion of the Clarios Meadowbrook lithium-ion facility for sodium-ion manufacturing, at a lower cost and faster time to market compared to building a new factory. Natron’s batteries are manufactured using the same tools and equipment used for lithium-ion manufacturing. Future applications may also include electric vehicles and grid energy storage. Today, Natron’s batteries are used primarily for critical power applications such as data centers and telecom networks. Additionally, Natron’s sodium-ion batteries do not experience thermal runaway, making them safe for transport and disposal without the risk of fire. Without conflict minerals, dependency on foreign mining projects or scarce materials, customers can be confident of the availability of Natron’s batteries at stable pricing. Critically, Natron’s sodium-ion batteries do not contain lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, or other minerals that have driven recent pricing volatility of the lithium-ion supply chain. Multiple fortune 500 companies have validated Natron’s technology through independent testing and real-world deployments. Natron has spent 10 years perfecting sodium-ion battery chemistry for mass manufacturing, and in 2021 released the world’s first UL listed sodium-ion battery product. This collaboration places the United States at the forefront of sodium-ion battery manufacturing. The Clarios Meadowbrook facility will become the world’s largest sodium-ion battery plant when mass production begins in 2023. SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Natron Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, and Clarios International Inc., the global leader in low-voltage advanced battery technologies for mobility, today jointly announced a strategic agreement to manufacture the world’s first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries. ![]() ![]() for sodium-ion electrodes and cells with support from ARPA-E Battery technology leader to leverage portion of existing lithium-ion plant in Michigan, U.S.A. ![]()
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